Get knotted.!!

Wivenhoe Rope Works.

Wivenhoe 1762.  William Popps, twine spinner, of Wivenhoe in the County of Essex, have taken the rope walk which was the late Michael Harrison's, in Wivenhoe Aforesaid, and intend to carry it on in all its branches;  where Gentlemen, may be supplied with all sorts of Tarred ropes, rope yarn, spun yarn, white ropes of all sorts, white rope yarn of all sorts, twine, line, pack thread, shop thread, whip cord and small cords of all sorts..... all persons that please to favour me with their orders, may depend upon their being carefully executed, and all former favours gratefully acknowledged, by their most humble servant  William Popps.

There must have been a rope works at the Cross in the early 1700's or maybe the late 1600's.

Ipswich Journal 1762.

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