Originally established in 1899, this facility used a new process, developed in the United States, to degrease and wash wool, whereby the by-products, such as wool grease, were recovered. The facility used the water from the river nearby. The river nearby is very pure and has no chalk in it. The water was mainly used for the steam engines. The facility cleans the wool and uses hot water and detergent for this. The lanolin or wool grease floats on the water, is drained, filtered and purified. Lanolin used to be a valuable product, it was used in cosmetic products. Some of the steam engines were still in use till the end of the 20th century. Volunteers are now working hard to transform the abandoned site into a museum.
