Poundhouse is the word for the place where apples are crushed and pressed to make cider. First recorded in 1646 in Devon “The Pownd howse: The Apple pownd or Press.“ in M. Cash, Devon Inventories 16th & 17th Century.
And again in W Marshall, Rural Economy W England vol 1 page 224 “The ordinary place of manufacture [of cider], provincially the ‘pound house’,—is generally a mean shed or hovel”. #cider #cidery #apples #poundhouse
And again in W Marshall, Rural Economy W England vol 1 page 224 “The ordinary place of manufacture [of cider], provincially the ‘pound house’,—is generally a mean shed or hovel”. #cider #cidery #apples #poundhouse


