Martin's Mill, Halifax, May 2012

[Little Dave]

This six storey mill was built in the late 1800s and has had varied uses since closing as a textile mill. In 1961 the Plebeians Halifax Jazz Club rented space at the mill, other occupants included a joinery company, bath makers and in more recent years a packaging company.

During the 1980s the weaving sheds were demolished to make way for the nearby retail park and around the same time the chimney was truncated. By 1988 the mill was only partially occupied and in 2006 planning permission was granted to convert the building into apartments. As is the case with most conversions in recent years, no building work has yet started, assumingly the owners are awaiting an upturn in the housing market.

Not much left of interest inside to be fair, most of the floors at one end of the mill have been removed exposing the bones of the place, which really gives a sense of how the building was constructed.


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Thanks for looking :thumb

[mr beardy]

Nice set bitch

[Little Dave]

Nice set bitch

Thanks Beardy you raving homosexual you! :thumb

[ROYALBOB]

Nice one, I think your pictures are more beterer now you use Canon cameras and lenses

[Little Dave]

Nice one, I think your pictures are more beterer now you use Canon cameras and lenses

I'm not so sure, i think its me thats the problem - I am shaaaaaaaaart :lol: That said, i do like the Canon more betterer than the Sony :thumb

[birdinanaviary]

Nice one, I think your pictures are more beterer now you use Canon cameras and lenses

i concur!!!!!

like this millssssss too!!! a good weekends work my man!

[BadBatz]

Nice, I really liked this place!

[Rebel]

Nice set there! The place doesn't look very secure against collapse!

[Little Dave]

Nice, I really liked this place!

Its a cracking mill, bet it was a splendid building back in the day :thumb

[Little Dave]

Nice set there! The place doesn't look very secure against collapse!

Cheers fella, Yeh, i bet if a few props were taken out the whole end of the mill would collapse. Looks like they started to clear this place out before the downturn halted work. Hope they manage to save it, its a cracking building :thumb

[yorkietommo]

Nice stuff fella. I have to go here. I mean, it's got my name on it n everything!

[GeoVDUB]

Very nice set this, photos are bloomin lovely.

[jST]

Yep. Approved

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[simonix]

Very interesting place, love your first shot!

[mrtoby]

good work chap, looks like a good mooch

[Misfit]

Good stuff fella!

[Little Dave]

Cheers folks :thumb

[Satsukisan]

Some good images there love it