Flyboy
03-01-2013, 04:21 AM
I'm lacking transport at the moment, so I decided to take a walk and have a revisit of my most familiar UE haunt. Sadly the place has gone downhill fast - it was sealed recently, but they left it a bit late... Once upon a time the site was in great condition, but has sadly become a victim of its popularity with local kids. The building is still sealed up well - so after a comedy entrance, I was inside.
You could hear a pin drop - even though it was pitch dark, it was reassuring to know I would not have any unwanted company, after seeing how well the place is secured. I remember, months ago my girlfriend and I had a nasty shock while on the roof - hearing an angle grinder start up, before an awkward encounter with the culprits downstairs...
There has been a mill on this site for roughly 150 years, with the large silo structures built considerably later. As I recall, the site ceased operation around 2005 due to modernization. The site is now in development hell (the plan was to convert the Grade II listed building into apartments) - the buyer paid too much and couldn't make a profit, and left the whole site unguarded for years.
Anyway, as it was a good night for it, half the photographs are taken from the roof. The other half were taken while I tried not to fall through rotten floorboards... :lol:
http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z330/flyboy747/IMG_2094_zps3369fd4d.jpg
http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z330/flyboy747/IMG_2086_zps2bf7c03e.jpg
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http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z330/flyboy747/IMG_2092_zps97b34b73.jpg
Thanks for looking! :)
You could hear a pin drop - even though it was pitch dark, it was reassuring to know I would not have any unwanted company, after seeing how well the place is secured. I remember, months ago my girlfriend and I had a nasty shock while on the roof - hearing an angle grinder start up, before an awkward encounter with the culprits downstairs...
There has been a mill on this site for roughly 150 years, with the large silo structures built considerably later. As I recall, the site ceased operation around 2005 due to modernization. The site is now in development hell (the plan was to convert the Grade II listed building into apartments) - the buyer paid too much and couldn't make a profit, and left the whole site unguarded for years.
Anyway, as it was a good night for it, half the photographs are taken from the roof. The other half were taken while I tried not to fall through rotten floorboards... :lol:
http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z330/flyboy747/IMG_2094_zps3369fd4d.jpg
http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z330/flyboy747/IMG_2086_zps2bf7c03e.jpg
http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z330/flyboy747/IMG_2067_zps99dec7a4.jpg
http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z330/flyboy747/IMG_2077_zps68ddbc5d.jpg
http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z330/flyboy747/IMG_2074_zps2cfddd76.jpg
http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z330/flyboy747/IMG_2080_zpsfc4c0029.jpg
http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z330/flyboy747/IMG_2071_zpsc466054d.jpg
http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z330/flyboy747/IMG_2099_zps34119688.jpg
http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z330/flyboy747/1_zps2bf46b7c.jpg
http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z330/flyboy747/IMG_2110_zpsa28a21f2.jpg
http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z330/flyboy747/IMG_2113_zps6da0d498.jpg
http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z330/flyboy747/IMG_2115_zps0875c997.jpg
http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z330/flyboy747/IMG_2116_zps3c1c753a.jpg
http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z330/flyboy747/IMG_2092_zps97b34b73.jpg
Thanks for looking! :)