Big Mill, Leek, 04/10

[Eotech]

Pretty cool place noticed it a few weeks back and dug up the couple of reports on here and it looked sure worth a visit. Sadly most of what was in the previous reports has been stripped out.

From what I could see building/referb work had started but it looked like nothing had been done for a while. The lights were still on though, which was weird. A return trip is definitely in order as I would like to spend a little more time here.

Big Mill in Mill Street was built in 1857 to the design of famous Victorian architect William Sugden, who was responsible for many of Leek's prominent buildings.
It was originally built for Lovatt and Goulding, but eventually became Wardle and Davenports. and was occupied from 1858 by Joseph Broster. It is 6 storeys high, 21 bays long, and 5 bays deep.

On with the pictures:










Most of the floor were stripped bare like this. No sign of any of the old
machinery in the previous reports


On the third floor was a whole heap of building materials gathering dust.




Nice little store room on the ground floor.

Thanks for looking, Eotech.