textile mill

Hey there! Today I introduced a good friend of mine to the world of urbex, starting off with a wander around Bailey Mill. Compared to my last visit, a few more rooms were open, so I was thrilled to have a proper nosey. My friend has a particular interest in textiles and old tools, so I thought a...

Hey all, been a while.... One from the archive's, back in Sept 2024 along with @host @Cloth Head and Sam we headed over to Germany - stopped off at this nice little textile place, not a lot to tell except proper time warp kind of place in a sleepy part of town, the kind of place where all the...

Introduction Myself and @JakeV50 spent a couple of days in the Manchester area looking at some old mills, amongst other stuff. Although relatively successful, the weekend was cut short due to car troubles. I suppose this report is more of an update of a place which has seen much better days...

This report is a follow-up to my previous report which I recommend you check out for the full backstory. We'll start with a quick recap of the history. This location is an old textile factory which was founded in the 18th century, had a convoluted past, and finally went bankrupt in the 2000s...

History Greenside Mill was built around 1770 by William Marsden who's daughter married Richard Field who then traded there for a number of years until forming the partnership of Field & Bottrill in the 1880's. Richard Field, born in 1804, took full control of the business, which he gradually...

(This report is a re-post from the ones that got lost a few weeks back) Ah, poor little 'local industry'... Northern Spain is dotted with towns that saw their growth or even birth thanks to an invention that became of widespread use at the turn of the 20th century: hydroelectric power. Over the...

History: This former synthetical nylon factory was established back in the mid 20s by a German textile entrepreneur. At the time the factory location was chosen due to the close proximity to a lake and the Swiss border. After the opening the factory got into hard times due to sanctions and the...

History: The history of this former textile mill began at the end of the 1800s. At the time this whole area was booming due to the growing textile industry. When operating this facility expanded throughout the years to become the second largest textile mill in this town. The customers which...

History: The history of this former textile mill began at the end of the 1800s. At the time this whole area was booming due to the growing textile industry. When operating this facility expanded throughout the years to become the second largest textile mill in this town. The customers which...

History: In 1830 a textile tycoon from Milan decided to build a new facility in which was back then a small village. From there on the factory ran smoothly and kept expanding over the years, until the first world war, at this time the facility was closed due to a lack of resources, luckily after...

Been a while since i did a report, exploring is very much on the back burner at the moment. Leads have almost dried up. Stuff that does come along seems to be nabbed by younger keener explorers before i can really be arsed and when i do beat someone to somewhere i find its A. Crap or B. I cant...

Having spotted this place years ago we’ve only just managed to get around to explore, once onto the site entry into the building was pretty easy, each floor got worse as you went up, flooring was very unstable in some areas and fallen through in certain parts, but majority was safe enough to...

History The Pilmuir works opened in 1849 and was extended over time to become one of the largest mills in the area. In 1860 there were 200 looms at the works, but this had grown to 700 looms by 1913. The mill was acquired by Dunlops in 1947 to weave tyre fabric and continued to do so before...

Once again thanks to Host for introducing me to the odd bunch that now occupy this mill. Typical and in some ways rather plain mill, built 1909. Since closure has found the usual "conversion" (and I use the term loosely) into storage, boxing club etc etc. The mills engine hall is still...

Cracking little textile mill over 2 floors, closed in 1971, remains pretty much untouched bar a small amount of graff. ... ... ... ... ... ... ...