Ashford Bobbin Mill
One from the beginning of the year. Sadly, there's no access into the buildings but from what I've heard, the buildings are just now used as storage for a local fishing club. So it's just external photos. But I still really enjoyed it!
History is hazy on this one, it goes by lots of names including Ashford Bobbin Mill, Great Shacklow Wood Mill, Shacklow Mill.
Not a massive amount can be found about this mill. It was formerly a bone mill which created fertiliser, and later a timber mill. Bobbins were made from the local Ash wood specifically for the cotton mills at places like Cressbrook and Litton.
One building was used mainly as a storage room. There are two external iron wheels which are fed by the same leat, which runs behind the buildings. There is also a a ruined pumping house and a small waterwheel further down which used in the past for raising water to Sheldon village.
The buildings are situated in Shacklow Wood, just next to the River Wye. It's pretty much on a public footpath so there were plenty of people having a look around the buildings.
The moss covered steps made for a lovely photo
To the smaller pump down stream
The bridge over the River Wye!
Some lovely fungi found also
One from the beginning of the year. Sadly, there's no access into the buildings but from what I've heard, the buildings are just now used as storage for a local fishing club. So it's just external photos. But I still really enjoyed it!
History is hazy on this one, it goes by lots of names including Ashford Bobbin Mill, Great Shacklow Wood Mill, Shacklow Mill.
Not a massive amount can be found about this mill. It was formerly a bone mill which created fertiliser, and later a timber mill. Bobbins were made from the local Ash wood specifically for the cotton mills at places like Cressbrook and Litton.
One building was used mainly as a storage room. There are two external iron wheels which are fed by the same leat, which runs behind the buildings. There is also a a ruined pumping house and a small waterwheel further down which used in the past for raising water to Sheldon village.
The buildings are situated in Shacklow Wood, just next to the River Wye. It's pretty much on a public footpath so there were plenty of people having a look around the buildings.
The moss covered steps made for a lovely photo
To the smaller pump down stream
The bridge over the River Wye!
Some lovely fungi found also
