History
Struggling to find much about the history of this mill, I’ve borrowed all of my books to a mate too so I can’t check them. From what I can find though
The mill was built in 1885 by Thornham Spinning Co. Ltd and was extended in 1960, but the majority of it has been empty since 1962 when the company went into voluntary liquidation. It was powered by a Woolstenhulmes & Rye engine putting out just 500hp.
The mill has been shut for a few years now, and is due to be demolished to make way for yet more eyesore apartment blocks. Obviously.
Explore
I remember reading an article in a local paper about it being set for demo, so I passed the info onto @host who went and checked it out. No way in at the time. Fast forward a couple of months and we’d been out for the day and decided to have a nosey on our way back. I’m glad we did as with a bit of head scratching you can say we found a way in, a grim way in but it was a way in non the less. Re-visited with @little_ boy_explores after a good day out mill hunting.
It’s rather empty as expected with a mill that’s not span cotton for so long but it made for some good photo’s and it’s aways interesting to see another engine house.
Pics
I’ll start with an old photo of it from the 60’s I’ve scumbaggidly (new word) screen shotted from Historic Englands website.
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Fir Mill (Vernon Works) and Lion Mill in the distance with it’s chimney
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Struggling to find much about the history of this mill, I’ve borrowed all of my books to a mate too so I can’t check them. From what I can find though
The mill was built in 1885 by Thornham Spinning Co. Ltd and was extended in 1960, but the majority of it has been empty since 1962 when the company went into voluntary liquidation. It was powered by a Woolstenhulmes & Rye engine putting out just 500hp.
The mill has been shut for a few years now, and is due to be demolished to make way for yet more eyesore apartment blocks. Obviously.
Explore
I remember reading an article in a local paper about it being set for demo, so I passed the info onto @host who went and checked it out. No way in at the time. Fast forward a couple of months and we’d been out for the day and decided to have a nosey on our way back. I’m glad we did as with a bit of head scratching you can say we found a way in, a grim way in but it was a way in non the less. Re-visited with @little_ boy_explores after a good day out mill hunting.
It’s rather empty as expected with a mill that’s not span cotton for so long but it made for some good photo’s and it’s aways interesting to see another engine house.
Pics
I’ll start with an old photo of it from the 60’s I’ve scumbaggidly (new word) screen shotted from Historic Englands website.
Fir Mill (Vernon Works) and Lion Mill in the distance with it’s chimney