Date of Explore
31/07/17
Sorry this report doesn't come with a video, I wasn't prepared to film this sort of building, and I did attempt to but I don't think it turned out well. My next report definitely will.
The Day
We had originally planned to go to St. Josephs Orphanage which is really close to this site, but upon getting into the grounds, we realised there were builders inside part of the building. I have no idea what they were doing, possibly boarding up, because I don't think any work is supposed to be going on there. So we scouted out any other entrances at other parts of the site, found none and then we were found by a man applying razor wire to certain areas, obviously trying to block it up as best as he could. Therefore we left, headed into Avenham Park, and down towards the mill.
History (from another report)
In 1785, John Watson built Penwortham Mill on Factory Lane. This was a textile factory which included weaving and fabric production. The factory was originally powered by a water mill running off a stream that fed into the Ribble. Owners of large textile mills purchased large numbers of children from workhouses and orphanages in all the larger towns and cities, including London. By the late 1790s, about a third of the workers in the cotton industry were children and known as pauper apprentices. Penwortham Mill was purchased by Vernon Carus in 1915 and specialised in the manufacture of surgical lint. A product which was in massive demand during the First World War. The factory now stands idle and is earmarked to be converted into apartments by Bovis Homes of Manchester.
The Explore
We arrived as it was pouring down with rain but it stopped suddenly and then became hot again. The site had been blocked up decently after the last time we came (around a month ago) but we managed to gain access anyway. The inside of the building was pretty boring as most mills are, with the symetrical beams etc, but the graffiti and the huge windows made up for it. We ended up quite quickly on the roof, and that is where the majority of photos were took. I was more interested in the smallish garage across the road from the mill, and I definitely wasn't disappointed. Although there was an odd smell in the air, the old artefacts were great, TV's, a car as well as its engine, office chairs, computers and two destroyed caravans lead to some photos that although they were took on my iPhone, I think they turned out well.
Pictures
Mill:
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Garage next door:
Thanks for reading
31/07/17
Sorry this report doesn't come with a video, I wasn't prepared to film this sort of building, and I did attempt to but I don't think it turned out well. My next report definitely will.
The Day
We had originally planned to go to St. Josephs Orphanage which is really close to this site, but upon getting into the grounds, we realised there were builders inside part of the building. I have no idea what they were doing, possibly boarding up, because I don't think any work is supposed to be going on there. So we scouted out any other entrances at other parts of the site, found none and then we were found by a man applying razor wire to certain areas, obviously trying to block it up as best as he could. Therefore we left, headed into Avenham Park, and down towards the mill.
History (from another report)
In 1785, John Watson built Penwortham Mill on Factory Lane. This was a textile factory which included weaving and fabric production. The factory was originally powered by a water mill running off a stream that fed into the Ribble. Owners of large textile mills purchased large numbers of children from workhouses and orphanages in all the larger towns and cities, including London. By the late 1790s, about a third of the workers in the cotton industry were children and known as pauper apprentices. Penwortham Mill was purchased by Vernon Carus in 1915 and specialised in the manufacture of surgical lint. A product which was in massive demand during the First World War. The factory now stands idle and is earmarked to be converted into apartments by Bovis Homes of Manchester.
The Explore
We arrived as it was pouring down with rain but it stopped suddenly and then became hot again. The site had been blocked up decently after the last time we came (around a month ago) but we managed to gain access anyway. The inside of the building was pretty boring as most mills are, with the symetrical beams etc, but the graffiti and the huge windows made up for it. We ended up quite quickly on the roof, and that is where the majority of photos were took. I was more interested in the smallish garage across the road from the mill, and I definitely wasn't disappointed. Although there was an odd smell in the air, the old artefacts were great, TV's, a car as well as its engine, office chairs, computers and two destroyed caravans lead to some photos that although they were took on my iPhone, I think they turned out well.
Pictures
Mill:
[
Garage next door:
Thanks for reading
