Report - Canal Mills, Armley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, October 2022

[HughieD]

1. The History
Located on Brandon Street, just outside the city centre, Canal Mills is an eighteenth-century textile mill that fed the city’s cotton and wool industry. Dominated by its water tower with the name built into the brickwork, it was located alongside the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. The mill was latterly owned by Maurice Dixon, manufacturing face cloths, flannels, overcoating, velours, blazer cloths, serges and suitings.

A large part of the mill was used acquired by wholesale trader Solk Chairs Limited. They went into liquidation in November 2016

Part of the mill complex was opened in 2012 as a venue and played a huge part in the Leeds music scene. The 1,400-capacity venue welcomed the likes of Elrow and Metropolis to Danielle Moore of Crazy P, Norman Jay, drum and bass dons Andy C and Skepsis. In August 2018, bosses announced that the Brandon Street venue in Armley would close on Tuesday, January 1st 2019 due to the redevelopment of the Grade II-listed building into apartments. It was initially given an extension of 6 months before; it finally closed its doors in July the same year. The mill is now set to become 148 new homes, after plans from Rhodes Asset Management were approved by the council.

2. The Explore
Don’t think this place has come up on here before. A big place but nothing spectacular as not much has been left behind. Worth an hour of your time for the factory architecture and some decent graff. It was pretty much a walk in on this sunny Autumn morning.

3. The Pictures

Solk House

View on approach:

Ex-venue side of the mill:

Part of the 2-storey part of the mill:

Offices:

 

[HughieD]

CONTINUED:

Quite a lot of work by this guy Relms:

Warehouse inventory board:

Clocking on…

Health and Safety:

Outside facilities!

On to the admin building:

And the factory yard:

Finally, some shots of the iconic water tower:

 

[Bikin Glynn]

Not bad for a empty place, I like the 2 storey paper mill bit & the graff is nice

 

[Wally_urbex]

Not to bad at all that. Supprised there ain't more graffiti

 

[Oxygen Thief]

Quality that is mate, nice find.

 

[Calamity Jane]

Nice this. I hope they keep the frontage. Great images of the water tower.

 

[Speed]

I think there are some old reports buried somwhere. I was looking at them before we went that way last year.

 

[The Amateur Wanderer]

Bloody hell gone down hill massively, still had the power on and looking pretty prime this time last year when LBE & I had a look around.

Nice to see someone put a report up though, have a couple of images on Flickr, very much in the firm belief that the 'two storey part' is a former engine house to the mill.

 

[Mikeymutt]

Nicely done mate. Quite a bit to see. Nice and thorough report as always.

 

[albino-jay]

Nice that, particularly like the engine house.

 

[HughieD]

Not bad for a empty place, I like the 2 storey paper mill bit & the graff is nice

Not to bad at all that. Supprised there ain't more graffiti

Quality that is mate, nice find.

Nice this. I hope they keep the frontage. Great images of the water tower.

Cheers folks, much appreciated.

I think there are some old reports buried somwhere. I was looking at them before we went that way last year.

Had a good look but couldn't find anything.

Nice that, particularly like the engine house.

Bloody hell gone down hill massively, still had the power on and looking pretty prime this time last year when LBE & I had a look around.

Nice to see someone put a report up though, have a couple of images on Flickr, very much in the firm belief that the 'two storey part' is a former engine house to the mill.

Cheers mate. Yes, that would make sense re: that engine house.

Nicely done mate. Quite a bit to see. Nice and thorough report as always.

Cheers @Mikeymutt- much appreciated.

 

[archimia]

1. The History
Located on Brandon Street, just outside the city centre, Canal Mills is an eighteenth-century textile mill that fed the city’s cotton and wool industry. Dominated by its water tower with the name built into the brickwork, it was located alongside the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. The mill was latterly owned by Maurice Dixon, manufacturing face cloths, flannels, overcoating, velours, blazer cloths, serges and suitings.

A large part of the mill was used acquired by wholesale trader Solk Chairs Limited. They went into liquidation in November 2016

Part of the mill complex was opened in 2012 as a venue and played a huge part in the Leeds music scene. The 1,400-capacity venue welcomed the likes of Elrow and Metropolis to Danielle Moore of Crazy P, Norman Jay, drum and bass dons Andy C and Skepsis. In August 2018, bosses announced that the Brandon Street venue in Armley would close on Tuesday, January 1st 2019 due to the redevelopment of the Grade II-listed building into apartments. It was initially given an extension of 6 months before; it finally closed its doors in July the same year. The mill is now set to become 148 new homes, after plans from Rhodes Asset Management were approved by the council.

2. The Explore
Don’t think this place has come up on here before. A big place but nothing spectacular as not much has been left behind. Worth an hour of your time for the factory architecture and some decent graff. It was pretty much a walk in on this sunny Autumn morning.

3. The Pictures

Solk House

View on approach:

Ex-venue side of the mill:

Part of the 2-storey part of the mill:

Offices:

Hi @HughieD, I'm an architecture student using Canal Mills as my site for my final year project and was wondering if you had any other photos of the buildings?

 

[HughieD]

Hi @HughieD, I'm an architecture student using Canal Mills as my site for my final year project and was wondering if you had any other photos of the buildings?

On top of the 38 I've already posted?

 

[archimia]

No worries, just wondered if you just posted your favourites and if you had more. Thanks anyway.

 

[HughieD]

No worries, just wondered if you just posted your favourites and if you had more. Thanks anyway.

Think that's pretty much yer lot kidda.