Recently I was up in Scotland for a few days and visited a number of things, this place was one I had been desperate to revisit ever since I first went here five years ago. Honestly I'm amazed it doesn't get more attention from explorers, I will happily stick my neck out and say it is - even in it's fire damaged and part-demolished state - one of the best mills of it's kind in the UK, despite looking like a total dump from the outside. The weaving shed is somewhere that you have to see to believe - row upon row of original old machinery still sat there, many still loaded with half finished product. The windows in the roof were covered over for insulation purposes at some point which means that the whole spectacular room is - or was - in total darkness, it's now got a bit more light coming in which makes it slightly easier to shoot in areas at least.
Unfortunately a little while ago a large fire completely destroyed the front section of the mill - previously this too had been a very dark area, filled with more machinery and home to a liberal coating of pigeon crap over everything. This area is now little more than a mass of twisted metal with very little roof left, but thankfully the fire services managed to control the blaze before it spread into the roof of the weaving shed so it was virtually undamaged. Another large fire had already resulted in the emergency demolition of the offices at the side of the mill a number of years ago, so it's looking a little sorry for itself now.
There isn't a whole lot of historical info around for the mill or the company that owned it, but I felt it best/easiest to copy my history from last time...
Whilst inside, the ambient noises from the building were incredible - the wind was blowing all sorts of sheet metal and other stuff around making one hell of a racket, coupled with the noises from all the pigeons in the vents, it was quite surreal.
Starting at the rear of the building - various machines and racks of material in here. It's a lot more bashed around since my 2019 visit and there is a fair amount of small localised fire damage in here but all from debris, nothing major.
Moving into the weaving shed...my friend @CookieRaider , who had never seen this place before anywhere, had a wonderful surprise seeing it for the first time. There's a lot more light coming into it now compared with the pitch black room five years ago, as a result of the roof collapse at the front and a small area of sagging roof towards the back of the building.
And finally, moving into the part that was gutted by fire. It was started in the stores area and spread across the roof.
Thanks for looking
Unfortunately a little while ago a large fire completely destroyed the front section of the mill - previously this too had been a very dark area, filled with more machinery and home to a liberal coating of pigeon crap over everything. This area is now little more than a mass of twisted metal with very little roof left, but thankfully the fire services managed to control the blaze before it spread into the roof of the weaving shed so it was virtually undamaged. Another large fire had already resulted in the emergency demolition of the offices at the side of the mill a number of years ago, so it's looking a little sorry for itself now.
There isn't a whole lot of historical info around for the mill or the company that owned it, but I felt it best/easiest to copy my history from last time...
Whilst inside, the ambient noises from the building were incredible - the wind was blowing all sorts of sheet metal and other stuff around making one hell of a racket, coupled with the noises from all the pigeons in the vents, it was quite surreal.
Starting at the rear of the building - various machines and racks of material in here. It's a lot more bashed around since my 2019 visit and there is a fair amount of small localised fire damage in here but all from debris, nothing major.
Moving into the weaving shed...my friend @CookieRaider , who had never seen this place before anywhere, had a wonderful surprise seeing it for the first time. There's a lot more light coming into it now compared with the pitch black room five years ago, as a result of the roof collapse at the front and a small area of sagging roof towards the back of the building.
And finally, moving into the part that was gutted by fire. It was started in the stores area and spread across the roof.
Thanks for looking
