Report - West Vale Works - Greetland (June 2017)

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Visited here with @host and a reet good mill it turned out to be.

History is surprisingly difficult to find on this old worsted-spinning mill built around 1850 on the Black Brook in a style typical of the region. It was last home to John Horsfall & sons producing textiles and specialising in "travel textiles"
It seems the weaving sheds were demo'd a while back and the same could be on the cards for the rest of the mill at some point.

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[The Lone Ranger]

Pretty stunning that, best mill I've seen in a long time

 

[Mr Beady]

Nice coverage of it m9. Not a bit little spot

 

[Esoteric Eric]

Good to see someone else do this and make it in to the loom room ;-).

 

[tweek]

Very nice! Awesome work on this one, guys.

Yorkshire gubbins.

 

[host]

Sweet report mate, it was a really good day in the end.

 

[albino-jay]

Top stuff mate great pics

 

[Lorraine]

Great report, and gorgeous photos!

 

[Will Knot]

Brilliant report matey....great pics

 

[little_ boy_explores]

NOT gorge barnsley and sons finally


Nice report dude

 

[tweek]

The powers that be have attempted to seal this up to anyone interested in going. Internal doors have had some (totally bypass-able) repairs made and some of the more obvious access points have been newly boarded. The door up to the tower has been chained - again, easy to bypass (unless you're plus 14 stone.)

Just as a head's up.

 

[tweek]

Also, that 'females/young persons must not clean machinery during meal times' sign has been swiped for posterity.

Not by me, I should add.

 

[The Lone Ranger]

The powers that be have attempted to seal this up to anyone interested in going. Internal doors have had some (totally bypass-able) repairs made and some of the more obvious access points have been newly boarded. The door up to the tower has been chained - again, easy to bypass (unless you're plus 14 stone.)

Just as a head's up.

I was sat outside watching the carpenter try and seal bit up with the owner, pretty glad I arrived a little later than I intended

 

[Mr Beady]

Was here again not so long ago. Everything inside still doable. A few changes since the last time