Woollen Mill - Wales

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daftoldgit

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MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE
Visited this wonderful place a few months ago, I don't know much about it... the paperwork lying around indicates it closed around 1950, although the machinery and stuff looks Victorian
It's completely unmolested by vandals and could easily be restored into a museum or something!








The interior, still full of victorian - looking machinary, a lot of the machines connected with belts running to what would have been a waterwheel driven shaft, also a primitive electric supply which would have been added later




spools of wool still in place at the bottom of the machine, the wool's dried up and hard to the touch now.




View from the attic showing the drive shaft





Frankensteins Castle electric supply!








Part of old water wheel drive



Hope you like it!
 
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This looks nice!From the outside you would think there was nothing inside of interest but looks like a good little mooch. Thankyou :)
 
Probably my favourite location of all time, thanks for posting and well done for not revealing the name. The mill actually generated electricity for the local village from c.1910, making it the first place in the county to have electric light. The parish council paid £10 each year for street lighting and househoulders could buy a single 60w bulb for 5s and have it lit for 7s 6d a quarter. Apparently, the mill owner turned off the generator at 10.30pm each night since he felt that was 'quite late enough for anyone to be up and about'!
 
Luv it wen your lucky to find stuff left behind like everyones just gone on a very long lunch break, great pics, thanks:)
 
What a great place! Nice pic's. Looks like all the workers just forgot to go back?
 
Very nice … is the stuffed heron still living on the first floor?
 

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