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Vernon Carus / Penwortham Mill – Penwortham
This mill has been on my hit list for some time and even though I only live a couple of miles from it, I placed it lower down on my list over other interesting buildings. On arriving for the first time, you notice large fencing and walls complete with several Security notices warning of guards patrolling the area. I eventually found a way in and set about capturing just some of the rooms in the huge mill. I spent a couple of hours right up till sunset when I then ventured outside to captured some exterior shots.
Anyway, I shall be heading back soon to complete my shoot as the place is earmarked for renovation by Bovis Homes of Manchester with new apartments set to be created so the place won’t stay like this for long.
Here’s some information on the mill.
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.
This mill has been on my hit list for some time and even though I only live a couple of miles from it, I placed it lower down on my list over other interesting buildings. On arriving for the first time, you notice large fencing and walls complete with several Security notices warning of guards patrolling the area. I eventually found a way in and set about capturing just some of the rooms in the huge mill. I spent a couple of hours right up till sunset when I then ventured outside to captured some exterior shots.
Anyway, I shall be heading back soon to complete my shoot as the place is earmarked for renovation by Bovis Homes of Manchester with new apartments set to be created so the place won’t stay like this for long.
Here’s some information on the mill.
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.
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