Eckersley mill wigan march 2017

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Lavino

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Visited early one morning with @dangle_angle. First of I must say this place is a total death trap with floors that can only be described as weetabix. And is totally stripped out. But is all natural decay no vandalism or graffitti anywhere. Didn't take many photos but here's a few I did.so on with the history and pics...

Swan Meadow Mill was built by James Eckersley in 1827 and became Old Mill when a new, larger mill was built in 1838. It was demolished in 1960 followed in 1963 by the larger mill. James Eckersley and Sons had three four-storey mills by 1880.Musgraves of Bolton supplied a tandem compound steam engine in 1884.Eckersleys ran six spinning mills and two weaving sheds in the town, Swan Meadow Old, Swan Meadow large, Water Heyes, and Western Mills No.1, No.2 and No.3. The mills housed a total of 236,572 ring spindles, 14,554 mule spindles and 1687 loom

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You captured the colours and emptiness of the mill wonderfully,Lavino and your mention of Weetabix floors, I immediately knew what state it was like underfoot I also liked the shots of the iron banister rails, Most Enjoyable, Thanks
 
smiler;340355 I also liked the shots of the iron banister rails said:
Prior to some early 1900's safety rulings, banisters were not a requirement in type of enclosed stairways as we see here. Following some serious reported falls in the years 1901 to 1904, banisters were a requirement on the descent side - normally/usually the righthand side. All those that were added to existing staircases, from examples I have seen, seem to have been made from iron gas/steam pipe and the sections joined by the standard threaded iron sleeve.

Nice set of images. Sadly no images, no matter how good, can bring back that 'feeling' of life that these big old mills radiated when all the looms, spindles, carding machines etc were running, especially in those far off early days of steam.
 
Prior to some early 1900's safety rulings, banisters were not a requirement in type of enclosed stairways as we see here. Following some serious reported falls in the years 1901 to 1904, banisters were a requirement on the descent side - normally/usually the righthand side. All those that were added to existing staircases, from examples I have seen, seem to have been made from iron gas/steam pipe and the sections joined by the standard threaded iron sleeve.
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Makes Sense, Thanks DS
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