4737carlin
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H. & R. Ainscough built two steam Flour Mills at Parbold and Burscough, not sure what the deal is with the Parbold mill but i paid a visit to the Ainscough mill on Friday which closed in 1998
Bit of a death trap this one with plenty of holes in the floor where machinery has been removed i guess. These drop down several levels but least you can see them and the floors where there is floor is pretty solid so i guess its not as bad as places with bouncy floors which are going to give one day but even so you still have to watch your step. Access is real easy.
A few shots of the place in use
http://www.flourmilling.net/pengland.html#burscough
No real external shots as such but the top of the water tower offered some good views across Lancashire
Lots of clearing has gone on outside recenrtly, there are plans to make this place into flats so maybe its the first stage
Back on the inside, an example of the floors...nothing we cant cope with thou
From what i was reading seems a lot of stuff was removed after closure, so unlike Flecthers which has stuff all over the place a lot of this is bare unless you poke around through doors, which of course we should be!
Apparently these places where fire hazards and could go up real easy, i recall my mum telling me it was common to see the Spillers Mills down Seacombe docks near me on fire!!
A few people have commented in the past how it always feels like your not alone in this place, constantly blowing doors and things banging, but were use to that right?
Bit of a death trap this one with plenty of holes in the floor where machinery has been removed i guess. These drop down several levels but least you can see them and the floors where there is floor is pretty solid so i guess its not as bad as places with bouncy floors which are going to give one day but even so you still have to watch your step. Access is real easy.
A few shots of the place in use
http://www.flourmilling.net/pengland.html#burscough
No real external shots as such but the top of the water tower offered some good views across Lancashire
Lots of clearing has gone on outside recenrtly, there are plans to make this place into flats so maybe its the first stage
Back on the inside, an example of the floors...nothing we cant cope with thou
From what i was reading seems a lot of stuff was removed after closure, so unlike Flecthers which has stuff all over the place a lot of this is bare unless you poke around through doors, which of course we should be!
Apparently these places where fire hazards and could go up real easy, i recall my mum telling me it was common to see the Spillers Mills down Seacombe docks near me on fire!!
A few people have commented in the past how it always feels like your not alone in this place, constantly blowing doors and things banging, but were use to that right?