Well I found myself at home twiddling my thumbs so decided to leave the missus to deal with the crying baby and I went out for a drive. I was over the Leeds way and Hunslet is only 10 minutes away so decided i'd go have another look at the mills.
So I gets there only to find much of the hoarding and block n mesh has disappeared. Bumped into 2 lads and a lass who i'd seen squeezing through the entry and ended up walking round it with them. Only had my point and shoot as it wasn't really a dedicated trip.
Not really much to see as it's well and truly stripped but if like me you like old industrial buildings like this you'll love finding the little gems of architecture here. My mam used to work here in the 60s so I was looking forward to it.
So a few pics:
Some crude attempt at a Banksy
Retro snazzy wallpaper
Old lift shaft, with lift car still at the bottom
Stripped workspace
Chunky old steel plated, weighted, dividing doors
Upper level 4 workspace
I love how this window was bricked up, then had some handrail bolted directly to the bricks, garish approach to fine fitting
Level 5 with rustic door, many holes in the floors here
The entire staircase is made of huge layered spiralling slabs of yorkshire stone. Just check out the wear and tear on those stones.
I was impressed by this old door, huge chunks of wood then plated steel, and those hinges were over a foot long
Last but not least, a parting shot
Thanks for looking.
Al
So I gets there only to find much of the hoarding and block n mesh has disappeared. Bumped into 2 lads and a lass who i'd seen squeezing through the entry and ended up walking round it with them. Only had my point and shoot as it wasn't really a dedicated trip.
Not really much to see as it's well and truly stripped but if like me you like old industrial buildings like this you'll love finding the little gems of architecture here. My mam used to work here in the 60s so I was looking forward to it.
So a few pics:
Some crude attempt at a Banksy
Retro snazzy wallpaper
Old lift shaft, with lift car still at the bottom
Stripped workspace
Chunky old steel plated, weighted, dividing doors
Upper level 4 workspace
I love how this window was bricked up, then had some handrail bolted directly to the bricks, garish approach to fine fitting
Level 5 with rustic door, many holes in the floors here
The entire staircase is made of huge layered spiralling slabs of yorkshire stone. Just check out the wear and tear on those stones.
I was impressed by this old door, huge chunks of wood then plated steel, and those hinges were over a foot long
Last but not least, a parting shot
Thanks for looking.
Al