Caine33
Active member
I'd seen this come up a couple of times recently and I thought it was worth a visit before its too late.
This took a good couple of hours to walk round and took sooo many photos that I couldn't even imagine to upload them all here. You can see the full set by clicking the link at the end of the report.
This mill was built in 1868 on land which was purchased from Rawdon Baptist Church.
The Owner, who lived in Little London was Thomas Pratt.
Cloth was produced here until 1906 when a terrible fire gutted most of the building. Scribbling and spinning machinery was lost but the weaving shed was not too badly damaged, the cost of the damage was £20,000.
It left 300 workers without a job.
The mill was rebuilt and became a Dyehouse for Naylor, Jennings & Co then part of the Vyella Group. The management buy out only got the dye works operational till its final closure in 2010.
The site is proposed for redevelopment in July 2013 (It’s now May 2014 and still no change) so we don’t know how long this place has left if you want to explore it.
There were (Not sure if they are still there as they may have been drained) 2 mill ponds on the site which have become a diverse habitat for local wildlife and it’s these that are making life a lot more difficult for the developers to get the go ahead to develop the site.
Full Photo Set Can Be Seen Here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/76455219@N06/sets/72157644048785580/
This took a good couple of hours to walk round and took sooo many photos that I couldn't even imagine to upload them all here. You can see the full set by clicking the link at the end of the report.
This mill was built in 1868 on land which was purchased from Rawdon Baptist Church.
The Owner, who lived in Little London was Thomas Pratt.
Cloth was produced here until 1906 when a terrible fire gutted most of the building. Scribbling and spinning machinery was lost but the weaving shed was not too badly damaged, the cost of the damage was £20,000.
It left 300 workers without a job.
The mill was rebuilt and became a Dyehouse for Naylor, Jennings & Co then part of the Vyella Group. The management buy out only got the dye works operational till its final closure in 2010.
The site is proposed for redevelopment in July 2013 (It’s now May 2014 and still no change) so we don’t know how long this place has left if you want to explore it.
There were (Not sure if they are still there as they may have been drained) 2 mill ponds on the site which have become a diverse habitat for local wildlife and it’s these that are making life a lot more difficult for the developers to get the go ahead to develop the site.
Thanks For Looking - Hope You Enjoyed It 
Full Photo Set Can Be Seen Here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/76455219@N06/sets/72157644048785580/
