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This c.1845 pair of mill buildings around a courtyard was Grade II listed in 1996.

I only looked at it less than two months ago and it was sealed up quite tightly. The scallys have had a couple of good goes at it from the look of the perimeter hoardings, battered in two places and cable sheathing all over the floor.

It would seem to have had a recent history of manipulation at the hands of developers. A 2005 approval by Architects Britch was used to bolster its price on the open market and it was sold in December 2007 and offered again under vacant possession in 2009.

Possibly between owners in these hard times, there’s been a fire on site and the floors are pretty dodgy in places. Armed with my new pocketable compact I had a quick squiz round on my own.


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first floor


view across yard


second floor


smaller mill building


view of Salford across the Irwell


third floor


cart


strangeways


fourth floor


loading


crates


trolley


covered alley


main mill


fire exit


filing cabinets


oil


tv + bucket chair


1950s fit out

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Default 21-08-2010, 23:52

Nice, don't think I've seen this one explored before, but I oculd be wrong.

Loving that old TV, I think there's one at my grandads TV shop in Bolton somewhere, probably a Bush.
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Nice, don't think I've seen this one explored before, but I could be wrong.
No, me neither, that's why I stuck it in here.


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Default 23-08-2010, 01:33

Nice mills, good report.
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Default 23-08-2010, 02:02

i want that TV, how pissed off would my missis be if a ditched the LCD and replaced it with that.

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Default 23-08-2010, 02:18

Never seen posted. excellent work. May pay a visit for a poke!


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Default 26-08-2010, 09:02

nice work mate, it looks very familiar put i jus cant picture where it is


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Default 26-08-2010, 14:44

Nice place this went for a mooch yesterday. Roofs rotten as fuck lol. Also got chatting to a pikey who was cutting down some huge cast iron things. mental


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Default 21-09-2010, 20:49

Cool looking mill there bud
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Cool looking mill there bud
You should pop down, I think the scallys are slowly taking it apart. The space in the yard between the mills is quite something.

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