Great Britain another from my "back catalogue" Hartford Mill 2013

[Judderman62]

The Visit

Yes folks very late to the party with this one, but at long Last I got my

backside down to this very knackered mill. Nothing left but a shell of a

building, but I like my mills and there's some nice pillar shots to be had.

We were also lucky with some nice sunshine which made for some nice

light and shade shots.

Visited with Zero81

The History

Well much to my surprise this mill is actually Grade II listed.

Built 1907 by the Hartford Mill (Oldham)Co Ltd. Extended 1920 and

1924. Closed 1959 and used by Littlewoods as a mail order warehouse

until 1992. Architect was F W Dixon, there were 120,000 spindles

and power was provided by a very impressive 1500 hp Urmson & Thompson engine.

Hmmm not my best ever pics and in camera HDR I think gets the thumbs down

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[Shush]

You really do take some pearling pics hunny. Enjoyed looking at those

 

[skeleton key]

For a place thats pretty barren youve worked some cool shots out of the place

Thanks for the share



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[Judderman62]

thanks peeps ... I do seem to have made a "career" out of polishing turds lol

but I do like mills and they , for me, inherently have some charm

 

[Stussy]

Thats pretty awesome, the columns shots are great. thanks for the share

 

[seaside_rambler]

Lovely pics there

 

[Scattergun]

I've seen this set before, still reminds me of a certain factory in weegie toon. And still lovely shots judders Especially the first.

 

[Nelly]

Love it, Love the pillars

 

[Judderman62]

thanks all

 

[SuZyQue]

Awesome pics, I luv the reflection one, and the way the light shines through, brilliant.

 

[Wevsky]

In cam hdr is never good mate..nice enough for a stripped out mill looks good