Hodgson's Mill, Robertsbridge Aug 2015

[mookster]

Hodgson's Mill, originally known as Scat's Mill in Robertsbridge, Sussex closed in 1999 after work took a dive. The modern extensions have all been demolished, the land and the grade II listed old mill and workshop are up for redevelopment.

This place has remained pretty under the radar if I'm honest, so it was nice to see something off the tourist trail. Nature has very much made it's mark here, one small area of the mill is rotten from top to bottom and it won't be long before the stairs up become impossible to navigate due to the rot.

I had a bit of a brown trouser moment in here - in fact probably one of the luckiest escapes I have had. I was stood in the doorway of a room taking a photo of some machinery, and I moved back out the doorway when I was done. A few seconds later I heard a large crashing noise, and looked back to see a load of pieces of wood and a section of heavy metal tube fall to the ground where I had been stood. It turned out one of our group had put his foot through the floor directly above and the debris, had I not moved out the room a few seconds before, would have all landed on my head.

Thanks for looking more here https://www.flickr.com/photos/mookie427/albums/72157658028142685

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[hamtagger]

Looks like a quality mooch and shots, can't beat an old mill

 

[skeleton key]

Looking good that Mooks with some nice bits and bobs scattered around.

Glad to hear you didn't end up with aload of crap landing on your head as never good

 

[The_Raw]

Liking that mate, always good to see somewhere that has avoided the attention of vandals

 

[Hydro]

looks a cool little spot lots n lots of cogs