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My first report over here :errr: For sure not a new place to anybody but... Since I've arrived London no more than a month ago I had just one thing on my mind: I have to go there! 
I'd checked a lot of reports of the place and in all of them the place seemed to be freaking massive, but nothing compared when how it feels when you arrive there yourself.
A bit of history (wikipedia copy-paste, forgive me about that):
The Millennium Mills is a derelict turn of 20th century flour mill in West Silvertown on the south side of the Royal Victoria Dock, between the Thames Barrier and the ExCel exhibition centre alongside the newly built Britannia village, in Newham, London, England. Along with Millennium Mills, there remains a small section of the now destroyed Rank Hovis Premier Mill and a restored grade II listed grain silo, labelled the ‘D’ silo. Described as a "decaying industrial anachronism standing defiant and alone in the surrounding subtopia", the Millennium Mills has become a well-loved icon of post-industrial Britain and has made its way into many aspects of popular culture, being used as a backdrop in films and television shows such as Ashes to Ashes and Derek Jarman's The Last of England. Millennium Mills is also a destination for Urban Explorers despite high security, dangers of structural weakness, ten-storey drops and asbestos, and there are many reports and internal photos of the site.
The explore where a bit easier and expected, but the place still has some dodgy parts. Went there with a friend and we also met another guy inside taking pictures (he seemed to be there from 8 in the morning in a Sunday, early birds everywhere) No secca at all, but the photo guy told us the the secca cars are still driving around the place, so keep an eye on that. I definitly have to visit it again, it is just too big and too good for just one visit and I've probably missed a whole lot of things.
As I said, I've been expecting to go for a long time... and it hasn't disappointed me at all
Here are some pictures of the places, hope you enjoy them guys
I'd checked a lot of reports of the place and in all of them the place seemed to be freaking massive, but nothing compared when how it feels when you arrive there yourself.A bit of history (wikipedia copy-paste, forgive me about that):
The Millennium Mills is a derelict turn of 20th century flour mill in West Silvertown on the south side of the Royal Victoria Dock, between the Thames Barrier and the ExCel exhibition centre alongside the newly built Britannia village, in Newham, London, England. Along with Millennium Mills, there remains a small section of the now destroyed Rank Hovis Premier Mill and a restored grade II listed grain silo, labelled the ‘D’ silo. Described as a "decaying industrial anachronism standing defiant and alone in the surrounding subtopia", the Millennium Mills has become a well-loved icon of post-industrial Britain and has made its way into many aspects of popular culture, being used as a backdrop in films and television shows such as Ashes to Ashes and Derek Jarman's The Last of England. Millennium Mills is also a destination for Urban Explorers despite high security, dangers of structural weakness, ten-storey drops and asbestos, and there are many reports and internal photos of the site.
The explore where a bit easier and expected, but the place still has some dodgy parts. Went there with a friend and we also met another guy inside taking pictures (he seemed to be there from 8 in the morning in a Sunday, early birds everywhere) No secca at all, but the photo guy told us the the secca cars are still driving around the place, so keep an eye on that. I definitly have to visit it again, it is just too big and too good for just one visit and I've probably missed a whole lot of things.
As I said, I've been expecting to go for a long time... and it hasn't disappointed me at all
Here are some pictures of the places, hope you enjoy them guys
