Newsome Mill, Newsome - February 2016

[degenerate]

Newsome Mill was owned by the firm of Taylor and Littlewood from its opening in 1827 until it closed in 1983. The declining use of suits as an essential part of a man's wardrobe and the collapse of the Japanese economy, an important export market for Taylor and Littlewood, were in part responsible for the closure.

The original mill building is a prominent feature of the Huddersfield skyline and has Grade II listed building status. In 2008 it was included on the Victorian Society's list of ten most endangered Victorian buildings in Britain. 

Newsome Mill was pioneering, in that it was not sited near running water. It was steam powered from the beginning. Rain water running off Castle Hill was piped to the mill for processes such as scouring.

Someones had a good go at hacking the spiral stairs up to the tower making the ascent a little tricky. I wish I had a wide angle lens up here.

Thanks for looking.

 

[Lenston]

Some nice bits left there mate

 

[Indecisive M]

Can't believe someone has taken the best part of this mill, the gorgeous spiral staircase! well done for getting up there even without them. It was rather wobbly when it was in place. 

 

[degenerate]

Can't believe someone has taken the best part of this mill, the gorgeous spiral staircase! well done for getting up there even without them. It's rather wobbly when it was in place. 

Thanks, it feels rather limp now and leans as you climb it, good fun though.

 

[The_Raw]

Liking this, some really nice old features left behind and you got some cool shots  

 

[Urbexbandoned]

Nice to see this, me & @hamtagger stopped off here about a month ago but there were signs of life inside the main building. Really nice to see it though, that spiral staircase is a beauty even if some of it is missing  ​

 

[scrappy]

Looking good, shame about the spiral

 

[jones-y-gog]

Nice to see what it's like inside, didn't manage to get in when I was there.