I Explore An Abandoned Cotton Mill With Everything Left Behind!!
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- čas přidán 6. 01. 2020
- This abandoned cotton mill was one of my favourite places to explore, a true victorian Time Capsule. This particular site is on private land so we had special permission to explore this mill & it’s out buildings. Some history on the mills..
The woollen industry in The UK was at times the country's most important industry, though it often struggled to compete with the better-funded woollen mills in the north of England, and almost disappeared during the 20th century. There is continued demand for quality Welsh woollen products.
Wool processing includes removing the fleece by shearing, classing the wool by quality, untangling, carding and spinning it into yarn, which may be knitted or woven into cloth, then finishing the cloth by fulling, napping and pressing. Spinning and weaving of sheep's wool dates to prehistoric times in The UK, but only became an important industry when Cistercian monasteries were established in the 12th century. Water-powered fulling mills to finish the cloth enabled rapid expansion of the industry in the 13th century, although spinning and weaving continued to be a cottage industry. In the early 16th century production shifted from south Wales to mid and north Wales. The Shrewsbury Drapers Company in England took a dominant role in distributing Welsh cloth. From the 18th century there was strong demand for cheap, sturdy Welsh material shipped from Bristol, Liverpool or the Welsh ports to clothe slaves in the British colonies of North America and the West Indies.
During the Industrial Revolution the Welsh woollen industry was slow to mechanize compared to the mills of northern England. When railways reached mid Wales in the 1860s they brought a flood of cheap mass-produced products that destroyed the local industry. However, development of the South Wales Coalfield opened a growing market for woollen products from water-powered mills in the south west, which prospered until after World War I. At one time there were more than 300 working wool mills. The industry went into steady decline after World War I, and only a few mills continue to operate.
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What a rare treat to see! As a spinner and weaver I must say that it was painful to watch all the buildings and tools falling to ruin. Loom and warping equipment, carding machines and cauldrons that were likely used for dyeing the yarns. Thank you for taking me along!!
I was also heart broke and thinking if I could just won the lottery I would restore the place. Seeing the looms so still and silent is sad. Thank you for showing us before they are all gone.
It was featured in The DailyMail.co.uk
Here are a few snippets.
Mill was abandoned in November 1980 and no one has worked there since
Produced tweed for making suits and other fine garments with world-renowned machinery
Elizabeth and John Hughes owned and ran from the 1950s
The water from the Lerry River was diverted to the mill’s two water wheels to power its machinery.
There are four major buildings on the site, all separately Listed Grade II. The North-east range (Listed as 18893) is thought to have been constructed in 1809
I'm a knitter and really loved seeing this, although I was so sad to see all of that left behind. I'm also in America, and to tell the truth, this place looks exactly like walking in the woods looks like here in Washington State. Exactly! Beautiful spot. I really hate to see those ancient buildings going to ruin.
You were so brave to bring us this video but I loved it! When I left school many moons ago I did a Y.T.S. and got a placement in a wool shop and studied the woollen trade. The machine that was holding up the roof was a carding machine.
19:24 are carding machines for making a big lump of tangled wool into a nice thin sheet called a web with all th efibres straightened out.
I started work in a factory that made them in 1962.
oh my im a fiber artist..i would love this place for sure..wish i could own it!! lol..such old wools wow thanks
What an amazing find! This is one the best urbex exploration videos I have watched so far and I have watched loads and loads of them! Thanks for sharing. I was totally enthralled watching this.
Amazing! Lots of history there. Too bad that that location isn't being restored or taken over for preservation as a historical site. Wonderful post! Cheers
I agree, Frank. My son and I wish the whole thing could at least have a temporary roof until the machines and skeins of yarn could be saved, moved, and preserved. Takes a lot of money,
@@trixier6505 Maybe, if more people were aware of this location like so many others,patition the owner and local government something may be done. So many fall in to decay and reach a point that nothing can be done. It's so sad that this happens more often than not.😟
Another great explore - thank you! We who watched and enjoyed this with warm, dry feet thought your supreme sacrifice thoroughly worthwhile! I hope you did! Thank heavens for feet heaters in cars! I wonder who drove home with bare feet?!
What a beautiful country we live in.., fantastic heritage 🏴
When I was a child in the sixties my father used to take us to an old flour mill. It was the mill where the flour for Queen Victorias' wedding cake was milled. There was nothing left inside, I think there might have been a big fire there, but the huge old wheel was still there & an aquaduct which brought water across the river & I loved the old stone walls with ferns growing.
I currently work in a flour mill its shit work .
@@dLw920 I hope you have an opportunity to change to doing something more suited soon.
@@sarahstrong7174 yea i wouldnt recommend it to anyone and i hope so.
What a spectacular location. Your intro was beautiful. Thank you for taking us along on your explore...
Nice to see the old looms there. When our local mill was renovated and rebooted all the looms and bobbins were taken for restoration and can be found displayed in a local art centre in our town
Nice to hear that all our carpet looms went to Portugal and Poland so much for the EU wrecked the textile industry in this country
That would be a good place for a bit of a mudlark in the summer. It is so sad to see this in such a state, well beyong saving. Seems like someone did try to save it & turn it into a museum.
Fantastic location of a bygone time and sadly no more in Great Britain so sorry but thank you for getting your feet wet for us and a lovely day out for Lilly though take care xx
It's amazing to see the wood is completely destroyed by rot, but the masonry walls are perfect. It's a real testament to the old craftsmen who built this.
Those machines are a damn sight older than the Castrol can😂
That place is amazing!! Can't believe all that was left. Really appreciate all you go through, for an epic explore. Stay safe. Lilly isn't bothered by that cold water at all. Lol. She's so cute.
Wow! That is an absolutely phenominal explore/ Probably the most interesting Urbex video I've seen. What a time capsule, great job!
HELLO MY FRIEND GREAT COLD😨EXPLORER, WE CAN TRAVEL BACK IN TIME AND IMAGINE, HOW ALL THAT MACHINERY WORKS, AND THE WAY OF LIFE, BACK IN THAT TIME. VERY NICE, AND LILY ENJOYET TO, TANKS TO SHARE. HUG FROM PORTUGAL😀🌞🌞🌻🌞🌞
Beautiful place deserves to be saved. The can mace was a store like spar. The tin was pipe tobacco
Great explore 👍
I love your videos mate you really are a good man thanks for all your time and effort good for you ....take care. Nathan 🏋🏻♂️💪🏻👋🏻
Wow!! Just, WOW!! What a fantastic explore. Thank you 😊
There is some awesome history, on that site!
Time machine needed!
Amazing to see so much yarn left behind and not in bad condition after at least 30 years. Your puppy is so little and adorable...this is a really interesting video.. Thank you for sharing.
What an amazing find!!! All of the wool/cotton still there and such bright colours!! Thanks for sharing!!💕
Amazing place. Your enthusiasm and respectful manner is to be admired.
Wow that place is amazing. The machinery should be in a museum before it gets completely destroyed it's a great piece of history. Thanks for posting 👍
Incredible - the equipment, the yarns, the structures, all of it! Particularly loved the cauldrons and the stoneware jugs in the second building. Sorry about the wet feet.
Lovely scenery, & I would love those old iron headboards
Wow! That was so cool seeing those threads & building!!! Great find & absolutely beautiful! Love your voice you would make for a great story teller lol!❤️🇨🇦
What a beautyful location to explore! So sad, that it is caving in. Some pictures are so nice coloured with the old cotton, the green Ivy and the golden light from the outside. Thank you very much for showing :-)
This was I think your most fun video to date. I laughed out loud at your reactions to the water. Thank you for keeping the journeys in your video, they are a very nice touch to the exploring of the buildings!
Wow well done oh bearded one!! It almost looked surreal with all the rustic brown machinery and then the lovely bright colours of the cotton, it's just wonderful!!
Wow!!! What a beautiful explore! I just absolutely love your videos and the history you get on each place! Keep up the wonderful work and be safe out there! Also what a sweet little pup you guys have there! 💜
Absolutely super location. Thankyou for sharing your explore.
It might be that the second large building was where they spun the cotton. The small building with the barrels etc might have been where they dyed the yarn & the first big building with the coloured spools of thread & the looms, where they finally wove the cloth. Amazing that the colours are so bright after so many years in such conditions.
Great find absolutely love watching your channel it’s great , keep up the good work
Got to love those old industrial revolution buildings
I'm totally addicted to your content me and the Mrs watch keep it up I'm on catch up 😁👍
Omg what a magical find ❤️ so lovely to see you both and dear lil Lilly happy new year to you and thanks for sharing
Nice explore, what a gem .keep up the good work.
painfully sad to see this abandoned!
From one explorer to another..i salute you man! Lovely vid👏🏼
Loved ALL of it!! TY for one of the best vlogs!! . . . God Bless you & Lily for braving the freezing waters (& hopefully not pneumonia!) in pursuit of history . . . Lily is THE cutest :D xoxoxo from Milwaukee
I bet the energy of the place was amazing when all the workers were in there.
That was a great find, everything was there by the looks of it, the spinning , collaring and the fabric making, well worth a bit of cold feet lol watch out with dogs while exploring they see no riscs.
Another great explore 👍
Holy crap mate, what a place! I mean all that fabric lol it's quite magical that place. I love it when you find old newspapers too. Wicked job.
What a great place would love to have seen that in its hay day.Great Explore as usual.
Is it secret, is it safe. A gem like this really needs to be looked after better to save something this than on some over rated painting.
or tent/unmade bed. I agree, wonder why the museum closed?
This was a great video made better because of the adorable puppy.
Awesome video. Love it
As a new subscriber I'm in awe in how you find these locations, in also very impressed by the respect you have for these places. Keep up the great work.
This was a great exploration. I really enjoy your channel.😃
What a lovely bit of history, someone should do it up..!
James Franks
Hello from James in the USA!
I have watched several of your videos and I absolutely love them! I would like to say thank you from the bottom of my heart for posting them all. The videos all help me to do what I'm not able to do myself anymore and that in itself means a great deal to me. Exploring has been kind of a passion of mine as well my entire life. My physical health and being on disability makes it impossible for me to do the travelling it would take to do any of what you do. Your videos as well as a few others makes it possible for me to go with you guys.....I love that! I especially enjoy the videos that you do in those 20 or 30 year old places where everything is left behind. Of course I love to see the castles and mansions too though. As a boy growing up partly in Germany, my family visited many castles there. Thank you again for all you do! If I
had any money to give, it would go straight to you so you could continue your journeys. Oh...thanks a million for NOT showing everybody the messy toilets. lol I do however enjoy seeing the bathtubs and sinks with their unique facets.
Much love and God bless you!
James
such a shame if only it could be restored to its former glory as a museum very much enjoyed your video, so very interesting remarkable how it's still in tack as there's no roofing in a large part you can picture how busy it would have been in its day 😃 👍 bring waders next time for crossing the river.
This us an awsome.find such a rarity and all original such an art in this rug making process it's simply brilliant time capsules nice one 👍👍🤗
Love love loved it
That cotton mill looks so cool great video 👍👍needed waders on lol
Wow what a magnificent find but sadly it’s been left to rot. Imagine if you had the $$ to restore it
Thank you for sharing these treasure ❤️🙏🏻🇦🇺🐨
What a wonderful place, lovely explore once again.
Had to laugh at how high pitched your voice became once the water came over the top of your wellies 🤣🤣😂, bless you, why didn't you take them off and roll your trousers up 🤣 looks like a very cold day.
Many thanks for a terrific explore.
I love those old mills with the water wheel on it They are so cool
That is the most melancholy place I’ve ever seen. 👍☮️🌞
Nice find great explore
Love this explore guys , great footage
If you find anymore historical locations in Yorkshire/Donaster areas and want a collab please let me know , Great scenery too ,loved it.
Thank you 👍🏻
Hi the cotton mill the second bliding first room metal pot large on floor these were for dyeing the yarn they'd sit in a brick plinth you'd light a fire underneath put the yarn in the pot boil ad coulor then hang the hanks of yarn to dry when dry it would be put on the reels ready for use pete stapleford notts England
fantastic place shame it will be lost for ever
Amazing find, shame it's all gone to ruin, would be an awesome visit for folk to see and explore. You should check Stanley Mill in Scotland it's fantastic. Great find once again. I love our history buildings are marvelous 🙂
That was amazing
Great video, well worth the cold footbath. Lol. The 1806 date on one of the machines is about right for the style abd age if the buildings. Those watermills predate the steam age. Happy New Year, may it be a great one for you and your discoveries.
I enjoyed that thankyou m8y
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Lol your feet must of been so cold walking around like that soaking wet, love the dog to. What a great old mill that was with all the old wool & machinery.
I was awe struck at that.
THANK YOU SO MUCH SHOWING ME THIS BEAUTIFUL OLD MILL.
BE TEMPTED TO COLLECT SOME OF THE SPOOLS 😊
SOMETHING SO OLD CHARM ABOUT BUILDING AND SURROUNDS.
I THINK THIS VIDEO SO
AMAZING. WHY THUMBS
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CAMILLE AUSTRALIA.
Hi there I used to make textile machinery for Wm Tathams in Rochdale it's a shame to see it falling into disrepair but this was very interesting and thank you for sharing.
You're definitely a braver man than me going for a paddle in that weather lol 🥶🥶
Another good video bud
This should be in a museum
I would have liked to see more of the exterior of those buildings. But I enjoyed what I was able to see.
I love your accent😊😄
So cute to listen😃
By the way, Great explore😊
Watching from here🇵🇭😊😊
The owner should put a roof over all of this...
Say, you are introducing a cotton mill, but the description talks about wool. Now, cotton is a plant product, while wool comes from sheep. Which is it?
In fact, those racks full of spools suggest that this was a weaving facility that produced the rugged wool cloths which once were preferred in the area for everyday clothes. At around 11:00 you moved past what might have been the remnants of an old power loom made by George Hodgson, Bradford.
Mace use to be have loads of shops it was more of a convenient stores but great vid lovley location thanks for sharing and getting your feet wet for us
Hey i just looking on web Mace shops are still going
Very interesting, would have like to had some more info on place.
Awesome vid man 👍
Exploring With Finn thanks bro 👍🏽
That's funny water in your boots twice 😂🤣 ...
I could have explored there with you guys all day!! Thanks for taking us with you! Looks like a magical place! Curious why the water wheels weren't directly in the current...
WOW !!
Red pine, not oak. Just love your approach to these explores, thanks for sharing!
I wear NORA Dairy wellies, they are unlined and can be wiped dry inside with a handkerchief, or tissue. If it becomes obvious that the water is going to come over the top of my wellies I remove my socks first (roll up the trouser leg too) replace my wellies to protect my feet and wade in. Once I'm back on dry land I empty my boots, wipe the inside dry, put my socks back on and replace the now dry wellies. Not sure how you'd feel about me posting a link but they can easily found on google. Just a thought.👍
You did an awesome job. ya made me laugh, it was a great place.it was worth your feet getting wet. hope ya did not get a cold. thanks.
Super kool 🖖🏽
I really enjoy your videos. You have a great talent and find the best spots. However I’m not sure if I enjoyed the video or you crossing the creek. 😁 I live in Montana usa so our rivers and streams are always cold.
Wellies full of freezing water such dedication
The guy who owns the land should get it all repaired .he is sitting on top of a gold mine there .lovely little time capsule
The machine at 11.09 is a loom so they were weaving on the site and the row of bobbins looks like a creel which makes the warps for the looms. I think this is a weaving shed rather than a cotton mill.
Second place looks like the place that they would dye the wool because of the big pots to set the dyes.
Truly great video and site.
Is there any historical information?
The history of the company, the years it was built and in operation?
When operations stopped. Amazing that the material is still stocked and on spools with the vibrant colors
Great video thanks for sharing. Could you please zoom out a bit when walking.