Loved doing the historical research on this place, which can be read
here
Its worth mentioning that this mill was the birthplace of several pioneering processes using looms in the early 1800s, so secret that they were kept in locked rooms and weavers were sworn to secrecy.
James Ackroyd parted company with his father and brother in 1811, setting up his own mill at the Old Lane site, though the steam powered mill which is there today wasn't built until 1825 if records are correct. James Ackroyd died in 1836 and his brother continued the families work, and in the 1840s the company employed between 4000-5000 men, women and children and was worth £1.75million. How much was that 150yrs ago.
Also, a 14yr old boy fell through one of the floors here in 2008,
"Aaaarrrrggghhhh" he fell through one floor, only for a further three floors to collapse beneath him. The lad survived anyway, fuck knows what he was doing to go through, it's solid.
Anyway, on with some pics. I'm surprised nobody has conquered the Water Siphon to the north of the site, it's Grade II listed also and looks large enough to get down pretty easily, though you wont get me in there.
From the Water Siphon south end
Face To Face With 200yrs of Industrial Grit
View From The Engineers Room
Base Of The Chimney Stack
Those Infamous Stairs In The Engine Room
Chute
Structure
Fire Escape? No, Not Really
New From The Old, Chimney At Clough Mills from Level 5
And Again, Through The Clock Housing
Up In The Roof Space, The Winch System, Corrugated Asbestos Roof, Lovely Old Steel Roof Structures, & To The Right, The Top Of The Lift Shaft, With Winding Gear Still Existing
Grea, Shapeshifting In The Culvert At The Rear Of The Building
And Finally, One Last Look Before Leaving
Thanks For Looking!