After a couple of disappointing failed attempts at explores earlier in the day Boxfrenzy and myself pretty much decided our day out in Hull would end up with us looking at closed down pubs and rusty ships. Expectations of another fail were high when we pulled up to Clarence Flour Mill, imagine our very pleasant surprise when we realised access was on! This is one beast of a mill and in pretty good condition considering it has been closed since early 2006, there's still loads of flour covering many of the floors in the 5 storey mill.
Run by the great Rank Hovis empire the mill and adjoining silo were built in 1952, replacing the mill that had been there since 1891, but bombed and destroyed by Jerry in May 1941. The mill is full of belts, pulleys and all sorts of line shafting type machinery, with the various processing machines largely being constructed from wood, pretty amazing stuff. The problem with this system was that if one machine broke down the whole lot had to be standing idle whilst the problem was fixed - no way to make money. Sadly to refurbish the factory would have cost up to one gazillion pounds so the old girl was closed down.
It would seem that future plans are for some of the site to be used for student accomodation whilst the rest is to be turned into a hotel that no one will want to stay in because Hull smells funny.
On with the pictures, which are disappointingly average I'm afraid, there was too much stuff to get distracted by.
I thank you, TC 
Clarence Flour Mill - Hull - November 2008
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