An old mill on an old lane halifax.

[magoo²]

More chilled urbex this weekend of the deserted mill type. Very empty and very stripped but a beauty non the less. I think this may be the tallest mill i have visited apart from the maltings in sleaford but this felt higher so it probably is. With some great holes in the roof for views over halifax thrown in. Was a good day

OLD LANE SE 0826 SE 679-/10/10059 (West side) Old one Mill, or Rawson's Mill GV 11* Worsted mill. 1825-28.

Built for James Ackroyd, and acquired by the Rawson family in 1836.

Hammer dressed stone with ashlar dressings and corrugated asbestos roof 6 storeys plus attic. L-plan.

15 by 5 windows, with projecting 4 window wing to right.

Classical style. South front has to left a tall, segment headed, engine house window, with rusticated ashlar surround. To the right 9 windows on 3 floors, and above 11 windows on 3 further floors.

Projecting office and stair wing to right, with a large loading entrance with rusticated ashlar surround, flanked by single blocked windows, above 4 windows to each of the 5 floors. This wing is topped by a plain pediment with a circular clock face.

East front 5 windows, plus 2 windows. To the left 2 windows to each floor, to the right the 5 window gabled front has a central row of 7 loading doors, with 2 windows on eitherside, apart from the top floor in the gable which has single flanking windows.

North front has 7 windows eitherside of the central projecting, canted latrine tower.

Interior: has iron "fire proof' construction. 2 rows of circular iron columns support cast iron beams of parabolic web, parallel flange inverted "T" section design. These support shallow brick arches and stone flagged floors.

The roof has 14 cast iron, arched trusses. Each truss is made up of 4 sections bolted together, and they support cast iron purlins and cast iron common rafters which are racked to support original wooden laths.

The engine house occupies the full width of the mill, at the west end, with panelled reveal to the window and a decorative plaster ceiling. A large semi-circular recess once housed the large flywheel.

This building is listed because it is the oldest and largest surviving example of a multi-storey, steam-powered, iron-framed textile mill in the important textile centre of Halifax, it is probably also the best preserved example for its date in Yorkshire.

Details above borrowed from www.theviewfromthenorth.org

Some photos.

Thanks for looking

[coops]

Good stuff mate thanks for sharing

[boxfrenzy]

This place is lovely isn't it? Some lovely shots mate, of a cool place to visit. Nice one

[skin]

That is some height, nice pics there mate. Looks nice and relaxed explore.

[S8]

I like this.

[GeoVDUB]

I also like this- I've added it to my list! Lovely pics mate.

[ZombieSazza]

Wow, some great shots here. Love it

[JDholic]

Liking that first shot.

[Cuban Bloodhound]

Even though it's empty, it looks like a very photogenic place.

[andym]

Thanks for the link to my site, although I actually stole that info from the English Heritage site.

I'm still surprised that this place is undeveloped - the waste land in front of the site was just a muddy mess when I was there as I think they'd not long demolished the weaving sheds.