Hilden : The End of the Spool

Hilden : The End of the Spool

This is the final set of photos from Hilden Mill, there are dozens more that I won't bore you with now and can revisit in a few years time if flixelpix is still around. This set features the exterior of the now decrepit mill. I have already covered the external aspects...

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Iain Archer : Ulster Hall

February 28, 2010  |  Featured, Music  |  , ,
Iain Archer : Ulster Hall

As part of the Nashville Songwriters Festival we were invited along to the Avalon Guitar sponsored spectacular featuring no less than five remarkable artists. I hope to bring you a photo post of each artist in the days ahead, the first artist being a favourite of mine Iain Archer. I...

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Nashville Songwriters Festival

February 27, 2010  |  Featured, Music  |  ,
Nashville Songwriters Festival

February is a busy time for Belfast music, 5 days, 42 concerts performed by over 150 artists sees the return of the Nashville Songwriters Festival. Not many people know that Nashville is the sister city of Belfast and the songwriting festival is just one way our heritage is shared with...

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The Heart of the Mill

February 22, 2010  |  Buildings, Featured  |  ,
The Heart of the Mill

There really isn't much left in the Hilden Mill. Many of the ceilings have disintegrated and hang precariously from rotten beams. Paint flakes from damp walls and ivy pours from broken windows. Yet as I wander around the old mill I suddenly discover the untouched, a coffee table littered with magazines...

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