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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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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Crawling Through Windows

February 22, 2010  |  Blog, Buildings  |  , , ,
Crawling Through Windows

Finding windows in the Hilden Mill that hadn't  been broken was actually quite a challenge. There is obviously something attractive about breaking an old window that I just don't get or perhaps the breakages are caused by nature growing through the frames putting pressure on the ageing panes. The range of...

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The Wallace Fountain

February 20, 2010  |  Blog, Streets  |  , ,
The Wallace Fountain

Sir Richard Wallace began life in the city of Lisburn, moving to France having inherited a large fortune from his father in August 1870 decided that all Parisians should profit. Wallace's devotion led him to remain in his Parisian villa even as the city was besieged, rather than take refuge...

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