Posts Tagged ‘Barbour Threads’

The Final Thread : William Wordsworth ?

September 29, 2010  |  Blog  |  , ,
The Final Thread : William Wordsworth ?

As the final preparations for the Through the Mill Exhibition fall in to place a number of people have contacted me about photographing artifacts they have gathered after the mill's closure. This collection of documents date from the 1920s and early 1930s and photographs don't do justice to just how...

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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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The Heads of Barbour

February 18, 2010  |  Buildings  |  , , ,
The Heads of Barbour

It is exactly four years (to the month) since the Hilden Mill finally stopped spinning and closed its door for good. The ambitious redevelopment to preserve the area is now beyond the planning stage with the site now slowly being cleared. According to local newspapers the cost of the redevelopment will...

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