Posts Tagged ‘Hilden’

Ten : Exhibition

October 8, 2011  |  Blog, Life  |  , ,
Ten : Exhibition

Ten is a celebration of ten years of Exhibitions at the Island Arts Centre. The exhibition is taking place in the ten month of the tenth year since the Island Arts Centre opened its doors to the public having moved from the former Harmony Hill Arts Centre. This special exhibition...

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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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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 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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