Exploring an abandoned Steam Powered Spinning Mill

[@williamkennedy5492]

Our heritage and history is in that mill, you are so right when we think of the countless hundreds that worked there, Nearly 200 years old and its a fantastic piece of architecture a testament to those builders and workers,

[@billbixby6411]

The buildings in Manchester,West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire used to have so much character,most of them have now gone forever. Railway stations around the country used to be the same, main line and branch line but that changed a long time ago. I sometimes drive through Bakewell in Derbyshire and cross over the old railway bridge and think how many people would use that today if it was still open and what a lovely place to travel to and from.Another great video thanks.

[@Reroy55]

look how worn the steps are from millions of foot steps over the years.

[@markmatthews7401]

Iff only FRED DIBNAH was still around no doubt he could give you lots of info on the old mills, Great explore nice to see some of the steels holdong the floor up. I used to go in the old mills in Bollington now converted into office space and you could see how the stone staircases had worn down over the years. QUARRY BANK MILL shows how these mills used to look. There was also old mills around Leek back in the 80's dont know iff they still exist.

[@MartinZero]

Hi Mark, yep Fred Dibnah would of given us good info on that place

[@gtaveditorvids6776]

I spent many happy times exploring old mills when I was younger ...

[@mikebryan7060]

Coloured lights looked amazing, especially with the spooky graf art. Good film again.

[@havingalook2]

What a beautiful building, and fabulous history. It would take millions of £ but what it would look like done up!!! Thank you for showing us around. Many thanks indeed to your Connor for finding this for us to see. Cheers

[@4-dman464]

6:35 Predates the railways. Amazing tripping back that far into the past. Funny enough it reminds me of the converted mill in my first job in 1976 in Orchard Street, Pendleton, Salford - - converted to a Thorn/ Radio Rentals TV repair factory. (Roundabout the same time John Cooper Clarke was a store clerk for Salford Tech round the corner.) Had a lot of those iron post ceiling supports that this vid shows. Last I saw, this Salford mill in Orchard Street had been demolished except for the ground floor and large basement area which remained the same and used as a Cash & Carry - - so probably not enough remains for Martin to visit. 17:25 What I like about that crowned chimney is how it looks down its nose at those cheap-and-cheerless highrise flats.

[@dylanackroyd7591]

I've lived in Halifax all my life and used to walk around in there all time and amazing to say I drive past this everyday

[@johnpinney1166]

Dylan Ackroyd me too! There is stuff like this all over Halifax and well Yorkshire.

[@anvilbrunner.2013]

The holes in the floor were for belting attached to the Richard Arkwright Jenny's.

[@mileshigh1321]

What a place! It should be preserved! At 18:27 min, on the roof floor, it looks like the wall behind you still is blackened from the fire perhaps?

[@lorrainemerry9470]

Another brilliant place. Every time you went near a window or showed how far up you were. my stomach went queasy. i hate heights too

[@MartinZero]

Ha, yeah it was a bit scary in places, but worth it 😆

[@samdub]

A couple of times me and some friends have climbed to the top tied ropes to the framework in the ceiling and abseiled down the sides 😂

[@samdub]

There’s actually a video I made on KZbin called amateur abseiling Halifax that’s us 😂

[@sparkyprojects]

It would be the upper round hole in the chimney that would be the flue, the square hole at the bottom would be for clean out , and maybe to allow more updraught

[@JonWhitton]

Thanks for sharing Martin. Fantastic old stone mill

[@malcolmpritchard4882]

As you’ve said Martin the really is a lot to be said of the attention to detail and skill in these old buildings get vlog you two 👍👍

[@martinbeaumier7172]

Those beams holding up the roof are just awesome i would use those in a new rustic building

[@timothyhopkins6960]

My God what a magnificent structure hope someone will restore it. It’s just a great site .Thank you for showing it .

[@rabidblackable]

Hi Timothy. I live near this mill. The local fire service advised in 2017 that they would not enter it if it was set ablaze, it was that unsafe. I heard back then (when I worked alongside the council) that nobody was interested in developing it because it was so dilapidated. Another mill down the street from me "Martin's Mill" (search urban explorer sites for pictures), has been converted in the last couple of years. Looks really good.

[@timothyhopkins6960]

@@rabidblackable Thank you for telling me that , it makes it even more interesting. It’s a shame they didn’t care about this truly beautiful old mill . The age of it makes it even more wonderful . Thank you for letting me know about the other mill too. I will look it up. I always have loved old Mills. Thank you again .

[@michaelgamble296]

Absolutely fascinating, Martin. I knew these mills were big, but you actually show how big they were/are. Pre-dating Railway structures too - the experienced gained from building these Mills must have had a knock-on effect in the design and building of railway structures. Now for a Good Read. Thomas Armstrong wrote a series of books about Cotton Mills and the families that ran them. The first one is called:"The Crowthers of Bankdam". Published by Collins. My copy is from the Ninth Impression of 1946. A gripping saga, beautifully written - a definite 'Must Read' - on a winters' night after exploring an old Mill!! Enjoy this and the favour is returned!

[@MartinZero]

Thanks Michael, yeah amazing that its pre railway and like you say the skills would have been used later

[@HenrysAdventures]

Interesting video! Looks like those tower blocks at 17:20 are being demolished!

[@terryansell6641]

Hi Martin I’m so enjoying your videos, from New Zealand

[@MartinZero]

Thanks very much Terry, best regards to New Zealand

[@lesliedickinson198]

A great video and fantastic to see that structures like this are still about, the ironwork in the roof looks so elegant and everything gives a feeling of being built to last it's just a pity it couldnt be restored to be put to another use.

[@riversong1]

Brilliant explore!! Martin and Connor, I appreciate all your work, research and love for these old places and storied past. Thanks from Minneapolis, Minnesota USA. Stay safe and long may you keep on with your adventures ~~~~~~

[@MartinZero]

Thank you very much for your appreciation so far away 👌😃

[@frederickbowdler8169]

More constructional details shortage of timber led to more stone and brick in use salt mill in Bradford is very similar.thanks for the walk !

[@GhostTheory]

Very epic location, what a find. Very creepy and really well filmed and edited, kept my attention till the very end.

[@MartinZero]

Thank you very much 👍

[@annahasty7191]

Amazing! Talk about standing the test of time. It should be restored and used as a tourist attraction.

[@MartinZero]

Hi Anna yes its an amazing place 👍🏼

[@latchdoorlatch996]

So much proud history hidden away glad it’s being highlighted

[@MartinZero]

Thanks Martin

[@suecordingley538]

Great to see inside the mill, I pass it everyday on my way to work :)

[@scottjlambert]

Thanks yet again to you and Conner for taking the time and effort to make this video. Always get excited when I see you've posted a new video about something old.

[@MartinZero]

Thanks Scott. Good find wasn't it 👍

[@samsungdex8296]

Missed a trick here, as you were literly adjacent to a disused railway, with Ovendon Station about 300 yrds away. Good video. Even though Iived very near this for a while, I never went to explore it. Thanks.

[@andrewschmitz9707]

That was absolutely incredible,such an awesome find Connor!! Even though the mill was stripped inside,I love as you both do imagining the lives of the workers. Royalty is fine,but they get talked about incessantly,to me this is more intriguing. I so want to do some explores with you guys when I reach Manchester!!

[@MartinZero]

Hi Andrew, yeah he did well finding it. Incredible place. Give us a shout when your here 👌

[@kennethainsworth1716]

Yet another very interesting video Martin. The staircases you both went up and down were pretty well worn and hollows worn with use on step edges. First chimney hole is smoke hole from boiler, 2nd hole(rectangular) on other side and lower on stack was the clean out hole where loose soot and ash were raked out from bottom of chimney. The arched brickwork was for the balance wheel for the steam engine, bigger the wheel more efficient the engine. A good and close copy to this boiler and engine room is the boiler and engine room at Wigan Pier cotton spinning mill, its an exhibit open to the public. (Or at least it used to be when I went there). Another job well done. K.

[@MartinZero]

Good info Kenneth. I never thought of that square hole being a clean out hole

[@russdixon614]

nice to see it's still standing

[@Stop..carry-on]

Such a shame - who ever owns the mill needs to get a covering over the roof to prevent further damage to the floors and fabric of the building

[@Seat1AJoe]

Great show, Martin. I hope you’re staying safe.

[@theanchorsholmeartisan4076]

Hi Martin and Connor, Another belter of a video! It’s fascinating to think of all the peoples lives that went through that mill from construction to closure - as well as historical events that happened over the generations. Keep up your good work mate 👍🏻 🇪🇪

[@MartinZero]

Thanks very much. Staggering to think it was built in Georgian times. Probably hand built 👍

[@kenpickles4707]

Great videos....there are a few abandoned railway tunnels close by as well. Line used to run past the mill through a tunnel to the left.

[@MartinZero]

Thanks Ken

[@memebigboy1024]

Wow! That’s an amazing mill!!

[@hyper2high]

Those cast iron roof trusses were amazing. The building looked really well built almost like a castle! 👍

[@MartinZero]

Yes an incredible place

[@rabidblackable]

There's a culvert running under the mill and back upstream towards the mill that Halifax Boxing club is in. You can access it near the boiler house (building with the chimney) via a manhole. I was down there last week. You can't go far unless you have a wetsuit and snorkel though. Interestingly, at some point it had electricity in it, as there is a strip light just below the manhole. If you go up the road to Halifax Boxing club, you will see that the mill the club is in straddles the Ovenden Brook, I guess the mill used the water like the Steam powered mill above. I must have a nosey one day...

[@Jeepjones85]

It’s neat how the stairs are worn down from all the foot traffic, what a interesting place!

[@martinstevenson7462]

Another interesting video Martin I used to work in textile manufacturers William Tathams for 25 years in the foundry that is why I'm interested in your videos keep up the good work Martin And also Conor.

[@MartinZero]

Thanks Martin

[@phillnick5664]

Great vidio..very well preserved for 1825!! Amazing how the council do not convert into housing/flats...and keep the place alive... Amazing how the arched brick just sits on the beam by about 2 inches and this hold up the tons of weight ceilings..!! Amazing architecture for such an era

[@MartinZero]

Hi Phill yeah thats what got me the way that arch just rests on such a small bit of the girder

[@ColinHarperSummerson]

Wow, dont think would have got me to the top, when theres so much of it wide open, but great architecture and stone work ,great iron work in the roof too, well put together, it's a crying shame it cant be saved and at least made into apartments, know lot of places get turned into apartments, but think long as these buildings get saved then its almost a memorial to those that worked there or even died ?, really enjoyed the video , thank Martin 👍🙂

[@TheSadButMadLad]

Very nice building. Passed it occasionally. The room you labelled as engine room at 8:45 was the main staircase that has been ripped out according to 28dayslater. You can see some remnants of it at 8:39.

[@MartinZero]

Thanks, I think it was the engine room ? What you reckon ? Those stairs looked concrete if thats what you mean ?

[@dogtrackable]

Another great find & walk around, thank you both. That said, you never cease to scare the life out of me with your exploits. All that rubble on the ground/floors had to come from some where...PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE get yourselves Hard Hats. Then I can get a good nights sleep again.... and you can continue to create these very interesting videos.

[@MartinZero]

Hello Arnie, we will and Thank you 😃

[@floydskifloyd2870]

Brilliant footage of the roofs structure & the view That building definitely needs saving Cool video once again Martin Thanks look forward to your next video Great stuff 👍

[@MartinZero]

Cheers mate, yep amazing place. Not Manchester but too good to miss

[@allanadam4553]

We lived in Tehran Iran from ‘76-‘78 all 3 story building were built out of steel I beams and floor structure infilled with brick arches and a layer of cement to level the floors. Bricks were delivered in dump trucks late at night perfectly stacked in the bin, then just dumped in a pile, first heavy rain turned the bricks back into clay and sand. They used a dry clay and plaster mix with water to build the arches by hand, no gloves or tools, the mix wasn’t even dry before more brick was thrown up and caught and placed on the just finished floor, very strong. Great video hope somebody puts such history to a good use?

[@gcfcos]

Awesome once again

[@craigstorer3868]

This was a very good video! Good color lighting, good narriation voice and commentary. It was nice to have Conner with you as well. You two did well together. I can relate to you not being able to deal with high places too well, because most of this video made me feel afraid of being up there, and here I was just viewing on my notebook. I felt like I was actually there with you and not just looking at a glass screen. Wow! Take care!

[@MartinZero]

Craig thank you very much. It was actually a brilliant explore even with the high drops. A fascinating place. The colour lighting was fun to do. Added an extra 2 hours to our time in that mill messing about 😃👍

[@paulbarnes8425]

What a beautiful building, overgrown with nature....loved the coloured lights just like an illegal rave 🙃

[@MartinZero]

Yep lovely building. Yeah late 80's rave 😆

[@pdtech4524]

Incredible structure! Amazing it's still basically in good structural condition, even the cast roof spars look sound despite being open to the elements! Like you said at some point that building has undergone extensive renovation, I wonder if there are any plans to restore it? Would make fabulous apartments! I've worked in a few old cotton mills and they all share similarities, over the years. bits get changed to make way for new industries but the main structures and features are there to see if you know where to look. Did you notice the worn down edges of the stone steps through years and years of workers trudging up and down them lol I remember that walk up and down 4 floors many times a day. Management used to frown on anyone using the lift for anything other than goods inward.There was a bit of a knack to 'driving' our lift it had a lever to control, down, up and stop, hitting the right spot for each floor was a skill I quickly aquired! 😁😎👍😎👍

[@ExploringwithCarl]

I did enjoy the video Martin & Connor. We do have some beautiful buildings / mills left around ( Manchester and beyond ) You like what I did there lol Great colours at the end too. Thanks and thumbs up 👍

[@carlhenshall5604]

Great video martin. You've taken the words right out of my mouth. It reminds me of that bonded warehouse ceiling too ;)

[@MartinZero]

Yeah Love those ceilings. I think in hindsight it was for fireproofing

[@markbray-cotton2398]

Love watching your videos Martin especially the Manchester ones the Northern Quarter brought back some great memories as I worked the first 10 years of my working life on Blossom St Ancoats, keep the good work and I will be sharing your videos and hopefully get you some more subscribers

[@MartinZero]

Hi Mark thanks very much. I appreciate it. Yep loved doing that Northern quarter one. What was your Job on Blossom Street Mark ?

[@markbray-cotton2398]

Martin Zero I worked as an electroplater in the basement of the mill 2 doors from what was the Edinburgh Castle pub which became my local for quite a few years

[@markbray-cotton2398]

I also did the company banking at the Barclays Bank on Swan St opposite the Band on the Wall, your video and history of swan street brought back some memories

[@MartinZero]

Cheers Mark. I have great memories of Swan Street also 😃

[@AndroidUserCFB]

Great video lads; that bricked vaulted ceiling, you can see the same thing on a bigger scale at Manchester Piccadilly, only the cast iron beams and associated stays, brick arches etc. there are holding up about 12 platforms and all the associated ballast, trains, track etc. :) They knew their onions, the Victorians. :)

[@MartinZero]

They certainly did. Absolutely amazing stuff. Thanks 👍

[@jayh3563]

Android User C41F877B research Tartarian architecture I did

[@GoombaTed]

I,m from Halifax and went in that mill as a teen. There was also an old pub called old lane pub near that was interesting to look in but sadly it was pulled down 10 or so years ago.

[@MartinZero]

That mill is great isnt it

[@fac51nh]

As always another great video. Another great building that needs to be saved. Well done lads👍👍👍

[@MartinZero]

Thank you. Yep such a shame an amazing building

[@simonrowlands7472]

Great video I worked in a mill many years ago, the chimney is like my misses, got a big crack LoL

[@jetsons101]

Martin, how did I miss this one. Great watch, I agree about the craftsmanship put into buildings back in the day. Is the mill still there, this video is about 3 or 4 years old now.

[@patriciaclarke4713]

Brilliant...enjoyed that..many thanks

[@p.r.tfilms9777]

Really enjoying your videos

[@MartinZero]

Thanks Peter

[@owenrichardson1419]

Hi Martin been following you for a while. Just a little of information. The cast iron frame and brick showed the fire precaution worked. Huge fire only took out the roof. For early mill built like this. Quarry Bank Mill (National Trust) Originally water powered but later steam powered. 1784...

[@MartinZero]

Thanks for the info Owen, yes and I bet the roof space was timber ? I keep meaning to go to Quarry bank

[@theradiomechanic9625]

The opening at floor level in the chimney is unlikely to be the flue opening. This would be the cleanout to rake out soot and debris that accumulates in chimneys over time. The round opening would be the flue opening. The boiler would not have its flue at ground level as heat rises. Firebox under the boiler, then steam piping then flue gasses out the top. Love your videos. Wish I could explore with you.

[@MRPUD1]

Brilliant video . Love the old type mills of industry from the past shame so many get left to fall into disrepair or just fall down . The chimney don't look very safe at all . It also puts into perspective what great engineering this was for the size there was no tower cranes or power tools it ws all hands on .

[@MartinZero]

Yeah exactly, all those floors pretty much built by hand. No that chimney looks decidedly dodgy

[@Steve_Wardley_G6JEF]

Another great video you guy's, the whole place looks in good condition, let's hope the owners make something of it before it falls into irretrievable disrepair. Love the coloured lighting effect might have to look at getting some myself to light up the cliffs at Flamborough Head.

[@MartinZero]

That would be Cool Steve. You'll have to show us the shots if you do it 👍

[@dalem1140]

What an amazing building. Another superb vid......👌

[@MartinZero]

Thanks very much Dale 👍

[@gazzblack8327]

Ahhh Martin you've deserted us going from from shire to another however great interesting vid and yeah they built them to last in them days keep up the great work

[@MartinZero]

I know, I will be back. I am just venturing beyond to give some Yorkshire spice 😆👍

[@martinandrews7387]

Thanks for posting.A very interesting video.I live nearby and regularly walk passed it.It has always interested me and I have often wondered what it is like inside.I once saw a photograph of it,dated I think 1979,when it looked as though it was still operable.At a guess I would say that it was abandoned sometime in the 1980's.

[@MartinZero]

Thanks Martin

[@19bob53]

There was a railway warehouse at the side of London Road Station (Piccadilly) on Ducie Street, Manchester, near where the entrance to the car park and petrol station are. The construction was brick built with floors like the mill in Halifax. When they were demolishing the warehouse (with difficulty) there were a couple of tracked cranes with wrecking balls sat on top of the floors as they slowly broke through the brickwork. It seemed to take ages to knock down.

[@MartinZero]

Wow must have been solid eh ?

[@imranghani8672]

Just been today beautiful showed the kids our local building, I also read that they had a night watcher he walked round at the end of the shifts and shot a cannon style gun blocked off now nice video

[@MartinZero]

Thanks Imran , lets hope the place gets saved

[@anastasiamacvicar5609]

the bottom hatch is a access door to the chimney because the workers had to clean the bottom out when the boilers was being serviced

[@dannyBtech]

i drive past this all the time thanks for the awsome vid

[@MartinZero]

Cheers Danny. Check it out next time 😃👍

[@pukkah69]

love it always learn something from this guy keep up the great vids guys

[@MartinZero]

Cheers mate 😃

[@greatermanchesterurbexexpl445]

Haha lol@that scream another brilliant video

[@danielbarrows7144]

Loved the gable end with the round hole in it 🏫 Martin Scorsese filming horror films in the basement 🤣

[@MartinZero]

😀👍

[@tonystoakley5816]

thanks again great video

[@MartinZero]

Thanks Tony

[@nixtax3526]

Brilliant video guys, a great find. Such an interesting explore . Although it’s in a bad state I presume the brick vaulted ceilings and floor meant the fire didn’t destroy the mill, and subsequent vandals couldn’t set fire to it like so many other cotton mills. This mill need saving , hope someone can see its potential. Cheers for uploading guys.

[@MartinZero]

Thanks Nix, yeah Ive just realised the brick vaulting was for fireproofing. Yep Grade II listed but no planes to do anything with it

[@gregwarner3753]

You see an adventure. I see future condominium apartments and townhomes.

[@MartinZero]

Hopefully that will happen as it will give the mill a future

[@petemoore6590]

They may not pull the mill down but looking at how much it's deteriorating, especially with so much roof and windows missing I fear it won't be long before it's too late. Great find guys.

[@nvw2978]

It’s listed apparently. Went round it last week, fantastic old building x

[@reetcorneille100]

As always an excellent video ,though I did get a bit scared of the heights with you 😱 I'm glad it's you up there and not me 😀 ,love the metal grate barrier over the water at the end 😍

[@MartinZero]

Hi Reet yeah those stairs near the top were a bit hairy scary when you walked past the open windows. That little barrier was over Ovenden Brook 👍

[@stevelong6358]

Awsome video martin. cockrover great bit of kit thanks..

[@OakKnobFarm]

You seem to like chimneys.... SO! At the beginning of the video, the round connection (we call it a "thimble") is where the boilers connected. The lower rectangular cast iron door was the clean out so you could remove the soot and crud

[@MartinZero]

Yeah I realise now. I wanted to crawl inside it, but maybe not

[@OakKnobFarm]

@@MartinZero Not in your nice clothes, for certain!

[@BLINDEXPLORERASIFMUHAMMAD]

Very amazing video well done and I love listening to your videos as I am blind and I am a white cane long cane user

[@MartinZero]

Thanks a lot Richard

[@BLINDEXPLORERASIFMUHAMMAD]

@@MartinZero you are most welcome mate and I still have the railway pin for you

[@MartinZero]

Oh yes , thanks so much. Am sure when we have that coffee I'll collect it 👍

[@Thailandescapades]

another great video lads..top work

[@MartinZero]

Thank you very much

[@19bob53]

Probably where the the big wheel of drum was, housing the rope drive for each floor. The one in Ellen Road Mill, Newhey is still there with the two working steam engines. Ellen Road was 5 of 6 floors of spinning machinery.

[@MartinZero]

I still need to go see that Mill 👍

[@SkySightUK]

Another class video!!!! Would love to see one on Parkbridge down Ashton under lyne

[@MartinZero]

Hi Andrew thanks mate. Believe it or not am off there today to check the place out. No video yet I dont know enough about the place 👍

[@SkySightUK]

@@MartinZero see if you can find the old mine ventalation and drainage shafts.

[@thomastierney8705]

Interesting video that Martin maybe you should do a video on quarry bank mill where they did cotton, that girder that stuck out the window on top floor i think that might of been some sort of hoist that brought goods into the building 👍

[@MartinZero]

Probably Thomas. Ive actually never been to Quarry Bank 👍

[@antsmith8588]

Hi martin... Loving your vlogs. You want to visit an area called Deeply Vale and buckhurst in cheesden valley. There are stone ruins from the mill also gate stones where the managers house used to be. Also a brick chimney built into the hill and the old school house.... Keep up the videos and get down that manchester void...

[@MartinZero]

Hi Ant you mean the cave ? Not much in there 😃Somebody else mentioned that area in Cheesden might put it on the list 👍

[@teresaoswell6981]

Fascinating great find well done 👍

[@MartinZero]

Thank you Teresa

[@ScrumptiousChild]

I have been to this mill. its good to have fires n stuff wth my friends

[@brianmoore7910]

Well enjoyed Martin and connor great video 👍

[@MartinZero]

Cheers Brian 👌

[@mickd6942]

Think those stone and cast iron mills were called fire proof mills as the name sugests built to with stand fires which were common in textile mills And as you say whare houses

[@learningto-ir8no]

Great video as always

[@MartinZero]

Hi Kyle, thanks 👍

[@oddwad6290]

Very cutting edge for 1827 !

[@mattmatt5480]

happy to see you guys

[@MartinZero]

Cheers Matt 👍

[@EnglishLaw]

Sensational video!

[@MartinZero]

Thank you

[@carolinebarnes6832]

Those old mills really had some character, didn't they? this put me in mind of my great, great, (not sure how many greats, but at least 3 or 4, my grandfather was born in 1872) grandfather who was one of the early self taught engineers in those days before night schools or anything like that. He wandered all over Lancashire and Yorkshire working on the first steam engines that powered the mills. My Dad used to tell a story about him coming across a mill that wasn't working because nobody knew how to mend the engine, so he got it up and running for them. Those must have been such amazing days back then. Engineering skills were passed down the male line in my family, my Dad could turn his hand to anything. He was mad about steam engines and built the Bala Lake railway in north Wales. This talent skipped a generation with his father, my grandfather, who refused to go to school after about the age of 12 because he wanted to drive a horse and cart to Manchester and back hauling goods. This would have been in the 1880s. Later on he became a fireman on the railways. He built three red brick houses on Blackburn rd in Chorley at Great Knowley, the name of the farm he had. In about 1960 when I was about 10 I stood on the back step of one of those houses and in a radius of about 180 degrees I counted about 50 factory chimneys, just looking from left to right. By the time my aunt left there about 20 years ago there were perhaps one or two still standing. All this makes me very nostalgic.

[@MartinZero]

Hi Caroline thanks for that. Very interesting. Yep all those chimneys gone

[@davidclark3603]

Very interesting again!

[@manchesterukabriefvideooftime]

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[@MartinZero]

Thank you Stephen, you are very kind

[@MisterAshbrook]

Excellent insight into the building's construction there. The brick ceiling construction is called Jack Arch Construction (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_arch). Very common in mills, warehouses and some tunnels too because it's very strong.

[@MartinZero]

Hi Paul, yeahVaulted ceilings arent they. Incredible structure

[@MisterAshbrook]

Hi Martin. No, the mill ceiling is a Jack Arch ceiling. A vaulted ceiling is one large arched ceiling, like in a church or hall.