Survived for 160 years with everything still inside

[@antonybrown5285]

Hi Craig, love your Channels. In 1972 I worked at Bottoms Mill in Walsden lancs, in between Todmorden and Littleborough. The Mill now belongs to Gordon Riggs Garden Centre. You brought back happy memories of the time I worked there, I was a Mule Spinner at the mill. When you went upstairs and showed the long frame I thought Wow, that’s what I worked on, that was the Mule Spinning Machine. The bobbins 🧵 in the basket slid on to the spindles on the frame and there were 750 of them. Thanks Craig. Tony.

[@speedyboolooks]

Amazing! Love trying to imagine how it was, the noise, the smells & the people. Lovely to see it left alone.

[@bjarneolesen8949]

Hey Craig and Gertrud. The Wax blocks is for the drivebelts on the fabrication machines. What a wonderful place. I am blown away 👍👍 Wonderful 🙂

[@mijobuhl1]

spelonking! Love it Greg! This is a real adventure!

[@derekdingwall]

Nice to see somewhere not vandalised as you say Craig ,i bet it was a noisy environment when it was up and running though🤔👍

[@roamingdev4990]

The most relaxing 30 mins I’ve spent in a long time. That’s a cool place you’ve found. 👍

[@HepcatHarley]

The wax bars are used as a thread lubricant and it also strengthens the thread. So if you are stitching with cotton wool the wax coating allows the thread to pass through materials better. I know as I did tailoring when I was at school :)

[@garyhardman8369]

What an amazing place. Needs restoration and opening for all to see. What impressed me most, was your care and respect for everything, whilst bringing us along to see this jewel. Thanks Craig.

[@acooper4482]

Cant wait til the next instalment on the van conversion. Cracking mill 👍

[@dhadventure2655]

Thank you. More on the van very soon, just had the dreaded road tax reminder £290😱I hope to get more materials soon as I can for the next stage.

[@troywee4774]

very cool mate, thanks.

[@johnthynne3265]

That place must have a story to tell. What an incredible piece of industrial and social history. Thanks for taking me along with you.

[@energizerbunnie100]

Seeing the carding machine brought back memories. I used to work on them but in man made fibre industry

[@richardchanning8465]

Those machines are Victorian engineering at its finest. Beautiful!

[@dodgybodger3124]

Great post again Craig. 👍 Imagine coming up here n it was already rocking lmao 😂😂😂 The wax was maybe to coat the thread ?

[@johnrimmer5812]

Wow, didn't want that end.cheers for the sneakey peeky.

[@mickduggan9666]

Ooh, lovely.😀 Another cracking adventure.

[@madgardener5820]

Watching these has me wondering if I'll come down stairs in the morning and find Dog House exploring my lounge.

[@andrewbarlow1707]

What a rare thing these days, to find something so amazing and it’s not been vandalised. Your respect and care for the things you picked up. Thank you for the journey Craig

[@gordoncurrie3453]

Tragic that we lost all these places because it was a few pence cheaper to import things, rare to see anything with Made in England on it

[@michaellittler2616]

Brilliant find thanks for sharing it

[@roberthocking9138]

What a great find, pity it’s not properly preserved, but at least it’s well hidden and hasn’t been vandalised. Enjoyed that vid.👍

[@whitecompany18]

👍

[@jobucklandbuckland8031]

that was amazing , reminds me when we was kids and exploring the old brewery and slaughter house near where i lived , part of the brewery was flooded and another part was used for storage of war surplus radio or radar valves unfortunately the place burnt down some years ago ,we also had old empty houses and the old council depot one part had loads of british army helmets stored there ended up as part of a new estate

[@DonConstance]

Dry Cells = batteries for telephones, early telephones needed a local battery at the customer to power them. Later system used a central battery in the telephone exchange. Could also be for on site telephones.

[@davepowell6740]

was the roof hanging by a thread ! another amazing time capsule

[@mrsmith697]

Was not the wax to the straps?

[@twozup1098]

According to my iphones translate app (photo enabled) the certificate is from the North Independent Sunday School Union and says “Certificate of Achievement” and under that “Children’s Elementary Books”. I’m happy to be corrected by any native welsh speakers that can actually read it 😊

[@dhadventure2655]

Thank you Twozup that sounds spot on to me.

[@raythirkettle4155]

Dry cell.....battery

[@allangeorgewainwright3812]

Was it a carpet mill

[@dhadventure2655]

Possibly with the length of one of the machines

[@dodgybodger3124]

Hi Craig. Im actually 1st to comment 😃👍 Not watched the post yet, but I'm gonna enjoy it. 👍

[@garyhardman8369]

Why brag that you are first to comment, when your comment contains nothing of interest, and nothing pertaining to the video?

[@dodgybodger3124]

@@garyhardman8369 I'm not bragging. Just couldn't believe there were no comments written. You seem annoyed. Maybe you wanted to be 1st.

[@twozup1098]

@@garyhardman8369 It’s just a thing. Live and let live mate no harm done to anyone. 😇