Report - Big Mill - Staffs - late 2015

[Will Knot]

The Explore......

A spur of the moment try following a fail in the nearby area......and success.....this was even on a school day!!!

A Bit of History.....

The Big Mill or Wardle & Davenport Ltd is in Staffordshire Built in 1857 by the famous Victorian architect William Sugden, originally built for Lovatt and Goulding but later became Wardle and Davenport.The firm Wardle and Davenport was formed in 1867 with the partnership between Henry wardle and George davenport over many years they ran many successful business’s employing up to 2500 people by the 1960’s the company was suffering great losses and by 1970 they went into receivership, they also pioneered the way forward in artificial silk stockings, the building is currently under redevelopment other mills in the area have been redeveloped , work seems to have stopped on this site for the time been.

.....on with the piccies

Thanks for lookin' in .....I hope you enjoyed the report .....I Will Knot

 

[Lavino]

Look like it was a impressive mill in its time good work mark..

 

[HughieD]

That's a proper good mill that...

 

[Lenston]

Nice Mark

 

[Will Knot]

Look like it was a impressive mill in its time good work mark..

That's a proper good mill that...

Nice Mark

Cheers chaps

 

[Vulex]

Love your editing style and shots mate. Great photos

 

[Will Knot]

Love your editing style and shots mate. Great photos

Thanks there dude

 

[The Wombat]

really nice, like that

 

[Will Knot]

really nice, like that

Thank you Mr Wombat