Fole Mill is the last building standing on the site of the former Fole Dairy which was demolished in 2018. The mill itself dates from 1771 and was constructed by Henry Copestake as a water mill, possibly on the site of an even earlier structure. The upper storey of it was rebuilt in 1894 following a fire, by Vernon & Sons who went on to construct London’s Millennium Mills. There is also the ‘Mill House’ which stands in front of the main building, this also dates from the 18th century and was most likely inhabited by the mill manager.
The site of the mill was purchased in the early 1920’s by the Co-operative Wholesale Society who transformed the into a dairy which operated out of the village of Fole all the way up to 2009.
Driving through Fole, I thought I’d check the site out to see if there were any leftovers which might be worth nosing around in – and so it came to be. Nowt amazing here, but it had a certain oldness to it and some milk related stuff still lying around.
Ground floor
Middle floor
Top floor
Small engineering room
And one final shot from the former mill managers' house. Empty & rotten, but had some nice wind-torn curtains.
Thanks for looking.
Ground floor
Middle floor
Top floor
Small engineering room
And one final shot from the former mill managers' house. Empty & rotten, but had some nice wind-torn curtains.
Thanks for looking.
