Time for a History Lesson
The Millennium Mills is a derelict turn of 20th century flour mill in West Silvertown on the south side of the Royal Victoria Dock, between the Thames Barrier and the ExCel exhibition centre alongside the newly built Britannia village, in Newham, London, England. Along with Millennium Mills, there remains a small section of the now destroyed Rank Hovis Premier Mill and a restored grade II listed grain silo, labelled the 'D' silo. Described as a "decaying industrial anachronism standing defiant and alone in the surrounding subtopia", the Millennium Mills has become a well-loved icon of post-industrial Britain and has made its way into many aspects of popular culture, being used as a backdrop in films and television shows such as Ashes to Ashes and Derek Jarman's The Last of England. Millennium Mills is also a destination for Urban Explorers despite high security, dangers of structural weakness, ten-storey drops and asbestos, and there are many reports and internal photos of the site. [Thanks wikipedia]
The Explore
I’ll be covering two separate visits made over the course of a week… BUT – use your common sense when visiting any abandoned site, especially in built-up areas such as London. We live in the UK where unused land costs someone, somewhere money. Within a week Millennium Mills was crawling with security on my second visit and we had to be extremely careful but I will talk about this at end of the thread.
After a decent day out visiting the rathole and exploring parts of London, we headed to Millennium Mills. Access was a solid 6 or 7 out of 10 difficulty wise, mainly due to the fact that as access goes – it was pretty obvious but it involves a climb which is not suited to everyone. DO NOT DO THIS ON A WET AND RAINY DAY LIKE WE DID. IT WAS STUPID AND VERY DANGEROUS. The site itself doesn’t really have much to it. All the machinery is stripped out and the building is mostly a shell. This building, however, does give something back to you if you are dedicated enough and that is one hell of a view. Anyway, on with the pics:
Firstly D Silo:
And then the building itself:
The views really are spectacular from the roof, a perfect spot for chilling out for a few hours.
Back to my point I made earlier. Sites like these are constantly changing on a weekly, even daily basis. Just because you saw an update for a location posted a week or two ago doesn’t mean it will be in the same condition when you visit. Anyone visiting this site should definitely be careful! You’ve had your warning!
Hope you enjoyed! – feedback always appreciated
The Millennium Mills is a derelict turn of 20th century flour mill in West Silvertown on the south side of the Royal Victoria Dock, between the Thames Barrier and the ExCel exhibition centre alongside the newly built Britannia village, in Newham, London, England. Along with Millennium Mills, there remains a small section of the now destroyed Rank Hovis Premier Mill and a restored grade II listed grain silo, labelled the 'D' silo. Described as a "decaying industrial anachronism standing defiant and alone in the surrounding subtopia", the Millennium Mills has become a well-loved icon of post-industrial Britain and has made its way into many aspects of popular culture, being used as a backdrop in films and television shows such as Ashes to Ashes and Derek Jarman's The Last of England. Millennium Mills is also a destination for Urban Explorers despite high security, dangers of structural weakness, ten-storey drops and asbestos, and there are many reports and internal photos of the site. [Thanks wikipedia]
The Explore
I’ll be covering two separate visits made over the course of a week… BUT – use your common sense when visiting any abandoned site, especially in built-up areas such as London. We live in the UK where unused land costs someone, somewhere money. Within a week Millennium Mills was crawling with security on my second visit and we had to be extremely careful but I will talk about this at end of the thread.
After a decent day out visiting the rathole and exploring parts of London, we headed to Millennium Mills. Access was a solid 6 or 7 out of 10 difficulty wise, mainly due to the fact that as access goes – it was pretty obvious but it involves a climb which is not suited to everyone. DO NOT DO THIS ON A WET AND RAINY DAY LIKE WE DID. IT WAS STUPID AND VERY DANGEROUS. The site itself doesn’t really have much to it. All the machinery is stripped out and the building is mostly a shell. This building, however, does give something back to you if you are dedicated enough and that is one hell of a view. Anyway, on with the pics:
Firstly D Silo:
And then the building itself:
The views really are spectacular from the roof, a perfect spot for chilling out for a few hours.
Back to my point I made earlier. Sites like these are constantly changing on a weekly, even daily basis. Just because you saw an update for a location posted a week or two ago doesn’t mean it will be in the same condition when you visit. Anyone visiting this site should definitely be careful! You’ve had your warning!
Hope you enjoyed! – feedback always appreciated
