Report - Springside Paper Mill - Belmont, Bolton - May 2022

[tesselate]

Back in May I had a reason to be in Manchester with a friend so a road trip ensued. On the way down we stopped off in Belmont, Bolton at Springside Paper Mill.

Originally a dye factory it was converted to a paper mill by Charles Turner & Co. CT&co was taken over by Kruger who ran the factory for 150 years. It's well known site and as has been explored regularly since it's closure in 2002.

Springside Paper Mills Belmont – 10 acres residential

In the mid 19th Century paper-making became a major business in the UK. Briefly a dye works in the earlier part of that century, this Spencer family site (under Charles Turner) was sold to Canadian…

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There were some active construction works on the building highlighted in the image below, as well as some active CCTV cameras covering the main courtyard area. When we visited there was a security van parked by the main entrance but we couldn't make out for sure if anyone was inside. The surrounding area is quite marshy and there is asbestos in multiple areas.

 

[HughieD]

Maaaan. That place has gone but has a strange appeal still. Good stuff.

 

[Mikeymutt]

Like Hughie says it well gone but it still looks quite alright. Thought about going here last year but never did.

 

[Xan_Asmodi]

Nice photos, dude! I love that particular type of decay!

 

[Lopata]

Beautiful work! There is something kino about this kind of urban decay

 

[Eliot]

Had a few visits here, last one about two months ago. Definitely works happening there, albeit quite slowly. Was quite disappointed every from the lab has been removed, and I'm sure a small
building had gone too