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This explore sprouted from a suggestion I made to Mookster a week before - a visit to Millenium Mills. We thought to make the most of it we would take the trip to london early in the morning (4AM to be exact!) Whch resulted in us arriving at London Paddington station at around 5:30. I love travelling at night but neither of us could resist sleeping on the train & we would definately need the enegry for the day that was to follow.
Mookster sorted out the route on the tube that we had to take which conveniently placed us pratically outside the mill, unfortunately on entry we noticed security were very strategically placed between the Silo and the Mill meaning entry was not possible without being caught & the fact that Mookster had already had a run in once before with these guards we decided to leave in favour of another explore.
We had pinpointed a factory (which wasn't hard - it's massive!) Somewhere further away and decided to investigate...
The place looked promising but the palisade did not - although possible, we were not too enthusiastic about climbing the fence in broad daylight with the busy road & street next to us so we sought out another entry point.
After entry my thoughts straight away turned to the amount of graffiti on site - the CCTV cameras were either not monitored or not working given the amount of time some of the pieces must have taken, sadly most of it was lettering without murals.
The garages were probably the best feature of the whole site - perhaps pointing towards an automotive past for this building? I think either the factory assembled vehicles or ran a fleet of their own for deliveries however nothing is for certain.
On entry we were greeted by various Skate ramps with unlit cigarettes & unopened beer, tempting as it was we decided to leave them well alone. It was obvious that this place had become a "hang out" for the local kids & I was wary of their return at this point.
Only the ground floor & basement were accessable & were practically empty - I would have loved to see the higher floors but access was near on impossible, apparently the stairs were removed when a squatter fell from the roof some years ago.
There were little clues to the building's past, with this sign being the only still intact.
We ventured back outside - this place must have been sat for a long time, the large for sale signs suggested demolition although to me the building seemed solid enough for renovation.
This photo does suggest otherwise - note the concrete beams bending up in the distance.
This sign was actually inside - whatever security once occupied the space has now moved on.
And finally, there were many tools & relics scattered around but it was unclear as to whether the were from a demolition crew or more clues towards the factory's past.
So there we go! I hope everyone has enojoyed reading it and much thanks to Mookster for accompanying me & doing most of the organisation.
Mookster sorted out the route on the tube that we had to take which conveniently placed us pratically outside the mill, unfortunately on entry we noticed security were very strategically placed between the Silo and the Mill meaning entry was not possible without being caught & the fact that Mookster had already had a run in once before with these guards we decided to leave in favour of another explore.
We had pinpointed a factory (which wasn't hard - it's massive!) Somewhere further away and decided to investigate...
The place looked promising but the palisade did not - although possible, we were not too enthusiastic about climbing the fence in broad daylight with the busy road & street next to us so we sought out another entry point.
After entry my thoughts straight away turned to the amount of graffiti on site - the CCTV cameras were either not monitored or not working given the amount of time some of the pieces must have taken, sadly most of it was lettering without murals.
The garages were probably the best feature of the whole site - perhaps pointing towards an automotive past for this building? I think either the factory assembled vehicles or ran a fleet of their own for deliveries however nothing is for certain.
On entry we were greeted by various Skate ramps with unlit cigarettes & unopened beer, tempting as it was we decided to leave them well alone. It was obvious that this place had become a "hang out" for the local kids & I was wary of their return at this point.
Only the ground floor & basement were accessable & were practically empty - I would have loved to see the higher floors but access was near on impossible, apparently the stairs were removed when a squatter fell from the roof some years ago.
There were little clues to the building's past, with this sign being the only still intact.
We ventured back outside - this place must have been sat for a long time, the large for sale signs suggested demolition although to me the building seemed solid enough for renovation.
This photo does suggest otherwise - note the concrete beams bending up in the distance.
This sign was actually inside - whatever security once occupied the space has now moved on.
And finally, there were many tools & relics scattered around but it was unclear as to whether the were from a demolition crew or more clues towards the factory's past.
So there we go! I hope everyone has enojoyed reading it and much thanks to Mookster for accompanying me & doing most of the organisation.
