Old lane mill - Halifax - November 2010

[nij4829]

Visited with CCM

Rawson's Mill/Worsted mill built 1825-28 for James Ackroyd, and acquired by the Rawson family in 1836.
This building is listed because it is the oldest and largest surviving example of a multi-storey, steam-powered, iron-framed textile mill in the important textile centre of Halifax, it is probably also the best preserved example for its date in Yorkshire.
The engine house occupies the full width of the mill, at the west end, with panelled reveal to the window and a decorative plaster ceiling. A large semi-circular recess once housed the large flywheel.

Then we found...........CULVERTS

Finally, the ceiling rose & weird objects we found in the grounds

 

[KooK.]

Nice one nij, the mill looks pretty stripped (you know I like my evidence of peoples!) like the old joystick.

 

[nij4829]

Nice one nij, the mill looks pretty stripped (you know I like my evidence of peoples!) like the old joystick.

VERY stripped mate, TBH we was not really going for the mill, more tunnels was the order of the day, but as yet someone decided that the doors would remain closed - though we have now traced a full line all the way fron start to finish lol

 

[Foxylady]

Really nice set of pics there. Lots of bits that I haven't seen before...love the winches. For me it's mostly about the buildings, so that hits the spot.

 

[nij4829]

Really nice set of pics there. Lots of bits that I haven't seen before...love the winches. For me it's mostly about the buildings, so that hits the spot.

Thank you.
The winches were in one of those places where you could fall through the roof VERY easily lol

 

[homosapien1918]

not much left there, but the ceiling above the staircase is nice

 

[nij4829]

not much left there, but the ceiling above the staircase is nice

the ceiling doesnt look like it will be there much longer though
the culverts are interesting and are on my list of things to do soon

 

[homosapien1918]

the ceiling doesnt look like it will be there much longer though
the culverts are interesting and are on my list of things to do soon

hope you've got a good life line, those culverts look well dodgy

 

[nij4829]

hope you've got a good life line, those culverts look well dodgy

Yeah will be fine mate, I do a lot of caving and SRT work so I hope that myself and my colleague will be fine lol

 

[cardiffrail]

Nice one. Looks a teeny bit drier than when I went in the summer. Don't remember seeing the dumped electrical equipment though.