Friday, 29 January 2010

Hartford Mill

Solo visit by Ojay.

Situated just outside Oldham and is a Grade II Listed building. It has been well and truly trashed since my last visit in 2008, and has probably been UrbEx'd to death as well by now!


Built 1907 by the Hartford Mill (Oldham)Co Ltd. Extended 1920 and 1924 closed in 1959.
It was since used by Littlewoods as a catalogue mail order warehouse until 1992, it has largely been vandalised since then. The Architect was F W Dixon, boasting 120,000 spindles, power was provided by a very impressive 1500 hp Urmson & Thompson engine.
It has now been compulsory purchased by the local authority, Grade II listed? looking at whats going on around there it looks like demolition is immenent.


Chimney

 

 


Sink


Various Floors





Top floor



Frontals



Lift


Main Stairwell


Fire Riser


Fuse Board


A Hole!


Rooftop




The 'Old Boilers'




Derelict Houses


Overlooking Manchester


Overlooking Chadderton


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