Kelvin Fenton Mill, Burnley - December 2015

Visited with Blacksnake, Tbolt and ZerO81,  this is a mill that is half demolished and is about 12 months from becoming death on a stick.

Kelvin Fenton operated from these premises specializing in packaging, a distinct lack of information on this place exists (or that I can be bothered looking for with any extreme effort).

The entrance kind of suited my kind Hobbit like friends and this derp of building followed our early morning theme of mud, it was one of them kind of days and Tbolt's Vengabus was becoming ever increasingly soiled.











If you manage to brave it to the top floor a good view of Burnley can be seen, including Burnley Empire Theatre.
 
But to be honest was it worth the effort and possible breakage of limbs/death ? No.








It was time to leave




The photos make it look better than it is 3/10

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Murphys Machinery, Menston - November 2015

Visited on a rather wet and windy November day by myself, Tbolt, Judderman and the hobbit like one only known as ZerO81.



I've seen rather a lot of jolly good photos over the years from this place, sadly you will be very disappointed by mine.

Visited just in the nick of time by the looks of the floors on the way in, saying that the place has been closed since 2002 and has stood empty unused except for the occasional visit by photographers.

The place has seen better days and sadly lots of its charm has sadly been stolen of late.
















Overall a bit crap, but thankfully the chippy down the road made up it, fish and chips all round was the order of the day and most excellent indeed.

4/10 

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Walkleys Clog Factory, Mytholmroyd - August 2015

Another potter over the border into Yorkshire, visited with LuigiDawn, Judderman and the one only known as Evilnoodle.

Walkleys Clogs had been one of a number of companies producing clogs from this mill for over 120 years and then the mill was reinvented as factory outlet with craft centre and soft play areas. The mill became a very popular tourist attraction, sadly a bit to popular for the locals - with more than half a million visitors a year the pressure on the local road system was unsustainable and the council demanded the company pay for a new road network.

Welcome to Walkleys Clogs !



This place has had the usual vandals in but still retains "odd" bits and bobs.

6/10 from me, rather enjoyed the place

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Callis Mill, Hebden Bridge - August 2015

No history to be found, no clues inside, a little mill on the drive into Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire.

The second trip out for Team Armadillo being Tbolt, Urban Caveman and my good self - we had driven around without success popping our head in at various disused churches, cinemas, bingo halls, burnt out mills and even Harold Shipman's old surgery with no luck - Tbolt had a vague memory of this little mill and so we stumbled in for a little mooch.



















Whilst not the most exciting of places, I'd driven past this place so many times over the years and thought I needed pop in and take a look

5/10

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Milford Mill, Derbyhire - July 2015

The final meeting of Team Weasel needed something of quality and for this we ventured to Derbyshire for some classic mill porn in a disused dyeing and bleach works.

A mill so good, they named the village after it.

Anyway myself, ZerO81 and the one referred to in Scotland as The Judderman The Clarty Wee Beastie decided to have a poke round this lovely place and finally test out my first aid kit with a bit of "man down, man down !" before the demolition squad move in this coming September.

First things first, we presumed the respirator was optional and so wandered in with our eyes open for prowling gas mask goons and HDR monkeys - thankfully none to be found, although a local gentleman whom loitered began ponder why three grown men of mature years would wish to potter in such a place.

Six areas are available for explorers - these range from ooh nice, boringly empty, yum, excellent, tank porn heaven and ending with boring pigeon poo derpington - so lets have a butchers on what Judderman is calling his favorite explore of the year, thus far (he skipped the boring pigeon poo derpington bit to be honest).

So on with the mooch.....



 

All in all a rather wonderful explore, so I'm giving the place a 9/10, a gem of a place which will be lost forever come September.

All photos of scantily clad women are as found on the premises and represent the changing views of acceptable working practices within the UK workplace and should be viewed as such, now being historical documents and not viewed as "lovely plumage squire!".


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