Prudential Building, Oldham - October 2016

We had a cunning plan and a cunning plan was executed.

Visited with Blacksnake and Tbolt, early(ish one chilly morning.

Four floors of an old office building, with a nightclub in the basement housed in a Grade II Listed building built in 1889. The property is brick built with a lovely terracotta dressing and described as needing "renovation".

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We left as we entered, as sometimes people see what they simply think they see and nothing more  - in the style of  Ninjalicious.

7/10 from me.


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Bailey Mill, Saddleworth - May 2015

I'd visited Bailey Mill, a few years go and it was one of my first explores.

In the area with Tbolt and we couldn't not pop in, given our first explore of the day in the area was a little bit rubbish to be very honest.

The roof seems to have been replaced in parts with metal sheeting, which was as well as the heavens opened with some of Lancashire's finest Pennine pissy monsoon type rain.

 

The old place seems to be standing up well indeed all things considered, the cellar has been cleared of its monster machines of a bygone age and we strolled thru up to the upper levels with our progress unimpeded.







Enough of the windows I think.....









More windows, sorry.

 

 

 

It's hard to beat good Lancashire millage, get it whilst you can - the recession is apparently over and these old boys will no doubt start being bulldozed at a faster rate than of late.

Still an excellent 8/10 for me.

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Saddleworth Yarn Dyers, Delph - May 2015

Bit of a last minute decision to visit this one, visited with Tbolt who had already had an early morning explore, against my fail.

A few of the gang had previously popped in over the last few weeks,  so we headed for the Lancashire hills to what we had been missing and so on with our visit to Saddleworth Yarn Dyers which closed about 2000.

History is a bit thin on the ground on this little place, so on with some pics.















A tad disappointed, we decided to scoot up the road....

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Revisit to Hartford Mill, Oldham - May 2015

With further promises of imminent demolition, Judderman and myself decided to have one last look at Hartford Mill, a monster of mills that is a local landmark or blot on the landscape depending on how you view it.

Standing empty for years, I last popped into this shell of a Grade II listed building back in March 2014.

I had gone for this view, but sadly the grey sky let us down sadly.



Time for a new mooch in the final days (saying that, the threat of demolition has been hanging over the place for years).





So we pottered in, as you do.





 









 

 

Not much to say really,  other than goodbye Hartford ?

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Williamsons, Oldham, Lancashire - May 2015

Williamsons' had been trading since 1920, then one day in 2013 they didn't open for business.

Hardware supplies, fire and rescue equipment, conveyor systems and fork handles - they sold it all - but sadly no more.

 

Time for a visit from Team Weasel - Zer081, myself and the one only known as The Judderman.

With a previous recce by Judderman months ago amounting to a no go, this had been on the to do list for a while. Heads up from Trousercowboy, a big thanks must be given. Judderman got all excited for he is a lover of nicknacks and the precious little things that are to be found in local shops for local people.

Having noted this place sold everything, we entered in our usual geriatric fashion with big cheesy grins.



Lots of bits in this place, lots of hidden rooms - up and down and left and right and "oh look yet another little bit".



 

 

Turning a corner upstairs and by jove ! I stumbled across two fine Chaps Tbolt and Underdog snapping away, an unexpected pleasure if ever there was one.












Stables, legend has it you can smell a hundred years of shit, sadly this day it was odor free.





 





I've missed out loads (seriously loads of stuff) and you need to visit this place and soon - sadly the roof has been stripped and the place will go down hill rapidly.

Wide angle lens a must for the nooks and crannies - which sadly I don't own.

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