Wednesday 4 June 2014

U is for Unity Mill


Unity mill was constructed in the 1860s for spinning cotton and was formerly known as Trianon Mill. By the 1890s it had converted to a rubber works but later was converted back again to a textile mill. The site has been used for the manufacture of products for the food, animal feed and brewing sector until it closed in December 2003. It occupies an area to the east of Woodley between Pole Acre and the Peak Forest Canal.


A former canal basin behind the mill is thought to have been built to serve the Hall Lane Colliery, established pre 1829. The wharf was later associated with the Mill. Although the canal bank is overgrown the outline of the basin is extant.

The buildings are decaying whilst the owners hold out for a sale or planning permission that might ensure a profitable conversion of the site.

A contribution to ABC Wednesday.

7 comments:

  1. Beautiful greenery around the mill!

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  2. The greenery's really growing in. Hopefully some good use will come of the site.

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  3. What a beautiful setting!

    Leslie
    abcw team

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  4. I really like that second shot from behind the trees. Really mysterious.

    Mersad
    Mersad Donko Photography

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  5. First pic is especially nice.

    ROG, ABCW

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  6. Abandoned factories/ buildings...Sounds like a perfect place for Urban explorers!!

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