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Preston Mill , near East Linton, stands on the river Tyne. There has been a mill on this site since the 16th century. The present mill dates from the 18th century. It was used for oatmeal and operated commercially until 1959. It is owned by the National Trust for Scotland.
Here is the Oella Mill, still under construction, can't wait for the sweet gentrification that 150 luxury apartments bring
The mill is on the site of Osney Abbey and was built in 1845. It was worked by a water turbine.
Ruined by fire in 1945, it has now been made into flats.
"Nineteenth century industrial building constructed as a corn mill, and dated 1869 by a plaque on the front elevation. Three storeys, stone, seven windows of casements, which mostly retain their original fittings. Slate roof. At the southern end there is a three-storey house which matches and extends the main elevation, cement rendered. Modern extensions and porches at the front of the building. There is a similar building to the rear. Four storeys, stone, six windows. Linked to the main building by later extensions. On the south end wall there is a hoist with small gabled roof.
Source: Cadw listed building description, 04 January 1974"
coflein.gov.uk
And now a visit to the Stephen Sanford and Sons carpet mills in Amsterdam, New York.
The Sanford Mills company, better known as Bigelow-Sanford, was once one of the largest carpet makers in the country. Here's a 1924 linen postcard showing an aerial view of the massive mill complex.
The company moved operations south in the 1950s and the Connecticut Leather Company (aka Coleco) used the buildings for packaging and shipping starting in the 1960s. Coleco is long gone and now there are a number of smaller businesses in the buildings.
The Maple1 Mill with what's left of its ill fated Maple 2 twin. In the distance - Manchester centre Hilton Hotel.
Mabry Mill on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia.
One of the most photographed sites in Virginia and has been "borrowed" by other states for use on their postcards! They have a nice collection at the shop there.
I had to wait *forever* to get a shot with no people in it!
Bespoke blue livery Freightliner Class 66/6 66623 Bill Bolsover is seen passing through Mill Hill Broadway with the 12:41 West Thurrock Sidings - Tunstead Sidings empty cement tanks.
The amusingly named Boarhunt Flower Mill, an attractive building for my lens and a fascinating shop for those so inclined.
Detail of rear stairs.
Snuff Mill is on the White Cart river in south Glasgow. Bridge is a Category B listed building and may date from the early 1700s, although there may have been an earlier bridge here.
Normally I wouldn't post such a blurry picture, but this is too great not to share!
My fiancé and I have always enjoyed making - or attempting to make, which is key here - elaborate gingerbread houses. One year we made boathouses on stilts in a lake, for example.
Here you can see our attempt at making a mill. The decorating was going along just fine, but the baking had taken up so much time that we couldn't finish. Baking had proven to be the most difficult: gingerbread is really thick and heavy, plus it warps in the oven, so making useable "walls" was tricky. Some pieces got a little burnt.
Well, my fiancé's dad (a notorious practical jokester) thought this was quite funny, and decided to add his own contribution after I'd gone home for the night.
That would be the fire.
We were pretty amused.