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Monday 21 March 2016

Edenwood Mill

Edenwood mill, built in 1801, has been empty and derelict since 2001. In the early part of the 20th century the factory was extended using red brick which was developed as a dyeing facility for Turnbull and Stockdale Limited, to compliment their weaving, bleaching, printing and distribution activities.Between 1968 and 2001 the Edenwood site was solely used as a specialist hand-block printing factory.

 
The back of the mill, situated by a little river. On Boxing Day, 2015, the river burst its banks and the mill was flooded. There is still a thick layer of mud on the ground floor, and flood debris remains.

 
 
The chimney.
 

We entered the mill on the upper level. The wooden flooring seemed to be in a very poor state. In fact, my fellow urbex pal actually went through some of the flooring, which was a very scary experience! Luckily he wasn't too badly injured. A stark warning at just how dangerous this past-time can be!



                                           In parts, the roof is non-existant!






                              The mill is situated in a very pretty rural location.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 





 
Despite it being a death-trap and almost totally trashed, there was a certain charm to the place.
 

DAF Leyland

 
I was on the search for the famous DAF test track, but sadly it was well sealed off, with the start of building work underway. Instead, I came across this collection of DAF trucks and various bits and bobs and had a quick mooch.
 
 
 
 
DAF Trucks NV is a Dutch truck manufacturing company. Its headquarters and main plant are in Eidhoven. Some of the truck models sold with the DAF brand are designed and built by Leyland Trucks at their Farington plant in
Preston, England.
 
 
 
 
 
 


 




















 
 
I spotted this tank, on the way home. It sports the sign "Made in Leyland".
 

 
 
 Stubbins railway station served the village of Stubbins in Rossendale. Opened by the East Lancashire Railway in 1846 on their line from Bury Bolton Street into Rossendale, it closed to passengers in 1972, when the Bury to Rawtenstall service was withdrawn by British Rail. The line remained open for coal traffic until December 1980. The ELR has since reopened the line as a tourist railway, but the station here has not been reinstated.

 
There is little to see, but it is still a nice little find, nonetheless. The underpass has some interesting tiling . . .
 
 



 



 



 

 
                                                   Nice to explore in good weather.