Old Mill in the Valley.

Another of my long distance shots from beside my favourite spring. Here we have another of the numerous old mills down in the valley by the river.

The one in the picture is Stanley Mill, built in 1813 for weaving of cloth. There has been a mill on this site since the 12th century and this one finally closed in 1990. A fantastic building inside with the original carding machinery and spinning mules. It's a grade 1 listed building so can't be pulled down. There are plans for fats to be built into the old building.

Best viewed with the magnify button above the picture.

[Jule ♥]

Interesting history and nice view!

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

@justaspark Thanks Jule, appreciate your comments.

[Claire]

I do like old mills, it seems to make sense to try to re-use them rather than demolish them; I hope it can be done with taste and grace

[Phil Cameron]

what amazing views you have Heather, it would be a great place to live sure they will be so charismatic

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

@philcameron59 Thanks Phil, I love it around here, especially living in a small village.

[virtualbrownie]

Mills do have so much character , although they are industrial they do not mar the landscape

[Connie]

Love the capture and commentary. I like that it cannot be torn down.

[Gerry]

lovely capture and scene

[Lin]

What a great view. I wish we had the same respect for our old buildings instead of just tearing them down!

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

@virtualbrownie @connie865 @gerry @linnypinny Thank you all for your comments. Thousands of buildings are classed as historical buildings and can't be pulled down.

[Marilyn]

You sure do know a lot about the history of your area:-) a nice scene:-)

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

@stormi40 Thanks Marilyn, Local history is my hobby and I used to have a weekly item in the local newspaper, called Then and Now.

[Kathie]

Super shot. Really tells a story of how an area develops. Great to hear the mill will be preserved.

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

@kathiecb Thanks Kathie, is nice when they put a preservation order on these old mills.

[Jo Green]

I love these old Victorian factories, they have a strange beauty about then, and part of so many landscapes. Thankfully this one may be preserved for future generations .Lovely capture

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

@quirky Thank you Jo, yes they have a beauty about them.

[carol white]

A lovely old building,nicely captured!!

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

@carolmw Thank you Carol.

[John]

One certainly gets a good idea of how formidable this mill was! Nice capture and historical vignette, Heather.