This mill was originally established in the late 1700s, and moved to this site in the early 1800s. By the turn of the 20th Century it was the largest linen mill in the world.

The mill closed a good 15+ years ago, and time has not been kind to it. It is now a bashed, burned, shell of a complex but despite all the damage over the years it's sheer enormous size is seriously impressive, there really is nowhere else like it in the UK on the same scale.

It is very difficult to get across the scale of this place in photos, there was an equally large expanse of similarly ruined buildings behind the one I took the first photo from, plus maybe a dozen ancillary buildings. To be honest I enjoyed looking at the outside of it just as much as the inside!

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Thanks for looking

Wow,impressive building even if derelict.
It surely is a massive site with some neat leftover artifacts.
The toppled wooden table would of been a real nice one in its day.

Thanks for sharing

Great photos, I love the old brick industrial look.

Love the exterior photos; what a fascinating complex!

Sure, the UK might have plenty of landmarks. However, this is one that actually makes me want to come visit. Amazing! I'm a big fan of the first shot, just shows the sheer scale of the recovery of plant life. I can only imagine how it looked when active.

Cool mill. I like all of the plants slowly (or quickly) reclaiming the building.