The Albion Mill was built in 1859, in the cotton boom period in NW England.
In 1928, it was re-purposed, along with a number of other buildings, as a sweet factory.
Now one of the biggest manufacturers of kiddies' delights in the UK.
Just this week, I noticed that the original small Albion Mill is being demolished.
Unable to legally fly over for a look, I had to satisfy myself with a Zoom shot with the
Mavic 2 Zoom from 700 metres distance.  On a  hazy morning, the result isn't great,
but the yellow mechanical demolition machine can just be discerned on the rubble
behind the larger factory in the centre of the frame.
An archive still photo shows the mill as it was.

Sad to see.

What was satanic about it btw?

amazing shot! It is rare that they have authorized the demolition of a building with so much age. Historic?

thanks for sharing!

QQRUCH Posted at 11-26 03:12
amazing shot! It is rare that they have authorized the demolition of a building with so much age. Historic?

thanks for sharing!

Hi QQ. Not the best shot I've ever taken, but the conditions were far from optimum. The mill had been derelict and empty for many years, as you can see from the archive photo. I think it had become dangerous and, being so close to a main road. safer to demolish it.

Blériot53 Posted at 11-26 02:48
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Unfortunately, another architectural piece of history being demolished.  Still a very nice shot from 700 meters away.

DowntownRDB Posted at 11-26 06:26
Unfortunately, another architectural piece of history being demolished.  Still a very nice shot from 700 meters away.

Thanks. Had it been a sunny day I reckon the shot would have been much crisper. The hazy mist diffuses the light.

Montfrooij Posted at 11-26 03:09
Sad to see.

Yes, the end of an era. But that part of the mill had been empty, boarded up and derelict for a long time. Apart from being an eyesore it was beginning to crumble and was considered dangerous so near a main road.

Montfrooij Posted at 11-26 03:09
What was satanic about it btw?

The British-English phrase (dark) satanic mills denotes industrial mills or factories—especially those of Britain in the nineteenth century—associated with harsh working conditions and regarded as representing exploitative and dehumanising industrialisation.  The phrase is also found as a line in the Hymn "Jerusalem".

Blériot53 Posted at 11-26 08:44
Yes, the end of an era. But that part of the mill had been empty, boarded up and derelict for a long time. Apart from being an eyesore it was beginning to crumble and was considered dangerous so near a main road.

I know how that goes, but I rather see somebody buy and restore it.
There is a lot of value in these buildings as how they define how a place 'feels'.
All this is lost when they replace it with something new.

Blériot53 Posted at 11-26 08:46
The British-English phrase (dark) satanic mills denotes industrial mills or factories—especially those of Britain in the nineteenth century—associated with harsh working conditions and regarded as representing exploitative and dehumanising industrialisation.  The phrase is also found as a line in the Hymn "Jerusalem".

Ah ok, learning something new today!

Montfrooij Posted at 11-26 11:34
Ah ok, learning something new today!

I remember the hymn as it was part of our wedding ceremony.

Never nice to pieces of history disappear but sadly all too common. Good capture mate

A J Posted at 11-26 14:19
Never nice to pieces of history disappear but sadly all too common. Good capture mate

I happened to be passing on my walk to the hills, and they had just reached the Capstone which read ALBION MILL 1859. I thought that might have been preserved for posterity, but down it came with all the rest.

Blériot53 Posted at 11-26 12:41
I remember the hymn as it was part of our wedding ceremony.

Nice.
Any links to it?

Montfrooij Posted at 11-27 00:24
Nice.
Any links to it?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_did_those_feet_in_ancient_time

And if you'd like to listen to it :

Blériot53 Posted at 11-27 00:33
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_did_those_feet_in_ancient_time

And if you'd like to listen to it :

Sounds nice.

Blériot53 Posted at 11-26 15:13
I happened to be passing on my walk to the hills, and they had just reached the Capstone which read ALBION MILL 1859. I thought that might have been preserved for posterity, but down it came with all the rest.

I'm surprised it is not a listed building

Montfrooij Posted at 11-27 01:31
Sounds nice.

That's the anthem of England

Blériot53 Posted at 11-27 00:33
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_did_those_feet_in_ancient_time

And if you'd like to listen to it :

A J Posted at 11-27 01:40
That's the anthem of England

Nice anthem!

Montfrooij Posted at 11-27 01:42
Nice anthem!

Very patriotic - we had it at our wedding

Montfrooij Posted at 11-27 01:31
Sounds nice.

Still brings a tear to my eye.

A J Posted at 11-27 01:39
I'm surprised it is not a listed building

Well, it WAS listing to one side - which is why it was demolished

A J Posted at 11-27 01:40
That's the anthem of England

Unofficially, yes.  Along with another contender, "Land of Hope and Glory". Both far more stirring than the dreary dirge they trot out at every occasion.

Blériot53 Posted at 11-27 01:56
Still brings a tear to my eye.

I get that!

A J Posted at 11-27 01:46
Very patriotic - we had it at our wedding

That makes 2 of you

Blériot53 Posted at 11-27 01:58
Well, it WAS listing to one side - which is why it was demolished

That may just explain it then

Blériot53 Posted at 11-27 02:00
Unofficially, yes.  Along with another contender, "Land of Hope and Glory". Both far more stirring than the dreary dirge they trot out at every occasion.

Indeed they are

Montfrooij Posted at 11-27 02:05
That makes 2 of you

A J Posted at 11-27 01:46
Very patriotic - we had it at our wedding

Quite a coincidence

Blériot53 Posted at 11-27 02:19
Quite a coincidence

You too? It was my wife's school anthem which was connected to the church

Blériot53 Posted at 11-26 03:33
Hi QQ. Not the best shot I've ever taken, but the conditions were far from optimum. The mill had been derelict and empty for many years, as you can see from the archive photo. I think it had become dangerous and, being so close to a main road. safer to demolish it.

it is a pity. but safety is always ahead.

Montfrooij Posted at 11-26 03:09
What was satanic about it btw?

Probably the people locked up in the cellar.

Blériot53 Posted at 11-26 02:48
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Gosh still boring eh,   nicely done with the zoom.

A J Posted at 11-27 02:21
You too? It was my wife's school anthem which was connected to the church

It was the School Anthem for my wife's school, she tells me.

QQRUCH Posted at 11-27 02:31
it is a pity. but safety is always ahead.

It will be interesting to see what takes its place.

Montfrooij Posted at 11-26 11:33
I know how that goes, but I rather see somebody buy and restore it.
There is a lot of value in these buildings as how they define how a place 'feels'.
All this is lost when they replace it with something new.

It was an eyesore to be honest, in its dilapidated state.