The Old Cotton Mill
Jul 12, 2012 03:43:03 #
Took a couple of these whilst visiting the National Trust property in Cheshire UK which is called Quarry Bank Mill. The National Trust of the UK has loving preserved this wonderful old factory where you can still see a lot of the looms in use plus a wonderful steam powered generator. Along with the mill the original owner also had installed a school house and wonderful gardens for his workers an unknown thing a few hundred years ago.
This is part of the access (long ago unused) to the boiler room
the spinning room
Jul 13, 2012 10:53:53 #
Jul 13, 2012 11:14:06 #
Jul 13, 2012 11:37:16 #
Hi Redpuma,
Hope you don't mind but I did a little tweek to number one.
increased contrast plus a very smallamount of sharpening
Norman
Hope you don't mind but I did a little tweek to number one.
increased contrast plus a very smallamount of sharpening
Norman
Jul 13, 2012 11:43:50 #
Normanc wrote:
Hi Redpuma,
Hope you don't mind but I did a little tweek to number one.
increased contrast plus a very smallamount of sharpening
Norman
Hope you don't mind but I did a little tweek to number one.
increased contrast plus a very smallamount of sharpening
Norman
Hi no not at all feel free to tweak away that's what we are here for help and (criticisim) are all constructive. I like what you did with the tweaking 👍
Jul 13, 2012 15:21:17 #
redpuma wrote:
Took a couple of these whilst visiting the National Trust property in Cheshire UK which is called Quarry Bank Mill. The National Trust of the UK has loving preserved this wonderful old factory where you can still see a lot of the looms in use plus a wonderful steam powered generator. Along with the mill the original owner also had installed a school house and wonderful gardens for his workers an unknown thing a few hundred years ago.
Nice images! I can just about imagine all those looms working at the same time--a real sweat box. Do you have more to share? They are really interesting.
Swede
Jul 13, 2012 16:47:59 #
llindstrand wrote:
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Yes agree when you see these old factories makes you realise how easy our lives are now.
old looms
Mill's Office where orders and the running took place
Dentistry supplied for the workers enlightened employer
thread being woven into cloth
Manager's living quarters
Jul 13, 2012 16:49:15 #
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Jul 13, 2012 17:06:26 #
cheliman wrote:
Like stepping back in time with color! Vrey nice!
Thanks apparently the workers were well cared for with schooling etc provided plus 2 changes of clothes a week. Now thats living 😄
Jul 13, 2012 23:03:12 #
redpuma wrote:
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Thank you for taking me up on more pictures. You did an excellent job documenting. What I see interesting about that mill is that it is very well lit. A lot of those old mills weren't and conditions were deplorable.
Swede
Jul 13, 2012 23:22:36 #
Thanks for letting see the old mill.
your lighting was great
I used to work in a similer factory, Itbrings back memories.
I can almost hear the machines running.
your lighting was great
I used to work in a similer factory, Itbrings back memories.
I can almost hear the machines running.
llindstrand wrote:
quote=redpuma quote=llindstrand quote=redpuma T... (show quote)
Jul 13, 2012 23:27:52 #
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