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Title: (Another) Abandoned Mill
Post by: Kayos on August 02, 2015, 06:42:59 PM: Full write up here: https://kayosphotography.wordpress.com/2015/08/02/prospect-mill-thornton-bradford/ (https://kayosphotography.wordpress.com/2015/08/02/prospect-mill-thornton-bradford/)

Another mill I pass often in Bradford is Prospect Mill
Damaged by fire and closed in 2011, it was already in a pretty poor state by then, as Google Maps from 2009 shows.
Access was straightforward, past a row of terraced houses and into an open yard, with access all the way round
All the shots were taken on a Praktica BC3, mostly with a 35-70mm f2.8/4 lens, some used a 135mm f2.8 lens
Mostly shot on HP5+, a few on Rollei Retro 400s and all developed in Rodinol for the grainy feeling

(https://kayosphotography.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/prospectmillhp5-10.jpg)

(https://kayosphotography.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/prospectmillhp5-21.jpg)

(https://kayosphotography.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/prospectmillhp5-2.jpg)

(https://kayosphotography.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/prospectmillretro-3.jpg)

(https://kayosphotography.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/prospectmillhp5-8.jpg)

(https://kayosphotography.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/prospectmillretro-2.jpg)
Title: Re: (Another) Abandoned Mill
Post by: Indofunk on August 02, 2015, 07:40:13 PM: Nice! My favorite subject -- urban decay :) I particularly like the last one 8)
Title: Re: (Another) Abandoned Mill
Post by: Photo_Utopia on August 02, 2015, 07:55:52 PM: Good to document these old factories, down south it would be converted to luxury flats....
Title: Re: (Another) Abandoned Mill
Post by: Kayos on August 02, 2015, 08:21:29 PM: Quote from: Indofunk on August 02, 2015, 07:40:13 PM
Nice! My favorite subject -- urban decay :) I particularly like the last one 8)

Thank you, it hints at the fact one of the units was a motorbike breakers

Quote from: Photo_Utopia on August 02, 2015, 07:55:52 PM
Good to document these old factories, down south it would be converted to luxury flats....

Plenty more to go at too :)

The new brownfield planning permission rules will only hasten the conversion process as well
Title: Re: (Another) Abandoned Mill
Post by: limr on August 03, 2015, 12:50:19 AM: Something tells me that glass tube has already been broken ;)
Nice shots!
Title: Re: (Another) Abandoned Mill
Post by: Kayos on August 07, 2015, 06:33:21 PM: Quote from: limr on August 03, 2015, 12:50:19 AM
Something tells me that glass tube has already been broken ;)
Nice shots!

Thanks, I liked the irony of the sign
Title: Re: (Another) Abandoned Mill
Post by: imagesfrugales on August 07, 2015, 07:01:27 PM: I also love decay. Fine series. I bet the last 4 were made on HP5+.
Title: Re: (Another) Abandoned Mill
Post by: Kayos on August 07, 2015, 07:16:46 PM: Quote from: imagesfrugales on August 07, 2015, 07:01:27 PM
I also love decay. Fine series. I bet the last 4 were made on HP5+.

Thanks, decay is probably what I enjoy shooting most, as different shots and technique can give such a different perspective.

The last shot of the smashed bike clocks is on Retro 400s
Title: Re: (Another) Abandoned Mill
Post by: irv_b on August 09, 2015, 07:27:36 PM: Nicely done set.
I especially like the detail shots they add so much more to the story. As been said down here that would be rebuilt luxury block of flats by now worth milloins'is it listed. is fhat why it still standing?
Title: Re: (Another) Abandoned Mill
Post by: Kayos on August 30, 2015, 07:30:14 AM: Quote from: irv_b on August 09, 2015, 07:27:36 PM
Nicely done set.
I especially like the detail shots they add so much more to the story. As been said down here that would be rebuilt luxury block of flats by now worth milloins'is it listed. is fhat why it still standing?

It's probably still standing due to being listed, a great idea when the building is in use but once it falls into disrepair it just pushes the cost of fixing it up massively
Title: Re: (Another) Abandoned Mill
Post by: mono on August 30, 2015, 09:27:29 AM: Nice images!
I also love these old buildings.