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Great Britain Dawson Fabrics - May 21

BikinGlynn

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Dawson Fabrics

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What can you say about this old classic?
I had this pinned for ages but only finally visited after being prompted by @HughieD & have to say its up there with one of my favourites.
My first visit was with my son & we loved the quirky access but only covering the main mill buildings I was back just weeks latter to see the labs & arguably the best bit for me the engineering shop!

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So if you have been asleep for the last few years here's a bit of history for you.
"Built in 1770 by William Marsden who's daughter married Richard Field who then traded there for a number of years until forming the partnership of Field & Bottrill in the 1880's. Now Dawson Fabrics Ltd. The company name Dawson Fabrics closed the doors at Greenside Mill sometime in the late millennium years with the loss of 70 jobs. Administrators from Leicestershire insolvency were called and are now handling the company affairs. The company was said to be doing well with orders from high street stores such as Marks & Spencer. Dawson Fabrics were making fleecing for jackets and blankets. The company closed it's premises on Wakefield Rd in 2000 with a loss of 60+ jobs to focus on their other sites including Greenside Mill. Outline planning for 149 houses have been submitted with a demolition order which was denied but was re-submitted with agreed amendments.

Of course the only thing that has happened here is the recent & inevitable fire!

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Did I mention I have a lot of pics? well Iv tried really hard here & managed to get it down to 60!
If you manage to get through em I hope you like em!
Ill try to do the rest in some sort of order.

The lower mill rooms

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Yard & parts stores

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Over to the lesser seen engineers shop!

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BikinGlynn

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Continued

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Few spinners in this room too

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Moving on to the lads & offices, strangely attempts had been made to seal this area between my 2 visits!
Not my favourite area, mainly cos I dropped my camera in here seeing the end to yet another lens!

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In case u thought I had forgotten, here's the spinners!

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Thanks For Looking
 

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Wow 😍 what a fantastic set dude! Completely gone then? Wouldn't mind shooting this on film! 😍
 

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Wow 😍 what a fantastic set dude! Completely gone then? Wouldn't mind shooting this on film! 😍
Thanks I believe only part has been destroyed by fire but havent been back so not sure whats left. May still be worth a look
 

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Nice set that. I only managed the workshop (which is lovely) and the storage area that leads to it. Have been really keen to see more but not sure which areas got damaged in the fire?
 

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Nice set that. I only managed the workshop (which is lovely) and the storage area that leads to it. Have been really keen to see more but not sure which areas got damaged in the fire?
Think the top spinner room has gone!
u did well, not many seem to find the workshop at all which as u prob gathered I loved.
 

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Think the top spinner room has gone!
u did well, not many seem to find the workshop at all which as u prob gathered I loved.
AH bugger... the one with the big spinners?
I really liked the workshop. It sounds like the old cliche that it felt that everyone downed tools about 20 years ago and didn't return. There was no sign of anything disturbed, not even a scrap of litter form anyone who might have popped their heads in in the meantime.
 
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