Springfield and Overbridge Mills, Salford. August 2010
 

This c.1845 pair of mill buildings around a courtyard was Grade II listed in 1996.

I only looked at it less than two months ago and it was sealed up quite tightly. The scallys have had a couple of good goes at it from the look of the perimeter hoardings, battered in two places and cable sheathing all over the floor.

It would seem to have had a recent history of manipulation at the hands of developers. A 2005 approval by Architects Britch was used to bolster its price on the open market and it was sold in December 2007 and offered again under vacant possession in 2009.

Possibly between owners in these hard times, there’s been a fire on site and the floors are pretty dodgy in places. Armed with my new pocketable compact I had a quick squiz round on my own.

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outsides

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first floor

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view across yard

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second floor

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smaller mill building

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view of Salford across the Irwell

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third floor

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cart

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strangeways

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fourth floor

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loading

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crates

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trolley

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covered alley

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main mill

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fire exit

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filing cabinets

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oil

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tv + bucket chair

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1950s fit out

peace

NMB :thumbs

Nice, don't think I've seen this one explored before, but I oculd be wrong.

Loving that old TV, I think there's one at my grandads TV shop in Bolton somewhere, probably a Bush.

No, me neither, that's why I stuck it in here.

Nice mills, good report.

i want that TV, how pissed off would my missis be if a ditched the LCD and replaced it with that.

Nice report

Never seen posted. excellent work. May pay a visit for a poke!

nice work mate, it looks very familiar put i jus cant picture where it is

Nice place this went for a mooch yesterday. Roofs rotten as fuck lol. Also got chatting to a pikey who was cutting down some huge cast iron things. mental

Cool looking mill there bud :)

You should pop down, I think the scallys are slowly taking it apart. The space in the yard between the mills is quite something.

peace

NMB