Demolition of The Queen Mill Dukinfield

[Bignadim]

I have seen too many mills go when I used t live in Yorkshire, in the early seventies the supermarket like Asda and Hillards (now Tesco) took the Sites only five yrs ago Asda was Demolished and housing estate now occupies the site. former Tesco Building has too one as has its warehouse to make way for apartment buildings. if interest the Asda was in Huddersfield and so was Tesco there were nice stone built buildings but had inherantely bad flat roofs tesco was elevated over a carpark.

[CrazyRach]

good footage well

[Ashtonian54]

I was in this Mill in 1974

[TonyDanza76]

And now Senior Service (it's 'twin' mill) has gone this year too. Makes for a prettier landscape but you're right about the jobs .... there were 37 cotton mills in Hyde at the turn of the century and not one stands now. Ashton Bros has gone too. My gran worked at Slack mill fro the age of 12 (she was the same age as George Wain). She found work at Gib mill during the depression. My mother-in-law worked at Ashton Bros for 30+ years.

[TonyDanza76]

@TonyDanza76 (She works at Morrisons now.)

[imali2k]

ive lived on lodge lane for almost 20 years now, and I had no idea that where morrisons is now, used to be this huge mill! its fascinating!

[sptol]

i vaguely remember Queen Mill it was being demolished around July 1983 you could see it from my aunties house at Ridge Hill Stalybridge i wanted to watch it but i was too young to go on my own so many have now gone in that 25 yrs Atlas, Cedar, Curzon, Hurst (Rhm) Park Mills, Victor beautifully built and all gone very sad!

[sameoldfitup2008]

This is my quest, to follow that star

No matter how hopeless,

No matter how far

To fight for the right

Whithout question or pause

To be willing to march into hell

For a heavenly cause

[simonfallenidle]

At least its not all that bad to be fair. You could have an ASDA on the site, that would wreck the whole Northen feel.

[mitchrhodes]

I briefly worked a vacation job at the Queen Mill in 1966, then, Sterling Moldings. I remember its demise as a cotton mill in the late 50's/early 60's. The machinery smashed and many of the community ravaging the scrap piles for the oily floorboards as it made superb fire lighting sticks. During the job, which must be one of the filthiest I have ever had, I decided to go to the top of the 'crown' of the tower of the mill, a wonderful and exciting experience and frequent peaceful lunch venue.

[DPUO]

Bloody terrible to watch yet another great mill biting the dust - and yet the music gives it a sense of, if not happiness, at least dignity. Good job.

[superleccy]

You should have ended with a shot of Morrisons!