Ditherington Flax Mill 4

Inside the main mill. The abundance of iron columns is in contrast to later iron framed buildings and is possibly due to the fact that this was unchartered territory for structural engineering so the temptation must have been to over-engineer it.
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By Cheryl Brown: When i was about 11-12 years old i can remember my grandad Jack Clover working at the maltins i used to take him his sandwich box and i always use to see him turn the corn with a big rake so did they turn it into a brewery later always thought they used to brew beer