Once a thriving hub of industry, the textile mill now stands abandoned but still home to hundreds of colour coordinated yarns.
The looms have stood unused for decades and the mill’s machinery is rusting away.
These
images were taken by photographer Dan Circa, 29, after he was intrigued
by the mill, located in Tal-y-bont, near Aberystwyth, Wales.
Inside the old mill, located in Tal-y-bont, near Aberystwyth, where hundreds of coloured yarns remain.
‘The amount of machinery and objects left behind is just something you don’t see every day,’ says Mr Circa, of Manchester.
‘It’s the kind of stuff you would expect to see in a museum.
‘I was amazed that all the shelves were all stacked neatly and orderly.
‘It was shocking to see that the history was not being preserved, everything was just sitting there.’
Inside the old mill, located in Tal-y-bont, near Aberystwyth, in Wales.
The looms have stood unused for decades and the mill's machinery now
rusts away.
Each yarn was given an identification number so the weavers would know
which to use in the abandoned Lerry Mills, which is situated at the
confluence of the Ceulan and Lerry rivers.
The mill stockroom at located in Tal-y-bont, near Aberystwyth, Wales:
the materials for weaving were kept to hand and sorted by fabric and
colour
From old
documentation found at the mills it appears that the business closed in
November 1980, and has remained unused ever since.
‘When people see these photographs they feel pure amazement and shock,’ said Mr Circa.
‘It’s hard to believe that the building would have once been full of employees hard at work.’
Textile mills were one of the first places to use child labour during the Industrial Revolution.
Taken from the Mail Online - Wednesday, May 14th 2014
