Mechanical Landscapes

#25 – Luneside Landscape

The River Lune in Lancaster has not been used as a port for over a hundred years and much of the dockland area to the east of the West Coast Railway line over the river has been restored and regenerated, much of the area to the west is derelict.

This is the site of the old Williamsons Lino Works, a huge site that has been partially demolished. I’ve only had a walk round the outside, but the abundance of windows on the main road means you can see a lot of the interior without having to climb any walls or anything.

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    #323 – The Last Days Of Bamber Bridge (New) Mill – 7 – a few more in monochrome | The Voice From The North

    […] blog post, and I think they work quite well. It’s compositionally similar to one I took at Lune Mills in Lancaster, albeit the scale is smaller and was difficult to compose. I initially chose to knock the mill out […]

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    #505 – 500 Post Special No.5 – The urban and industrial landscape – Mechanical Landscapes

    […] Lune Mills Lancaster – a vast site on the banks of the RIver Lune in Lancaster. It was once home to a giant linoleum works and had it’s own power station  (which still exists), and although much of it had been demolished when I visited, I still managed to get this shot from the pavement, looking through a smashed window. […]

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