Headed up there being almost sure we would not get in, an to be fair it turned out to be a good challenge and slightly technical, however fortune was with us and we managed to navigate a large percentage of the mill and leave it so no one would ever know we had been there...
The machines on the second floor are just fantastic, they used to be run i believe as part of a tour that once ran although i believe they are listed as well as the building..
The top floor looks to have had a lot of resent restoration work done and the building as a whole was im virtually perfect condition given its age.
Bit of History,
Stanley Mill is sited on the River Frome between Stroud and Stonehouse. Built in 1813, this unusual five-storey brick building was the largest mill in Gloucestershire.
Owned by a cloth-manufacturing partnership, Maclean, Stephens and Company, the mill complex could accommodate up to 900 workers.
With its highly-decorative iron-frame, Stanley Mill was designed as one of the first fire-proof mills in England. Regarded as the outstanding mill in the Stroudwater region, it was one of the first to adopt new machinery and the factory system.
The Site is an English Heritage Site although the owner want to convert the current Building into flats, EH are
working with them to ensure the buildings future.....
