Abandoned Time Capsule Paper Mill

Robert Fletcher company logo

I recently discovered a video on you You tube about an abandoned paper mill which is absolutely fascinating.

The paper mill, based on the outskirts of Manchester was called Robert Fletcher. The mill was established in the 19th century and you can read more about the history and the mill site here. We used to buy from this paper mill in the 1990's and they specialised in the production of thin printing papers for books and directories.

The mill closed literally overnight in June 2001. The workers were called to a meeting saying the mill was closing and told to go home. It is in exactly the same conditions as when the workers walked out eighteen years ago.

Below shows the dust covered boardroom table...

Forklifts in a row look like they were parked there yesterday.

This is a fascinating insights into the site of a paper mill and shows just how huge a paper mill (with three paper machines) is. The team at Urbandoned, who specialise in taking videos of abandoned buildings and sites have done an excellent job and this twenty minute video is fascinating. You can watch the video here...

Images used taken from Urbandonedteam, with grateful thanks.

https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/robert-fletchers-paper-mill-oldham-feb-mar-19.117258/

Posted by Justin Hobson 29.08.2019