Wellington Silk Mill, Leek

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The photograph on this page of Wellington Silk Mill, Leek by Chris Allen as part of the Geograph project.

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Wellington Silk Mill, Leek

Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 15 Dec 2007

Built 1853. Closed 1994, marking the end of the silk industry in Leek. Tastefully converted to apartments. Leek is still very interesting for industrial architecture and this vile late afternoon in December was my first venture there.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.104611
Longitude
-2.029384