Ditherington Flax Mill

Ditherington Flax Mill (promoted as the Flaxmill Maltings), a Flax mill located in Ditherington, a suburb of Shrewsbury, England, is the first iron-framed building in the world. As such, it is seen as the world's first skyscraper described as "the grandfather of skyscrapers",[1] despite being only as tall as a modern five-storey building. Its importance was officially recognised in the 1950s,[2] resulting in it becoming a Grade I listed building.[3] It is also locally known as the "Maltings" from its later use.