Hartford Mill

Home after a most enjoyable three days in York. Collected my car on the way back only 25 days after the pigeon incident.

Near the car repairers are these remains of Hartford Mill. It was constructed as a cotton-spinning mill and extended in 1920 and 1924. It was Grade II-listed on 8 March 1993. In 1991, Littlewoods vacated the building, and it has been unoccupied since then. A fire significantly damaged it in 2014, and a teenager died after falling through the roof of the building in 2015. It was proposed for demolition in 2018 which is currently underway. The chimney will be dismantled piece by piece, as explosives would pose a risk to the neighbouring school and houses. The demolition was due to be completed in August 2020, but fell behind schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Demolition restarted in July 2021.