Exploring Huge Abandoned Flour Mills: Hovis Solent, Whitley Bridge

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  • In this week's video, we explore two abandoned flour mills: Hovis Solent mill in Southampton and Whitley Bridge mill, last occupied by Bowman's Flour in Yorkshire. Both factories contain similar pieces of machinery and architecture with many differences too, that we highlight over the course of the episode.
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  • @mikeselectricstuff
    @mikeselectricstuff 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    10:12 2004 etc. are auction lot numbers

    • @kcrymble
      @kcrymble 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Was just about to say that. Looks like they were up for sale, but had no buyers.

  • @RobertDyer-yt9ue
    @RobertDyer-yt9ue 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hello abandoned I worked at solent flour mill for over 20 hrs I was the last employee to leave I was the caretaker from may until September, 2019 I also have footage of your team when you came to the site we had cctv in place at the time I really like what you do keep doing it and stay safe.

  • @LiamS94
    @LiamS94 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    As a Southampton lad myself, that was a good little history lesson. Nice one

  • @lizstevenson7801
    @lizstevenson7801 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thank you for this comparison video, I did enjoy seeing it. Jyst so you know that the difference between the colours Red and Blue in flour making is Red is 'Self raising' which added to the flour is baking soda to make things like certain cakes rise. Blue is 'Plain flour' used in fruit cakes etc. Other flours are Bread flour, Wholegrain, Wholemeal etc.

  • @lizzieburton5276
    @lizzieburton5276 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    OMG Whitley Bridge is where my Mother & siblings were born & raised. It was our second home growing up. Sadly our old house has been demolished now & new development has been built but i remember driving past the old flour mill many a time. What a great memory, thanks guys x

  • @timmeekings3492
    @timmeekings3492 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I always think these big industrial places are some of the saddest to see abandoned. When one thinks that not so long ago they would have been a hive of activity, with hundreds and sometimes over a thousand people in there working and milling around. The silence is almost as loud as the machines would have been!

  • @danielwalker2613
    @danielwalker2613 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes, I would like to see more industrial buildings and disused factories. ... Cheers lads.

  • @TheMatte791
    @TheMatte791 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video lads. I remember seeing the mill when I first moved to Southampton a few years ago, and I did wonder what it looked like inside. I guess I now know, which is very useful since there is nothing of the mill left, and now there's a brand new cruise ship terminal.

    • @shaniapearcey
      @shaniapearcey 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep crazy to see this as ive worked on the t5 terminal last few months

  • @jezdavies4917
    @jezdavies4917 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Flash sale for a torch company, love it

  • @davidife597
    @davidife597 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the industrial videos.

  • @FrostyGaming8394
    @FrostyGaming8394 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    These heavey duty machines that are still there in both may be the original ones from 30s or 40s or maybe 50s very rare to see and possibly worth alot of money at auction

  • @timyorke4465
    @timyorke4465 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Those numbers on the machines are the ‘lot’ numbers by the look of it, must have been trying to sell them at one point

  • @philipmcdonagh1094
    @philipmcdonagh1094 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hard to believe it used to take a day rubbing 2 stones together just to get a loaf of bread. Great place thanks.

  • @powerobxxx
    @powerobxxx ปีที่แล้ว

    I know Solent Mill well. Such a shame to see it go, the guys there were as dedicated as you could get. The closure a lesson as to what endless takeovers do with each one investing next to nothing.

  • @Chrisss2112
    @Chrisss2112 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thumbs up guys! I enjoyed the explore 😊

  • @tracyashrafian3937
    @tracyashrafian3937 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Omg thankyou! I always wanted to see inside this building but unfortunately I left it too long and missed out but thanks to u I got a look. I was slightly disappointed how modern everything was and i thought it was probs a time cap from old days not knowing is was still working till 2016? Nice homework guys x

  • @KeithHambidge
    @KeithHambidge 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow just love industrial urbex gotta agree Hovis site was much better as more preserved great seeing all the machinery as brings the building alive and helps tell the story of it history

  • @Andy-From-England
    @Andy-From-England 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Half a flour mill at Selby been demolished to what used to be Hovis other half still in operation

  • @kpurban1310
    @kpurban1310 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Been looking forward to this. Love a good comparison video.

  • @rontanser9369
    @rontanser9369 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks guys that was different

  • @H71BCD
    @H71BCD ปีที่แล้ว

    The Solent Mill machinery looks like it would have been installed for decades, so must have been well engineered. I guess it was all ripped out and scrapped because at 2.02 you see one of the roll stands being flipped over by the demolition crew.

  • @kevindixon9854
    @kevindixon9854 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The bowman flour mill has now been demolished but just up the road a brand new mill built by buhler is now up and running.The mill is the most advanced mill ever built and is owned and operated by Whitworth bros .There is a video of the new mill which shows really how far the production methods have advanced.The mill is called the E3 and a quick search should find it .

  • @leathandrubb
    @leathandrubb 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I live quite near this and There was also a big one near Pontefract

  • @Muswell
    @Muswell ปีที่แล้ว

    Did they save the gorgeous white art deco building @ 2.04 or did that come down as well ?

  • @paulelliott5882
    @paulelliott5882 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    the numbers on the rollstands at whitley bridge are auction numbers and they would have been simons rollstands now taken over by satake

  • @MrL4t3
    @MrL4t3 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cool video, well done !

  • @waynetaylor8082
    @waynetaylor8082 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I don't understand why people vandalize these structures.

  • @bazahaza
    @bazahaza 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good video cheers 👍 really appreciate the history and narration you put into the videos. Hate channels with idiots larking around.

  • @jasinere35
    @jasinere35 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    went past hovis on whitley bridge & on occasion asked some locals & i couldnt get any info on it apart from its alarmed & secured also they dont know whats to becoe of it

  • @nataliesmith303
    @nataliesmith303 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wonder if there’s any old photos of these mills for you to compare against yours 😀

  • @stein737
    @stein737 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    exelent made

  • @trucker5722
    @trucker5722 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have loaded there hundreds of times. I believe they are turning it into a hotel.

  • @TazerOnlineMedia
    @TazerOnlineMedia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    U should've drop me a message coming to Southampton bro 😔

  • @emmawillis5182
    @emmawillis5182 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Half of the Whitley Bridge mill has been demolished now cos I only live in the next village to it

  • @paulelliott5882
    @paulelliott5882 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    the socalled mixing chamber you say they are dust collectors

  • @bazahaza
    @bazahaza 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Those tags on the machines were from an auction. Selling off the machinery. Nobody wanted them😢

  • @kimmyk4425
    @kimmyk4425 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Whitley Bridge site has been demolished today!

  • @joannegray5138
    @joannegray5138 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The rats looked well fed anyway.

  • @shaniapearcey
    @shaniapearcey 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    T5

  • @paulelliott5882
    @paulelliott5882 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    they called rollstands not rollers

  • @bigbrotherdiaryofanaddict
    @bigbrotherdiaryofanaddict 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bread is th cause of most health issues

  • @Josh19998
    @Josh19998 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You should just get on with the video at start

    • @Josh19998
      @Josh19998 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You always put like 2 minutes of random stuff