Millennium Mills, London
The Millennium Mills is a derelict turn of 20th century flour mill in West Silvertown on the south side of the Royal Victoria Dock, between the Thames Barrier and the ExCel exhibition centre alongside the newly built Britannia village, in Newham, London, England. Along with Millennium Mills, there remains a small section of the now destroyed Rank Hovis Premier Mill and a restored grade II listed grain silo, labelled the ‘D’ silo. Described as a "decaying industrial anachronism standing defiant and alone in the surrounding subtopia", the Millennium Mills has become a well-loved icon of post-industrial Britain and has made its way into many aspects of popular culture, being used as a backdrop in films and television shows such as Ashes to Ashes and Derek Jarman's The Last of England. Millennium Mills is also a destination for Urban Explorers despite high security, dangers of structural weakness, ten-storey drops and asbestos, and there are many reports and internal photos of the site.
If you're based in the UK, and into Urban Exploration, you will heard of Millennium Mills. And if you haven't, well, sort it out! Some call it the mega-derp, for others it's the first and only place they recommend to newcomers in the capital as a good place to go and visit. I personally have been here at least four times, although granted, one of those was a massive fail where we met a lovely security guard, who strangely enough said no when we asked to have a look around, and let us out of the main gate. Of course he was only doing his job, but we were rather gutted.
So, of course, we returned! More than once, often at the end of a very long but awesome night in the capital city, and so were tired and cold, meaning it was often hard to properly appreciate this one to the extent it deserves.
All of the photos I have of this place, as far as I can remember, were taken on my iPhone. Not sure why, as at least once I did indeed have an SLR on me, but decided, cleverly, not to use it. Just keep this in mind when looking over the photos, in case you thought I just hadn't bothered taking the camera of auto mode or something.
So, of course, we returned! More than once, often at the end of a very long but awesome night in the capital city, and so were tired and cold, meaning it was often hard to properly appreciate this one to the extent it deserves.
All of the photos I have of this place, as far as I can remember, were taken on my iPhone. Not sure why, as at least once I did indeed have an SLR on me, but decided, cleverly, not to use it. Just keep this in mind when looking over the photos, in case you thought I just hadn't bothered taking the camera of auto mode or something.
2013 - 2014
Lots more photos coming soon, promise!