BODEN MILLS CHARD Urbex Explore

Boden Mill has been a fixture of Chard's town centre since at least the 1820s, hearkening back to the town's ties with the lace industry.

The council intends for most of the building to be converted for residential use - resisting calls from the public in September 2019 to turn it into a hotel.

In the meantime, we were give access to the historic building, and this is what we found.

You may think a building this old, which has been vacant for so long, would be in complete disrepair - but actually, a lot of the structure remains both intact and visually striking.

Evidence of the mill's legacy as part of the age of steam can be seen from the unusually high ceilings on part of the ground floor - built to accommodate the huge engines that would send power via belts to the other four floors.

The roof of the building was designed to be completely fireproof, with a unique and effective design which can be visible from the huge open space on the top floor.

The lace business closed in the 1930s, and the building has seen a variety of uses since then - including a record store, with stickers advertising The Who and The Beatles still being visible on the third floor.

Like many former industrial buildings, such as the Saxonvale complex in Frome, significant traces of the mill's former occupants remain - such as a punching-in clock, rooms set aside for officers, and old-fashioned switches and lighting.

But there's also evidence of more sociable activity - including a skittle alley which takes up a sizeable part of the second floor.

SOURCE: https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/history/gallery/inside-boden-mill-chard-pictures-4447190

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