abandoned saw mill, Navan, (In 1999, Elliott’s Sawmills on the Blackwater closed, bringing to an end centuries of milling on the site. The buildings, now in ruins, date back to 1851, Vandals set fire to Ellliott’s Mill on 18th July 2007)
abandoned saw mill, Navan, (In 1999, Elliott’s Sawmills on the Blackwater closed, bringing to an end centuries of milling on the site. The buildings, now in ruins, date back to 1851, Vandals set fire to Ellliott’s Mill on 18th July 2007)
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Is that the one at Martry?
Surprised to see so much steel left in it with the price of scrap these days
Only for the new bridge brought traffic near – you would never know it’s there, it was idle for a long time, I’d say mid-90s was the first time I was there and it was probably salvageable then, it’s a mad spot mostly because of the position of the building.
There’s the old spicers mill about 800m upstream on the opposite bank too, it’s probably in a worse state than here though, it’s absolutely massive like fecking gigantic!
Always thought it was a shame to see them in such a state! Before we had Navan Carpets and the furniture manufacturers – locally these Mills were the place everyone got their first job, huge employment came from these places, and I don’t think it’s much of a stretch to say that these mills were probably the reason the town developed.