Mugiemoss closed in 2005, with the loss of 250 jobs – the mill was outdated by more modern mills. The site is now used by a trucking firm, so there are trailers all over the place and some buildings are still in use – the lights are still on in a lot of it as well.
First, into the giant hall for Machine 5:
This is a wee brickworks in the middle of nowhere near Falkirk. A few nice big ovens, and what was interesting to me was an edge-runner mill…
Gartloch was a beautiful Victorian general hospital, built in 1889 – it closed in 1996, and parts have now been redeveloped into the usual soulless executive village. Some bits are still untouched – the development has stalled.
