Work starts on Rooksmoor Mills redevelopment

Rooksmoor Mills development into housing
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An large and controversial £11m project to redevelop the old Rooksmoor Mills site into 54 flats looks like it’s finally started.

Artists impression of the Rooksmoor Development
Artists impression of the Rooksmoor Development

At the moment the roof is being removed from the well known red brick building that used to sell bamboo furniture and other none mainstream products that’s since  lain empty for some years now.

Rooksmoor Mills development into housing
Rooksmoor Mills Redevelopment 2019

 

Rooksmoore Mills Redevelopment 2019
Rooksmoor Mills Redevelopment 2019

Without breaking through the fencing that’s been put around the site, the photos are limited to the view from the cycle track.

Rooksmoor Mills Development
Rooksmoor Mills

I will add more updates below as the work progresses.

roof removed from rooksmoor mills
Rooksmoor Mills Demolished – 19th May 2019

 

Photographs of the mill taken in 2001 are here