Cannon Knitting Mill
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I've never been able to put a finger on what it is I find so fascinating and compelling about abandoned buildings. One thing I have noticed, though, is that I find the older ones far more interesting than modern abandons. Maybe t's because they've seen more life. Maybe it's because they seem more haunted by that life. Sometimes it's a little like discovering a secret someone forgot they had.
I remember once asking a local rampant urban explorer what the most interesting thing was that he'd ever found while exploring, and he said it was the hind end of a freshly butchered deer on the roof of an abandoned building. What, one wonders, is the thought process behind that - behind hauling a deer into the city, butchering only half of it, then leaving the other half on the top of a building.
These were taken back in 2013 when the mill still stood abandoned. It was bought, becoming less abandoned and more pending. There were plans to refurbish it to something that includes a boutique hotel and other mixed space. But I don't think anything of that has come to pass.
I had always wanted to go back to see some areas I missed, but there's no opportunity for that now. I'll have to find something else to enter "judiciously".
