Any idea of what the building is Terry I am really interested in the History of buildings . We have a tributary off the Tyne called the Ouseburn and there is a similar style building which has a pottered history on the banks of the stream . It was built in 1848 and opened as Flax Mill , it closed but reopened as a Flour mill in 1860, eventually it became the Cluny, a Scottish Whisky bottling plant, an Art gallery and centre for the use of local artists before becoming a bar and entertainment venue . The Mill was designed by John Dobson who with Richard Grainger architected a lot of Newcastle's Iconic buildings.
One Interesting fact was the Mill had an absolutely huge Chimney attached to it and during the War the German aircraft were able to use it as a landmark when on Bombing raids on shipping yards on the Tyne so the local war committee decided that it had to be reduced in height which was done in the most expedient manner by several steeple jacks who to save on having to transport the bricks away simply dropped them over the side into the chimney itself , which thankfully was no longer needed for the work being done in the Cluny at that time. The second picture shows the shortened Chimney and how much of the Building has been removed although some of the lower areas and those to the rear [not shown sadly] are from the original building .
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