So Much for our Heritage…
regrettably, Bath Mill is no more. The vandals have won the day and isn’t that sickening? Bath Mill was a listed building in desperate need of conservation. Any number of reasons can be cited for its demise, including age and neglect, but the main reason is the mindless thuggery that is prevalent in our society today.
OK, so the old mill wasn’t in tip-top form (in truth it was on its last legs) but it could have lasted a while longer and with care and restoration, hopefully the plans of the owner to convert the building to apartments would have come to fruition and Bath Mill could have taken its rightful place as a landmark in Mansfield.
All this is now lost to future generations; such a waste. We need to protect our old buildings and ensure that they stand as a proud monument to Mansfield rather than become its face of shame.
Follow this link to see more of Mansfield’s old buildings. http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/bar-mansfield.pdf
I can’t say how many of these buildings are still in situ, but it would be good to know, wouldn’t it? I shall endevaour to find out which, if any, are still standing.
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