Spiller's Tyne Mill was completed in 1938 and was then the tallest flour milling building in the world. Spillers had come to Newcastle from Bridgewater in 1896 when they acquired Daudson's Phoenix Mill in the Close. The Tyne mill replaced this older complex.
There were two main buildings - the Silo designed to hold 34,000 tons of grain and the Flour Mill which also contained a warehouse and animal food mill.
To serve it the deep water berth was improved and the rail network extended along the Quayside - the rail tracks can still be seen inset into the concrete roads - waiting to catch the unwary cyclists.
Demolition began in June 2011 and was completed by January 2012.
18th January 2012
15th January 2012
6th January 2012
27th December 2011
8th December 2011
1st December 2011
22nd November 2011
8th November 2011
Spillers Demolition November 2011.
6th November 2011
Video by Youtube user AlansVids1.
23rd October 2011
18th October 2011
11th October 2011
6th October 2011
28th September 2011
18th September 2011
4th September 2011
14th August 2011
24th July 2011
19th July 2011
14th July 2011
8th July 2011
2nd July 2011
28th June 2011
26th June 2011
22nd June 2011
15th June 2011
14th June 2011
Spillers Demolition June 2011.
2nd June 2011
18th May 2011
27th November 2009
29th March 2009
28th November 2008
30th April 2008
31st July 2007
More information:
- Sitelines - St. Lawrence Road, Spiller's Tyne Mill
- Chronicle Live - Former worker tells of Spillers Mill memories
- BBC - Demolition of former Spillers Mill in Newcastle begins
- Chronicle Live - Milling history in family for Newcastle woman
My other photos of Spillers Quay:
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