Ditherington Flax Mill

Ditherington Flax Mill - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Ditherington Flax Mill (promoted as the Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings), a flax mill located in Ditherington, a suburb of Shrewsbury, England, is the first iron-framed building in the world, and described as "the grandfather of skyscrapers",'Father of the skyscraper' rescued for the nation, English Heritage press release, undated, retrieved 27 May 2007 despite its five-storey height. Its importance was officially recognised in the 1950s,W. G. Rimmer, 'Castle Foregate Flax Mill, Shrewsbury' Transactions of Shropshire Archaeological Society LVI (1957–60), 49ff. resulting in it becoming a Grade I listed building. It is also locally known as the "Maltings" from its later use. The mill is in the hands of Historic England and is currently in use as a mixed-use workspace and exhibition following its official opening in 2022. Read more on Wikipedia

type: historic site
date from: 1797

Source: en.wikipedia.org