Rubble is the only reminder of historic landmark

Bailey Mill in Delph during demolition after recent fire.

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RUBBLE lies strewn across the ground as a mere echo of the calamity that brought Bailey Mill's existence to an end.

Such was the ferocity of the fire at the seven-storey mill on June 14 at 3pm that villagers only a few hundred yards away in Delph were evacuated from their homes and thankfully escaped unscathed.

Firefighters tackled the blaze as police escorted terrified witnesses away from danger as they helplessly watched the fire tear through the structure with overwhelming force.

Eerie

The fire subsided at around 6.20pm with firefighters and police taking precautionary measures throughout the night.

The village had been saved, but part of it's heritage had been damaged beyond repair.

Families returned home the next day and watched as what was left of the mill was demolished, leaving behind an eerie reminder of the power of the inferno which reduced a building which took four years to build to rubble in a matter of hours.