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| The chimney was restored by ] in 1999. Originally it was {{convert|305|ft|m}} tall, but in 1950 it was shortened to {{convert|290|ft|m}}. The internal diameter of the chimney remains {{convert|17|ft|6|in|m}} and {{convert|10|ft|m}} walls at the base.<ref name="stevebulman" /> In 2005 part of the mill was converted into apartments by Story Homes<ref>{{cite web|last=Whittle|first=J|title=£¼m flats with glass lift for Shaddon Mill|url=http://www.cumberlandnews.co.uk/m-flats-with-glass-lift-for-shaddon-mill-1.450939|publisher=The Cumberland News|accessdate=23 December 2013|archivedate=4 January 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104105729/http://www.cumberlandnews.co.uk/m-flats-with-glass-lift-for-shaddon-mill-1.450939}}</ref> and the other part is used by the ].<ref name="Dixons Chimney Carlisle">{{cite web|title=Dixon's Chimney, Shaddon Mill, Carlisle|url=http://geotopoi.wordpress.com/2010/10/25/dixons-chimney-shaddon-mill-carlisle/|publisher=GeoTopoi|accessdate=23 December 2013}}</ref> | The chimney was restored by ] in 1999. Originally it was {{convert|305|ft|m}} tall, but in 1950 it was shortened to {{convert|290|ft|m}}. The internal diameter of the chimney remains {{convert|17|ft|6|in|m}} and {{convert|10|ft|m}} walls at the base.<ref name="stevebulman" /> In 2005 part of the mill was converted into apartments by Story Homes<ref>{{cite web|last=Whittle|first=J|title=£¼m flats with glass lift for Shaddon Mill|url=http://www.cumberlandnews.co.uk/m-flats-with-glass-lift-for-shaddon-mill-1.450939|publisher=The Cumberland News|accessdate=23 December 2013|archivedate=4 January 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104105729/http://www.cumberlandnews.co.uk/m-flats-with-glass-lift-for-shaddon-mill-1.450939}}</ref> and the other part is used by the ].<ref name="Dixons Chimney Carlisle">{{cite web|title=Dixon's Chimney, Shaddon Mill, Carlisle|url=http://geotopoi.wordpress.com/2010/10/25/dixons-chimney-shaddon-mill-carlisle/|publisher=GeoTopoi|accessdate=23 December 2013}}</ref> | ||
| === 2019 death === | |||
| During the early hours of 27 October 2019, a 53-year-old man, Phil Longcake, climbed the hundreds of steps to the top of the chimney.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=correspondent|first=Josh Halliday North of England|date=2019-12-27|title=Man who died on Carlisle chimney told police he was abused as child|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/dec/27/family-reveal-anguish-of-man-phil-longcake-who-died-in-carlisle-chimney-tragedy|access-date=2020-12-17|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> He slipped and his foot became trapped between the chimney and its ladder.<ref name=":0" /> He spent more than 14 hours dangling upside down, shirtless and suspended by one foot.<ref>{{cite news|date=28 October 2019|title=Carlisle chimney: Man stuck at top of 290ft structure|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-50207301|access-date=28 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=28 October 2019|title=Cumbria Police trying to rescue man dangling from 290ft Dixon's Chimney|work=Sky News|url=https://news.sky.com/story/cumbria-police-trying-to-rescue-man-dangling-from-290ft-dixons-chimney-11847475|access-date=28 October 2019}}</ref><ref name="guardian-fire-chiefs-request-help-rescue-man-dangling-from-carlisle-chimney">{{cite news|last=Mohdin|first=Aamna|date=28 October 2019|title=Man dies after being found dangling from Carlisle chimney|work=]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/oct/28/fire-chiefs-request-help-rescue-man-dangling-from-carlisle-chimney|access-date=28 October 2019}}</ref> | |||
| Emergency services were alerted at 2:22 am. Two initial rescue plans, the first involving a coastguard helicopter and the second to send rescuers up the ladder, were dismissed as either could have led to Longcake being dislodged and falling.<ref name="telegraph-man-left">{{cite news|last=Evans|first=Martin|date=28 October 2019|title=Man left dangling on 290ft Dixon's Chimney dies|work=]|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/10/28/dixons-chimney-rescue-operation-man-dangles-270ft-structure/|access-date=29 October 2019}}</ref> A specialist ] platform was brought in from Glasgow, but Longcake had died by the time rescuers reached him.<ref name="telegraph-man-left" /> He was confirmed deceased at the scene at 4:46 pm.<ref name="guardian-fire-chiefs-request-help-rescue-man-dangling-from-carlisle-chimney" /> An inquest recorded his cause of death as ] and cerebral swelling.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
| Longcake's family said he had struggled with mental health problems. He had recently told them he had been sexually abused as a child, and told health workers he planned to kill himself.<ref name=":0" /> His son said he believed Longcake planned to jump from the tower to send a message to his alleged abuser.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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Former cotton mill in Carlisle, England54°53′31″N 2°56′43″W / 54.89194°N 2.94528°W / 54.89194; -2.94528
Shaddon Mill is a former cotton mill in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. Both the mill and its 290 feet (88 m) tall chimney, named Dixon's Chimney after its builder, Peter Dixon, are Grade II listed buildings.
History
The mill and chimney were constructed in 1836 by Peter Dixon and designed by the Manchester architect Richard Tattersall. The chimney was built to be tall enough to prevent the large amounts of smoke generated by the factory becoming noxious to the rest of the city. In its day, Shaddon Mill was the largest cotton mill in England and had the 8th largest chimney in the world. Shaddon Mill became an Historic Listed Building in 1949 and the chimney became an Historic Listed Structure in 1972. Peter Dixon and Sons Ltd. provided work for 8000 people in their four mills in the area.
In 1883 Peter Dixon and Sons Ltd. went into liquidation and the mill was taken over by Robert Todd and Sons Ltd., who then used the mill for wool production rather than cotton.
The chimney was restored by Carlisle City Council in 1999. Originally it was 305 feet (93 m) tall, but in 1950 it was shortened to 290 feet (88 m). The internal diameter of the chimney remains 17 feet 6 inches (5.33 m) and 10 feet (3.0 m) walls at the base. In 2005 part of the mill was converted into apartments by Story Homes and the other part is used by the University of Cumbria.
See also
References
- ^ "Dixons Chimney at Shaddon Mill, Carlisle". BritishListedBuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ Historic England. "Dixons Chimney at Shaddon Mill, Carlisle (Grade II*) (1196919)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- "Carlisle (page 2)". Visit Cumbria. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- "Shaddon Mill, Carlisle". BritishListedBuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ Bulman, Steve. "Carlisle's early industry". Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- "NY3955 : Dixon's Chimney and Shaddon Mill, Junction Street". Geograph. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- Whittle, J. "£¼m flats with glass lift for Shaddon Mill". The Cumberland News. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- "Dixon's Chimney, Shaddon Mill, Carlisle". GeoTopoi. Retrieved 23 December 2013.