Millennium Mills is another old factory/warehouse/wharf site that is going to be redeveloped. Though as of yet nothing has happened to it. It isn't quite as atmospheric as the Chambers Wharf cold stores, as you could walk right up to them. You can't get too close to the site unless you are feeling very intrepid. Here is a view (sbove) from the bridge across the Albert and Victoria Docks.
Millennium Mills (dating from the 1930s like Chambers Wharf) was a flour mill. You can still see some of the equipment through the open side of the building. The Royal Docks (which includes the Victoria and Albert docks) closed in the early1980s. One gets the feeling that this Art Deco building ought to be listed (as is the nearby D Silo) as it is one of the only old factories in this area. It bears the name Spillers (remember them of Bermondsey and dog biscuits?) who built the current building. An earlier factory on the site was built by Vernon & Sons.
You can see D Silo to the right of this picture.
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