Sometimes a rooms or space just take’s your breath away.  The spinning room at Salt’s Mill is one such place.  For those of you who do no know Salt’s Mill is the centre piece of the World Heritage Site of Saltaire.  It was one of the largest mills in the world at the time of   it’s construction in the 19th century and the Spinning Room is right at the top of the building.

The room itself is 168 metres long and is in the roof space – some attic – the perspective appears to be exaggerated and seems to be an installation all of its own. Currently the space is being used to exhibit the Cloth and Memory {2} show – which consists of 23 installations all inspired by the room and the people who might have worked there.  As with all such exhibitions some things worked whilst others less so.  However, the most wonderful things about the whole experience was walking into that space for the first time.   It took my breath away.