T Section

Provenance

Camera: NIKON D7000
Lens: 24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8
Settings: 24mm · f/4.0 · 1/3 · ISO 100
Paper: Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm

A solitary T section, rusted and worn, lies on the concrete floor of the abandoned Bradmill Denim factory. It represents the structural remnants of a once-bustling textile production line.

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01 PROVENANCE

Print datasheet

Title: T Section
Series: Bradmill Denim
Catalogue: BDE-024
Process: Giclée
Captured: 18 March 2012
Camera: NIKON D7000
Lens: 24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture: f/4.0
Shutter: 1/3 s
ISO: 100
Focal length: 24 mm
Paper: Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm
Paper size: 290 × 200 mm
Location: Yarraville, Victoria, Australia
Authenticity: C2PA verified provenance →
Recognised by: Highly Commended in Multimedia at the 2016 National Trust of Australia (NSW) Heritage Awards

02 LOCATION

Yarraville, Victoria, Australia

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03 THE STORY

About this print

A solitary T-section of steel framing lies on the concrete floor of one of the buildings at Bradmill, Yarraville. The section is rusted and worn, the bracing holes drilled along its length at regular intervals. The piece is structural fabric, removed from its position in the building's framing at some point during the abandonment years and left where it was set down. The floor around it is dust-covered and stained.

Bradmill at Yarraville is the site of Lost Collective's earliest abandoned-building photography. Per Brett, this was the first abandoned building he photographed. The Yarraville site was operated by Bradmill Industries Ltd, Australia's largest textile manufacturer at its 1970s peak, before being pushed into receivership in the early 2000s and shuttered around 2002. The site sat dormant for around two decades before redevelopment as Bradmill Yarraville.

04 FROM THE FIELD NOTES

A heavy cast-iron pump valve sits bolted to the brick floor, its flanged body thick with corrosion and chemical residue. A small gate valve protrudes from one side, lever still intact. Behind it, steel pipework and handrails recede into the dim interior of an industrial processing hall. Corrugated metal cladding lines the walls and roof. The brick pavers are blackened, coated in grime. A single blue bottle cap rests on the floor nearby.

Brett Patman

The series

Bradmill Denim

2011 · 27 photographs

The Bradford family founded Bradford Cotton Mills in Sydney in 1927. The company expanded into Victoria in 1940, began producing denim in 1945, and grew into Bradmill Industries Ltd. The Yarraville factory on Francis Street was the country's only indigo denim mill.

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05 SIZE GUIDE

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