India mill was once a textile mill that operated between 1887 and 1991 in the industrial town of Darwen in the eastern part of Lancashire, England. The mill itself, though large and impressive for the time, was rather plain on the exterior. It appears as though most of the budget was spent on this magnificent brick chimney. The structure is said to be inspired by the bell tower in St Mark’s Square, Venice. It dominates the skyline of Darwen. Apart from the chimney lacking the short spire of the campanile…
