▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁complex ▁were ▁used ▁for ▁light ▁industrial ▁use ▁before ▁they ▁too ▁fell ▁into ▁dis use . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁the ▁buildings ▁fell ▁victim ▁to ▁v andal ism ▁and ▁ar son ▁that ▁threatened ▁to ▁destroy ▁what ▁remained ▁of ▁the ▁site . ▁ ▁R ede velop ment ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Total ▁Architecture ▁appointed ▁Urban ▁S pl ash ▁to ▁convert ▁Fire proof ▁and ▁Dou bling ▁Mill ▁ ▁into ▁office ▁space . ▁ ▁On ▁completion ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁conversion ▁received ▁a ▁R I BA ▁Award . ▁ ▁The ▁North ▁West ▁Development ▁Agency ▁used ▁a ▁comp uls ory ▁purchase ▁order ▁to ▁take ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁site ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁This ▁allowed ▁the ▁Heritage ▁Lot tery ▁Fund ▁to ▁give ▁a ▁£ 7 . 1 6 4 M ▁grant ▁towards ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁complex . ▁T ogether ▁with ▁an ▁additional ▁grant ▁from ▁the ▁North ▁West ▁Development ▁Agency , ▁a ▁£ 1 0 M ▁reg ener ation ▁project ▁took ▁place ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁The ▁project ▁included ▁repair ▁and ▁strength ening ▁of ▁the ▁structure , ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁canal ▁bas in , ▁a ▁new ▁roof ▁and ▁windows , ▁and ▁the ▁re inst at ement ▁of ▁two ▁missing ▁flo ors ▁from ▁the ▁Murray ▁Street ▁block . ▁ ▁On ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁rep airs , ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁further ▁propos als ▁to ▁bring ▁the