Arla Dairy, Appleby - May 2011

[JEP27]

I have been keeping an eye on this for a while and there was never any way to get in, then the last time I went it had an enormous hole through the wall and work machinery in, so I thought I'd better move myself and have a look before it was too late. I'm afraid I missed most of the interesting bits as the workers seem to have done most of the stripping already.


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2751/5758369544_d9999cfc45.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53170584@N07/5758369544/)
Big hole (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53170584@N07/5758369544/) by UEJEP27 (http://www.flickr.com/people/53170584@N07/), on Flickr

History:
These is a distict lack of info on this site I'm afraid. From what I have managed to find it closed on the 28th February 2009.

At its peak, when it was run by Express Dairies, the depot took in 385,000 litres of milk a day from 400 farms, and employed 250 people. It was taken over by Arla Foods when it moved to this site.

Exterior:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2225/5758772528_0251f0cb34.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53170584@N07/5758772528/)
Express Trademark #2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53170584@N07/5758772528/) by UEJEP27 (http://www.flickr.com/people/53170584@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2368/5758303947_01b88f404d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53170584@N07/5758303947/)
Main Door (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53170584@N07/5758303947/) by UEJEP27 (http://www.flickr.com/people/53170584@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3309/5758585405_44575a5f00.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53170584@N07/5758585405/)
Alleyway (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53170584@N07/5758585405/) by UEJEP27 (http://www.flickr.com/people/53170584@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3028/5758290919_2ff6f506d3.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53170584@N07/5758290919/)
Pipes (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53170584@N07/5758290919/) by UEJEP27 (http://www.flickr.com/people/53170584@N07/), on Flickr

Interior:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3432/5757897397_325583da66.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53170584@N07/5757897397/)
Pipes and Wheels (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53170584@N07/5757897397/) by UEJEP27 (http://www.flickr.com/people/53170584@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2499/5757970875_ca561e432c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53170584@N07/5757970875/)
Flaps (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53170584@N07/5757970875/) by UEJEP27 (http://www.flickr.com/people/53170584@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3653/5758316247_8f0f368a15.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53170584@N07/5758316247/)
Machine (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53170584@N07/5758316247/) by UEJEP27 (http://www.flickr.com/people/53170584@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2787/5758418166_135f9e6250.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53170584@N07/5758418166/)
Over View (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53170584@N07/5758418166/) by UEJEP27 (http://www.flickr.com/people/53170584@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3639/5757834975_84644b7866.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53170584@N07/5757834975/)
Upstairs Floor (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53170584@N07/5757834975/) by UEJEP27 (http://www.flickr.com/people/53170584@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5024/5759136976_f4efc45eb1.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53170584@N07/5759136976/)
Corridor (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53170584@N07/5759136976/) by UEJEP27 (http://www.flickr.com/people/53170584@N07/), on Flickr



More on my flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53170584@N07/sets/72157626677991203/)

[Satsukisan]

Looking good dude! I gather its Appleby - Cumbria?

[JEP27]

Looking good dude! I gather its Appleby - Cumbria?

It is, I debated putting Cumbria but decided against it because the people from Appleby tend to still prefer to class themselves of being from Westmorland.

[Satsukisan]

It is, I debated putting Cumbria but decided against it because the people from Appleby tend to still prefer to class themselves of being from Westmorland.
Hahah yes very true, only reason i asked is im in Lancaster

[scrappy]

good find, i did one of the old arla sites near preston a while ago and it was stripped bare! :(

[blueink]

This place looks awsome! Nice shots too :)

[JEP27]

Hahah yes very true, only reason i asked is im in Lancaster

I know, I've been meaning to give you a shout sometime, I used to go down there quite often, it is not quite as frequently at the moment.