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Hellboy
12-01-2009, 03:34 PM
Visited here twice. Sadly most of the site has now gone. But I was able to get some photos of most of the site before it went

History
This was a sugar beet factory that was part of the British Sugar Corporation.
The British Sugar Corporation was created by the Sugar Industry (Reorganisation) Act to manage the entire UK sugar beet crop in 1936. In 1981, the government sold their 36% share in the corporation and the following year The British Sugar Corporation became a public limited company, trading as British Sugar plc. Nine years later is was sold to Associated British Foods, who still own it today.

Under strain from competition with imported sugar, it was forced to close some of its sites. One of which was in Kidderminster, closing in Febuary 2002

Photos
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z31/Mastspotter/British%20Sugar%20291207/100_0266.jpg
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z31/Mastspotter/British%20Sugar%20291207/100_0262.jpg
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z31/Mastspotter/British%20Sugar%20291207/100_0260.jpg
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z31/Mastspotter/British%20Sugar%20291207/100_0255.jpg
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z31/Mastspotter/British%20sugar%20020208/100_0516.jpg
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z31/Mastspotter/British%20sugar%20020208/100_0517.jpg
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http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z31/Mastspotter/British%20sugar%20020208/100_0526.jpg
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z31/Mastspotter/British%20sugar%20020208/100_0527.jpg
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z31/Mastspotter/British%20sugar%20020208/100_0538.jpg

Thanks to Meth for history

boxfrenzy
12-01-2009, 06:41 PM
Nice one mate. Love the first picture. Has this place all gone now?

Hellboy
12-01-2009, 06:43 PM
I think the 2 silo's are standing and a few empty warehouses. But thats it

bungle666
20-01-2009, 01:03 AM
i visited last year and did the silos in the dark!!

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o310/bunglebiker/british%20sugar%20silos/DSCF3353.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o310/bunglebiker/british%20sugar%20silos/DSCF3355.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o310/bunglebiker/british%20sugar%20silos/DSCF3356.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o310/bunglebiker/british%20sugar%20silos/DSCF3357.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o310/bunglebiker/british%20sugar%20silos/DSCF3358.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o310/bunglebiker/british%20sugar%20silos/DSCF3359.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o310/bunglebiker/british%20sugar%20silos/DSCF3361.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o310/bunglebiker/british%20sugar%20silos/DSCF3362.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o310/bunglebiker/british%20sugar%20silos/DSCF3363.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o310/bunglebiker/british%20sugar%20silos/DSCF3364.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o310/bunglebiker/british%20sugar%20silos/DSCF3367.jpg

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KingElvis
20-01-2009, 09:37 AM
That first picture is great, reminds me of the film Event Horizon :thumb

The silos look great, like the night shots.

boxfrenzy
20-01-2009, 09:47 AM
Good pictures there. Often used to go past this place when it was still working.