boxfrenzy
07-05-2009, 11:49 AM
Within twelve hours of this being shut down, our Caravan Utilising Nomadic Travelling friends has ripped this place of twelve grand worth of stuff. Over the next few years they have camped out on here and had many attempt at ripping out every bit of metal they can possibly do. As a result, this place is monitored pretty heavily, even though there is little left.
More recently the theft of a large valve meant that this pond was emptied and a lot of fish died.
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This jumbo chimney had the big metal cap fitted on a long time ago. It was lifted up by a crane. A man was also holding on to the cap as it was lifted up.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3551/3510120188_98404fdfe5.jpg
Inside is reassuringly knackered
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3346/3510120202_4d217b51fc.jpg
The remains of a massive lagged boiler is in one part. I have a picture of the inside but it is boring.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3624/3510120210_8500a2a80f.jpg
Some pretty nasty chemicals remain. Caustic soda anyone?
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3336/3510120212_de7e62c1b7.jpg
Most of the big machinery went to Scotland about seven years ago. The other stuff was taken by pikies.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3549/3509319151_a27f1f3745.jpg
Most of the big warehouses are empty
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3540/3509319155_77279a810f.jpg
Little survives of the canteen.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3636/3509319189_56a514a7ac.jpg
Another massive but empty shed.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3599/3510133568_84f3956296.jpg
Upstairs shall we?
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Broken glass.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3312/3510133584_7e60f0fffc.jpg
The offices are ruined. By the desk is a box of chemicals.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3606/3510133592_93a1775cb9.jpg
Control panel.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3590/3510133590_ea80d0a98e.jpg
One of the large ponds outside. The machinery is slowly rusting away. A bad flood a decade ago meant that river water filled the ponds. That was not good. There are now fish in them.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3637/3509324889_d79c1d5ca2.jpg
You need clean water for the dyes, and so the factory had it's own borehole, at 150 feet deep.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3608/3509324923_eba97e5385.jpg
As it has not been pumped for about seven years the water table has risen a bit.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3307/3509324901_28c34dfc6d.jpg
Taken a good few weeks to get these pictures up, so sorry for the delay.
More recently the theft of a large valve meant that this pond was emptied and a lot of fish died.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3346/3510120168_2757be73e2.jpg
This jumbo chimney had the big metal cap fitted on a long time ago. It was lifted up by a crane. A man was also holding on to the cap as it was lifted up.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3551/3510120188_98404fdfe5.jpg
Inside is reassuringly knackered
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3346/3510120202_4d217b51fc.jpg
The remains of a massive lagged boiler is in one part. I have a picture of the inside but it is boring.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3624/3510120210_8500a2a80f.jpg
Some pretty nasty chemicals remain. Caustic soda anyone?
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3336/3510120212_de7e62c1b7.jpg
Most of the big machinery went to Scotland about seven years ago. The other stuff was taken by pikies.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3549/3509319151_a27f1f3745.jpg
Most of the big warehouses are empty
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3540/3509319155_77279a810f.jpg
Little survives of the canteen.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3636/3509319189_56a514a7ac.jpg
Another massive but empty shed.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3599/3510133568_84f3956296.jpg
Upstairs shall we?
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3366/3510133596_d6c0c0f54d.jpg
Broken glass.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3312/3510133584_7e60f0fffc.jpg
The offices are ruined. By the desk is a box of chemicals.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3606/3510133592_93a1775cb9.jpg
Control panel.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3590/3510133590_ea80d0a98e.jpg
One of the large ponds outside. The machinery is slowly rusting away. A bad flood a decade ago meant that river water filled the ponds. That was not good. There are now fish in them.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3637/3509324889_d79c1d5ca2.jpg
You need clean water for the dyes, and so the factory had it's own borehole, at 150 feet deep.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3608/3509324923_eba97e5385.jpg
As it has not been pumped for about seven years the water table has risen a bit.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3307/3509324901_28c34dfc6d.jpg
Taken a good few weeks to get these pictures up, so sorry for the delay.