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Goldie87

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Explored here a couple of months ago. Unfortunately a large part of the site was destroyed in a huge fire in 2005, including the large 1860's mill on the main road. The remaining parts are small in comparison to how big the place once was, still a nice place though.

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A building we did not enter.

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Back of the farben works

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Sign by the stairs

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Toilets with partitions made from glass!

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Sanitary towel incinerator

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Stairs were covered in paperwork

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Bosses offices

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Paperwork

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Factory floor

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Sign on the stairs

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View of Leicester
 
It was really odd that those partitions were not smashed, the sinks, toilets and pretty much everything else were.
 
A good report Golds :)

Shame about that fire :mad:
Perhaps those toilets doubled up as shower cubicles? ;)
Nice photos buddy -especially the second one -can't beat a tall brick chimney!

Lb:cool:
 
Thought I would post an update as me and Mr Sam paid another visit on the first day of 2008. Since my first few visits in the summer I returned twice with different people, both times being disturbed by footsteps and voices. Then when I organized a meet some people finally got round it ok. So went back this time with a bit more confidence, only to hear people walking around again. We ignored it at first, but after the third time we left.

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Main entrance

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Scales

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Basement

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Basement office

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Office again

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Toilets

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Unused forms

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First floor reception

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Factory floor
 
went with goldie on the 1/1/08 for my first explore of the year id been on a recce earlier last year and wanted to get inside so glad to have a mooch round

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we left after hearing bumps above us then footsteps on the same floor :neutral:
 
sorry to dig this up yet again, ive lost count of the times ive been in here this week seems like ive been in pretty much every other night and finally! tonight im happy with the pics i got of the wood panneld offices, its a cramped space for captureing it all in one image and lighting is a right pain too

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the hall

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and in one of the office rooms

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and thats the front of the building that i snapped while waiting for the others, another wet night and for once we didnt hear footsteps

but we did get stopped by the police.............but not for being in here :lol:
 
cool pics shame i couldnt come again as i have not seen all the parts to this place hopefully something is happening in the wek should be able to make them :D
 
Nice one mate :)

Weather was appalling and wasn't much to do, but it was a laugh.
I can't believe those stupid people called the police!
Was funny though, that and Kezza trashing her car :lol:
 
Nice one mate :)

Weather was appalling and wasn't much to do, but it was a laugh.
I can't believe those stupid people called the police!
Was funny though, that and Kezza trashing her car :lol:


Mwahahaha lol. that was a very funny night! Every time ive been there (Twice!) Theres been a comedy end to the night!

I no, lets call the police out to the owner of the vehicle leaning on her car!!!! Bloody nosy passer byers!!! lol. Owell, at least we didnt get in to trouble! Shame i snapped the aerial of my car. Dont no what to say to mum about it though! :lol::mrgreen:

Was a good night though. Shame about the rain! I was covered in blue die from the dye basement! :mrgreen:
 
ive heard its been secured now?

I guess you could still get in if you put some effort into it. The gap was filled in, then someone tried to open it up again, then they sealed it again and covered it in grease!
 

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