John Bull / Dunlop / Leicester Rubber Visit2, Jun13

Group explore with Pom, MCrosbie, Juju, urbex 1988 & Rich dgp

Thanks for the invite along, a cracking night!

My second visit to this site, but seen loads more I didn’t on the first visit. After a clumsy and probably comical entry, had a good mooch around this huge place.

The history again;
The Leicester Rubber Company was formed in 1906 by John Cecil Burton and his brother Cecil Hubert. The company’s success led to a further name change in 1934 when the Leicester Rubber Company became the John Bull Rubber Company Ltd. For the following two decades, the John Bull Rubber Company continued to manufacture tyres for cars, motorcycles, bicycles & prams. It was in 1955 that John Bull became merged with another company, Metalastik, and thus the John Bull company name became relegated to automotive history. Possibly closed around 2006. The building is currently for sale for 7 million.

Here are my snaps:


thanks for looking!

Sweet photographs!

real nice pics, thanks for sharing

Thanks for the comments guys!

Great photos amazing looking site.

flyboys90 said:

Great photos amazing looking site.

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thank you sir

Nice photos Wombat - looks like a good place to kick off my first explore!

Cheers

Would that be the firm that produced John Bull printing kits I wonder? I remember grappling with same as a boy fifty years ago. I wouldn't mind having another go today! Anyway your snaps are fab, thank you.

KevOvo said:

Nice photos Wombat - looks like a good place to kick off my first explore!

Cheers

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thanks Kev
its a big big place to explore

fleydog said:

Would that be the firm that produced John Bull printing kits I wonder? I remember grappling with same as a boy fifty years ago. I wouldn't mind having another go today! Anyway your snaps are fab, thank you.

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thanks for the comment!
Good question on the printing kits. Dont know tbh... Quite possibly.

This one has to be done mate

The black and white shot works well for me.

Like the look of the place.

Darksider said:

The black and white shot works well for me.

Like the look of the place.

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Thanks mate!

Great set of shots. Worth a visit.

MisterC40 said:

Great set of shots. Worth a visit.

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thanks mate