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I literally stumbled on this place this week in derby, it's passed the GNR warehouse, I'm not sure if anyone's posted this place on here, i tried searching.. So here's my story..
History Covered by johno23
Live history covered by odeon master
I found this a great explore, very easy to access..
Starting with a panomatic as usuall
when you enter the place first.. hence why i gave the thread title "gatehouse" .. This is the security booth and gas pump station ting..
Feul pumps
Close ups
Roof sign
Security card reader
Uber bright telephone box
Bus wash or truck etc..
Bus wash control room ( i think)
Funky Buttons
Power panel
Water system
Bus parking area or trucks..
Rusted Power connection
Canister ting
Burnt chair (well random)
Now inside the main warehouse.. Panomatic shot.. So much glass everywhere, walking around crunch, crunch, good job i was wearing good shoes, looks like i missed the party, place was trashed..
Inside had a service area and a pit
Stairs to the pit
Offices (that were)..
Office stuff
Loads of these screens everywhere.. explained the broken glass everywhere..
Got out sharpish...
another smashed computer
That's all.. Didn't feel that a creepy place.. But all in all a great explore in derby
enjoy!
History Covered by johno23
Great coverage and pics
Up until approximately 5 years ago this was the local headquarters of East Midlands Electricity Board.The place was built especially for them in the early seventies.
It housed the administration and accounts as well as the technical side of things.
They had a couple of hundred vehicles of their own on site,hence your excellent pics of the fuel pumps,vehicle wash etc.
After this it was turned into a call centre for a firm called SITEL who handled most of BT`s customer enquiries.
It seems they lost the contract and the place closed down and was empty for a year or two.
Despite extensive marketing they were unable to sell or let it and due to the owners having to pay extortionate rates on an empty building they demolished (most of the site) very recently leaving this little bit for some unknown reason.
The site and buildings are owned by Clowes Developments who are a good company known locally and who also own the GNR Warehouse site for which there are grand supermarket plans going through.
I guess the whole site will be incorporated into this planned development,should it be passed by the council.
I hope that this gives some useful background and info on the place.
Live history covered by odeon master
Known as GREAT NORTHERN ROAD DEPOT as stated for the EMEB (East Midlands Electricity Board)
I worked here for a while, the area where the inspection pits was the garage that maintained the company fleet of vehicles, strange to see a place i actually worked at derelict and in the process of demolition !
By the way, the name East Midlands Electricity Board no longer exists, its been consigned to the history books, the company became Central Networks, and then EON, the power distribution company.
THE ODEON
I found this a great explore, very easy to access..
Starting with a panomatic as usuall
when you enter the place first.. hence why i gave the thread title "gatehouse" .. This is the security booth and gas pump station ting..
Feul pumps
Close ups
Roof sign
Security card reader
Uber bright telephone box
Bus wash or truck etc..
Bus wash control room ( i think)
Funky Buttons
Power panel
Water system
Bus parking area or trucks..
Rusted Power connection
Canister ting
Burnt chair (well random)
Now inside the main warehouse.. Panomatic shot.. So much glass everywhere, walking around crunch, crunch, good job i was wearing good shoes, looks like i missed the party, place was trashed..
Inside had a service area and a pit
Stairs to the pit
Offices (that were)..
Office stuff
Loads of these screens everywhere.. explained the broken glass everywhere..
Got out sharpish...
another smashed computer
That's all.. Didn't feel that a creepy place.. But all in all a great explore in derby
enjoy!
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