I know it's been done already, but I think this place is still a great explore. So forgive me for wanting to share more photos.
HISTORY: Pilkington Brothers started extracting sand deposits at Rainford in 188O and sand was brought to the Sandwash by wagons to get rid of oversized or undersized particles and wash off impurities. It was then transported to the glass works in St Helens and used to make high quality sheet glass. The plant closed sometime during the 60s.
EXPLORE: Luckily we decided against a frontal assault across the stream and found a much easier and dry way in. The long building section out the back you can see on satellite images was very flooded so we didn't get in that part of the setup. Dodgy climb to get in to the main building. But once you're in everything else is quite solid considering.
The Pilkington offices in St Helens are also worth a look with two interior gardens. My report on that here:
https://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/threads/pilkington-brothers-offices-st-helens-dec-2022.38938/
Anyone know what this awesome coloured thingy is? Is that mould?
We didn't manage to get into any of the section marked on the satellite snapshot below. It looks dry on this photo, but when we went there was water all round. Very deep in places too.
HISTORY: Pilkington Brothers started extracting sand deposits at Rainford in 188O and sand was brought to the Sandwash by wagons to get rid of oversized or undersized particles and wash off impurities. It was then transported to the glass works in St Helens and used to make high quality sheet glass. The plant closed sometime during the 60s.
EXPLORE: Luckily we decided against a frontal assault across the stream and found a much easier and dry way in. The long building section out the back you can see on satellite images was very flooded so we didn't get in that part of the setup. Dodgy climb to get in to the main building. But once you're in everything else is quite solid considering.
The Pilkington offices in St Helens are also worth a look with two interior gardens. My report on that here:
https://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/threads/pilkington-brothers-offices-st-helens-dec-2022.38938/
Anyone know what this awesome coloured thingy is? Is that mould?
We didn't manage to get into any of the section marked on the satellite snapshot below. It looks dry on this photo, but when we went there was water all round. Very deep in places too.
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