Boots P.Q.D Lab Demolition, May 2009 - Nottingham

As I am sure most of you are aware, the former Boots P.Q.D lab in Nottingham is being demolished. Me and peter paid a visit with 85 Vintage (thanks ) To see how it was progressing. Around half of the building is gone now, with a fair chunk missing. One or tow rooms remain intact however. And I was pleased to see a scanning electron microscope
We also did several other sites which I will get roound to posting soon, before meeting up with Ashless, Kaputnik and The_Revolution for something a little more "hardcore"
I will let the pictures do the talking:

Ripped Out interior


Electron Microscope Control Unit


Boots


Part of the Electron Microscope Room Machinery


The Electron Microscope


We then moved onto the laundry-type room, where I took this photo


Stairs to nowhere


Bobcat on the Ground Floor


Bandsaw Amongst The Rubble


In the Old Car Park


Total Reclaims


I took all of these photos with my nice new Sigma 10-20, I recommend that you all rush out and get one

Thanks for looking

Thats were the other half of the labs where.



Our path up stairs.

I love that last one Peter I was bleeding too much to take a picture, go on! Put the picture of my bleeding finger up

Nice one James & Peter. I noticed the demolition was progressing nicely when passing later in the day. Only a few weeks ago I was stood in the lab, (in Peter's 2nd photo), taking pictures of the fume orange cabinet at the end.

Good riddance, it's a horrible building, some really aren't worth saving. Although most of my resentment comes from the fact that in several visits I've not managed to any good photos from the place. Except maybe this one.



Did anyone rescue the famous rubber duck from the basement....?

http://afterdawn-guild.com/j.JPG

WARNING! blood and guts!

I can't see the picture

Excellent pics James. Me and Mendo still haven't got here, looks like it's too late now.

I don't suppose you had a look at the former Gentleman's club, which is the lovely red stone building on the opposite side to this of the courtyard did you? Every time I've had a look, it's a no go. Although with the demo of the boots part, that may help a little?

Cheers,

Sal

Was good to meet up with james and peter. Good pics from you both. Kind of a shame it's gone as there was some nice bits in there. But as The_Revolution said it's ot exactly the nicest building to look at from the outside.








I knew I should've taken this shot again, oh well

The_Revolution said:

Did anyone rescue the famous rubber duck from the basement....?

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I'm not sure, maybe someone has, but the basement was a no go today. The part with the roller cabinets and the basement were in the part that's flattened.

smileysal said:

I don't suppose you had a look at the former Gentleman's club, which is the lovely red stone building on the opposite side to this of the courtyard did you? Every time I've had a look, it's a no go. Although with the demo of the boots part, that may help a little?

Cheers,

Sal

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Where abouts is that? Can you put a flashearth link? Can't picture it from your description

It was demanded that I rescued the ducks for a certain mister Ric, however I didn't bother

The building certainly doesn't make one want to sing from the rooftops (though it was possible when I visited) - I think 'Lady Progress' is going a good thing here. For the record I believe the proposed redevelopment is an office development by Wilson Bowden, though considering their lack of progress on projects elsewhere in the Midlands I expect the site will be cleared for a car park for the time being.

Nice little place this, its not every day you get to explore a lab. I'm intrigued into what you and those cheeky swines from Derby got up to later on

Sorry 85, I thought the Boots building was in a group of buildings just off Alfreton Road, not down near the canal. doh, it was late when I posted though, so that's my excuse for getting the locations totally wrong.

But, here's the flashearth link to a former gentlemens club (we're guessing, it looked like that's what it said very faintly when I looked) on Thackery Street.

It's this building, directly under the cross. Has some nice stonework on the outside too.
http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=52.958026&lon=-1.16754&z=19.7&r=0&src=msl

Cheers,

Sal

Great pics lads, though I was somewhat amused to look at Urbex photos and spot my mate's old machine there (the 300LCV)

He had his very first close call there!

That "gentleman's club" was actually a nightclub Sal, I used to go to the place on the same street when I was doing Motor Vehicle Maintenance.

It was called "The One Club" and it was demolished a few months ago.