BOCM Selby - Nov 2012

After visiting this old girl in March earlier this year It would have been rude not to do a revisit..

On entering the site i was surprised and a bit upset at how much of the demolition has actually taken hold (upset as its sad to see the old girl go down....excuse the pun)

Visited with my intrepid friend TK421 and a new explorer in tow (Len) who has now got the bug....

I wont do a history on the place but will just let the pics do the talking....

Enjoy



The wheel on the ouitside by Dobbo79, on Flickr


Bottles?? by Dobbo79, on Flickr


Big Wheels keep on turning by Dobbo79, on Flickr


Main Room by Dobbo79, on Flickr


Demolition...... by Dobbo79, on Flickr


Broken Pane by Dobbo79, on Flickr


Blue Skies by Dobbo79, on Flickr


Panoramic by Dobbo79, on Flickr


Get some Nuts by Dobbo79, on Flickr


Red Rails by Dobbo79, on Flickr


In Chains..... by Dobbo79, on Flickr


It all a bit light.... by Dobbo79, on Flickr


The Main Room by Dobbo79, on Flickr


Alone..... by Dobbo79, on Flickr


Sunny Steps.... by Dobbo79, on Flickr

And Finally no explore is complete without the good old Self Portraits



The good, The bad and the ugly by Dobbo79, on Flickr

and me.....


Things are looking up by Dobbo79, on Flickr

Thankyou for looking

Great images,thanks for sharing.

Spot on that fella - This is one place ive never been and yet its only 15 mins down the road - Think you have spurred me on to go have a look

Well Hurry up Wakey - they are in process of demolition - couple of weeks it will be gone :-(

great pics , must have a look my self .

BOCM Selby

My first trip since joining this excellent site. Went last Saturday 05/01/13 after passing this site loads of times on the train for years. Sadley just about all demolished. All that remains of the old victorian stuff is one shed that is well sealed. There's a few flat belt pullies laid about and a large engine driven rope winch. Everything else is in very neatly piled up rubble. Still, plenty of other places in mind, but still sad to see it all just about gone.

Went last week, got chucked off by secca, funny that they were nowhere to be seen when the pikies were stripping it.

Now you see it:


Now you don't:


Undercover:


Open to the elements:


The main hall then:


The main hall now from the same spot:


Shame to see it go, glad I captured it when I did.

Very sad, these last photographs leave me speechless...

A 10min drive from me and in 7 years I never got around to it. Even easier when I was in town for any reason, but no, had planned on doing it this month! Not much point now. Real shame, but looks like most of the complex is coming down bit by bit, both sides of the tracks.