Fullers Earth Works 2011-2013

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Here are some of my photographs of fullers earth works from 2011-2013 thought ide share them with you guys.. no point them sitting on my computer where know one can see them :)

here is some history for you :)

established c.1860-70. Initially supplying the woolen trade, demand later shifted to the growing chemical and comodity sector with customers in the 1920s-40s
including the Southern Oil Company Ltd, British Glues and Chemicals Ltd and Price’s Patent Candle Co.
In 1954 the works, by now employing 780 men, were bought by chemical company Laporte Industries.
Production was stepped up to meet increasing demand and a large factory consisting of kilns, granulators, blungers, silos and transit systems on several
floors was built.
A large quarry existed to the east and in the 1970s this strange landscape stood in for various alien worlds in the BBC’s Doctor Who series.
In the 1980s, the Copyhold site was sending loose earths and packaged cat litter around the world.
By 1995, however, due to falling profits it was announced that the company would close 10% of its 100 plants.
Copyhold fell victim the following year and the Laporte Group ceased fuller’s earth production altogether in 1997.
After the production lines were switched off, the 119 acre pit was purchased for use as a landfill site by Biffa Waste Services and continues to take waste from across Surrey.
The factory was for a while used as a waste transfer station but this was abandoned at some time in the last four years.

on with the pictures enjoy :)

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Wow, those warehouses look so different without their roofs on! Had to look twice to work out where some of those pictures were taken from. Nice set though, cheers.
 
Impressive site, still in relatively good nick too!
 
Some really nice compositions there, it looks like one big urbex playground :p
Thanks for sharing!
 

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