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This was part of a day of exploring with rubex.the sites we did were totally unplanned.we went to check one site but the place was n the middle of restoration.so that was a no go.i tried to think what was in the area then I remembered the ice factory.its a place I have wanted to see for ages and I finally got to see it.upon entry the floor we were on looked a bit dodgy to say the least.
The ice factory n Grimsby was the biggest ice factory in the world at one point.providing ice for the docks.constructed between 1898 and 1901 the factory was in use up to 1990,the site is grade two listed and said to be one of the only of its type left in the country..there is a trust looking after it and they want to restore it.but the place is decorating so much now that it will soon be beyond repair.the ice was produced by steam powered ammonia compressors.these were later replaced with four electrical "four four vertical cylinder ammonia compressors.i have read that these are the only existing compressors of this type left.such a shame they are covered in pigeon poo.
We had just about finished we heard a hello from outside.so we decided to call it a day.we had just got out on the street and walking back to the car when the secca car pulled up beside us.and asked if we had been in the ice factory.then he said you been taking photos,that's ok then ,he was really quite pleasant and sent us on our way and even gave us a wave as we drove past security gate.and I was smiling because I finally saw this beautiful and rarely documented place
The ice factory n Grimsby was the biggest ice factory in the world at one point.providing ice for the docks.constructed between 1898 and 1901 the factory was in use up to 1990,the site is grade two listed and said to be one of the only of its type left in the country..there is a trust looking after it and they want to restore it.but the place is decorating so much now that it will soon be beyond repair.the ice was produced by steam powered ammonia compressors.these were later replaced with four electrical "four four vertical cylinder ammonia compressors.i have read that these are the only existing compressors of this type left.such a shame they are covered in pigeon poo.
We had just about finished we heard a hello from outside.so we decided to call it a day.we had just got out on the street and walking back to the car when the secca car pulled up beside us.and asked if we had been in the ice factory.then he said you been taking photos,that's ok then ,he was really quite pleasant and sent us on our way and even gave us a wave as we drove past security gate.and I was smiling because I finally saw this beautiful and rarely documented place