Ruston's Gas Turbine Engine Factory, Lincolnshire
History
Owned and operated by a Lincoln based engine builder company, with dates back to 1840,the company was known for it's construction of diesel locomotives and industrial engines. The factory was built for the construction of Gas Turbine engines in 1967, similar to the ones seen the the British Rail APT-E, and closed in 2009 with operations moving to Germany. After this the main Grade II listed building came disused and the other buildings became used for the production of gardening chemicals such as slug killer and lawn products. The entire site then became completely derelict since 2012. After the explore I was told that during the World Wars the factory was used for Military tank construction, probably answering why there is a crane on the roof.
The Explore
A few months before we visited I had accidentally stumbled across the factory on google, although failed to find any information on the site. Eventually we decided to visit and climbed aboard an early morning train towards the location. At first, entry appeared impossible but after some climbing and swearing we got in.
A cinematic Video version of the factory can be found on my YouTube:
The first building was the Listed building.
We could see why the building had been listed, the wooden roof structures and brickwork gave it a unique appearance.
Next was one of the larger buildings that had been reused in later life. The buidling's size is much bigger than it appears on camera.
To make things better there was a fully stocked engineer's office and a conveyor belt attached to a crane.
Throughout the rest of the building was decay and rust.
And a laboratory
All photos taken using a Nikon Camera (Apart from the last obviously)
Anyway. Thanks for looking.
Oh. And a train spot for good measure.
KPUrbex: Instagram, Youtube
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Rustons Engineering Co
History
Owned and operated by a Lincoln based engine builder company, with dates back to 1840,the company was known for it's construction of diesel locomotives and industrial engines. The factory was built for the construction of Gas Turbine engines in 1967, similar to the ones seen the the British Rail APT-E, and closed in 2009 with operations moving to Germany. After this the main Grade II listed building came disused and the other buildings became used for the production of gardening chemicals such as slug killer and lawn products. The entire site then became completely derelict since 2012. After the explore I was told that during the World Wars the factory was used for Military tank construction, probably answering why there is a crane on the roof.
The Explore
A few months before we visited I had accidentally stumbled across the factory on google, although failed to find any information on the site. Eventually we decided to visit and climbed aboard an early morning train towards the location. At first, entry appeared impossible but after some climbing and swearing we got in.
A cinematic Video version of the factory can be found on my YouTube:
The first building was the Listed building.
We could see why the building had been listed, the wooden roof structures and brickwork gave it a unique appearance.
Next was one of the larger buildings that had been reused in later life. The buidling's size is much bigger than it appears on camera.
To make things better there was a fully stocked engineer's office and a conveyor belt attached to a crane.
Throughout the rest of the building was decay and rust.
And a laboratory
All photos taken using a Nikon Camera (Apart from the last obviously)
Anyway. Thanks for looking.
Oh. And a train spot for good measure.
KPUrbex: Instagram, Youtube
.
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