It's been done, better, by others, but I was passing this on the way back from a family meal out, and noticed a rather obvious access point 
So I returned early the next morning (having sobered-up
) for a nosey....
A little very sketchy history
Kirkcaldy has been always known for Lino production, with the Nairn family being the best-known, this was the Smeaton Factory, built in 1883 AKAIK, and there is still a live section in use on this site, although Nairns are now part of Forbo-Nairn. I believe this factory shut down around 25 years ago.
The building:
Inside the ground floor is a bitty trashed, not a huge amount left:
Plenty of decay:
Looking through:
There was evidence of some nice tiling on the stairwell:
And this pipework ran from top to bottom:
There were large open floors, very reminiscent of it's Victorian heritage:
Same on the next floor:
Complete with some remnants of it's past :
Plenty of heavy-duty doors:
And some dark and pigeony parts
It was in the above spot 5 of the feathered f***ers made their coordinated attack, certainly helped my hangover
Next floor :
Back down:
Arty Lino shot
Time was against me, family stuff was beckoning
Looking back:
And lastly, my not so shiney, not so new (except to me) £200 Urbex-mobile, it's first trip, 500 miles over the weekend, never missed a beat
So I returned early the next morning (having sobered-up
) for a nosey....A little very sketchy history
Kirkcaldy has been always known for Lino production, with the Nairn family being the best-known, this was the Smeaton Factory, built in 1883 AKAIK, and there is still a live section in use on this site, although Nairns are now part of Forbo-Nairn. I believe this factory shut down around 25 years ago.
The building:
Inside the ground floor is a bitty trashed, not a huge amount left:
Plenty of decay:
Looking through:
There was evidence of some nice tiling on the stairwell:
And this pipework ran from top to bottom:
There were large open floors, very reminiscent of it's Victorian heritage:
Same on the next floor:
Complete with some remnants of it's past :
Plenty of heavy-duty doors:
And some dark and pigeony parts
It was in the above spot 5 of the feathered f***ers made their coordinated attack, certainly helped my hangover
Next floor :
Back down:
Arty Lino shot
Time was against me, family stuff was beckoning
Looking back:
And lastly, my not so shiney, not so new (except to me) £200 Urbex-mobile, it's first trip, 500 miles over the weekend, never missed a beat
