Stanton Pipe Foundry, Ilkeston - Jan 09

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IronMonkey

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I thought I get my first post up here, its from a month ago, but its a start. :)

It's 0530 in the morning, as we head out of Lincoln, stocked up with bacon sarnies and TomTom set for Ilkeston. The target for today, Stanton Pipe Foundry. There is one word for this place, filthy! Everywhere is covered with thick layer of dust. The main bay is full of casting pots and topped with two immense 170 ton cranes.

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I looked up at the cranes with a view to getting up to them, but I'm not great with heights and bottle it at the foot of the final stair section.

We move into the pipe works themselves and find this guy hanging around.

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Into the control room for the pipe drawing plant.
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The pipe machine itself is an interesting construction with jaws and rollers everywhere.
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All in all this is a really nice explore.

IM
 
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fookin epic saw this on 28days would love to get here just oozes awsomeness

pics have captured it well, nice one ;)
 
Great work getting in and avoiding security. I would have been bricking it when the dog patrol turned up. Nice shots and very interesting report.
 
Iron Monkey if your around which portal did you use to access Withcall Tunnel coz from what scant info I can gain both Portals are gated and the west Portal is very wet. Did you manage to make it all the way through to th Stenigot end?
 

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