OK, here's the quandry, go to church on Easter Sunday or go exploring? Oh well, my fate in hell has been sealed for a long time, so exploring it is then
I pass this place every day on my way to work, I think it is the remains of an abandoned fertilizer factory, (although no history on the web to be found), and to be honest there is not a huge amount to see, a couple of interesting features though.
If you look on Google Earth this is all that's left:
However if you look on Live Maps (taken approx 2000) then the original factory is still shown in situ:
Anyway, on with the photo's. The building as it is now:
Evidence of adjoining buidings:
Ceiling detail:
Door to nowhere:
Interesting chute from upper floor:
Pipework:
Door to nowhere 2:
Excellent pulley system still in place:
Unfortunately there were a few signigicant obstacles to reaching the upper floor, that being:
1. No steps or rope to help,
2. I am fat and idle
3. Extreme likelihood of simply finding myself amonst dead pigeon hell
Derv anyone?:
Manual oil handpump from oil tank:
Which as you can see was doing it's bit for the environment
So not a totally wasted morning, but had hoped for a bit more, but hey! Happy Easter everyone!!
I pass this place every day on my way to work, I think it is the remains of an abandoned fertilizer factory, (although no history on the web to be found), and to be honest there is not a huge amount to see, a couple of interesting features though.
If you look on Google Earth this is all that's left:
However if you look on Live Maps (taken approx 2000) then the original factory is still shown in situ:
Anyway, on with the photo's. The building as it is now:
Evidence of adjoining buidings:
Ceiling detail:
Door to nowhere:
Interesting chute from upper floor:
Pipework:
Door to nowhere 2:
Excellent pulley system still in place:
Unfortunately there were a few signigicant obstacles to reaching the upper floor, that being:
1. No steps or rope to help,
2. I am fat and idle
3. Extreme likelihood of simply finding myself amonst dead pigeon hell
Derv anyone?:
Manual oil handpump from oil tank:
Which as you can see was doing it's bit for the environment
So not a totally wasted morning, but had hoped for a bit more, but hey! Happy Easter everyone!!