Industrial Inaction - Wolverhampton

[spartacus]

Suppose having joined, I'd better earn my keep!

This is an area real close to the City Centre, with Railway Arches one side, and a canal on the other.

It's always been a grim sort of place, but since the factories, etc. have gone from the site it seems even more bleak.

No doubt with the current economic climate, we are going to see a lot more of these landscapes... sad really.

Inside the factory, as my eyes adjusted to the pitch black, a lone toothless tramp was sat there as quiet as a mouse. I don't scare easily, but I quite near sh*t myself on the spot!!

He offered me a guided tour of the factory, but as they say in the newspapers, "I made my excuse and buggered off!"

Now then, let's see if I've done the photo thing right....

 

[klempner69]

Great start there Spartacus...that first shot so reminds of the opening scene in The Full Monty,where they step across the old cortina...well done fella.look forward to seeing more from you

 

[Reaperman]

This is the former Baths / Canteen - Later Reception / Offices building of the Crane Foundry. Its a pity there's not more of the actual works left.

 

[klempner69]

This is the former Baths / Canteen - Later Reception / Offices building of the Crane Foundry. Its a pity there's not more of the actual works left.

Crane as in the makers of iron fittings for the pipe fitting industry?

 

[spartacus]

This is the former Baths / Canteen - Later Reception / Offices building of the Crane Foundry. Its a pity there's not more of the actual works left.

I thought it may have been a foundry, oddly enough, as I'm sure I spotted a couple of moulds when rummaging.

 

[spartacus]

Just twigged... it was the old Qualcast foundry. I should know really, I was born just down the road!

http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/Museum/OtherTrades/CraneFoundry/Foundry.htm

 

[Reaperman]

Crane as in the makers of iron fittings for the pipe fitting industry?

They made virtually everything during their long life. Its a site that looks like its been closed a lot longer than it actually has been. Loads of good info here: http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/Museum/OtherTrades/CraneFoundry/Foundry.htm The link at the bottom has some good photos taken just before closure.

 

[Trudger]

cracking photos, like the look of that place but I'd be too chicken to do a lone splore on it !
Looks like theres been a fire upstairs, is it accessable? apart from the security-tramp !

T

 

[Foxylady]

Love the arches and the various bits of brickwork. Nice pics, Spartacus.

 

[spartacus]

cracking photos, like the look of that place but I'd be too chicken to do a lone splore on it !
Looks like theres been a fire upstairs, is it accessable? apart from the security-tramp !

T

Chicken? You should have heard the funny noise I made when I set eyes on him!!!

Sort of accessible, thanks to the local Chav Militia...

 

[awp01]

All those arches might be worth an explore. I bet they have seen some life in their day

 

[spartacus]

All those arches might be worth an explore. I bet they have seen some life in their day

Something beautiful about their ugliness. I can't begin to imagine the work that went into building them.

If I get there again, especially with some company, I'll do a more thorough exploration of them.

 

[Engineer]

Wolverhamton.

I've walked and cycled the 13 miles Wolves to Brum many times, so much to see.
Very emotive pics.