Oakwell Brickworks - Jan 20

[BikinGlynn]

Oakwell produced bricks in Ilkeston from 1874 & finally closed in 1966, I wont go into the history more as its been covered many times & this site gives it in excellent detail.

Oakwell Brickworks, Ilkeston

In this entry I cover the several companies who owned The Oakwell Brickworks on Derby Road. Started around 1874 t his works was the larges...

eastmidlandsnamedbricks.blogspot.com

The next thing that an internet search brings up is the planning applications & delays to this due to ground contamination & local opposition due to this now being a nature habitat.
It looks like this place will be slowly falling in on itself for a fair while yet

From the outside the building is certainly being reclaimed

Inside (which can barely be described as such) there is not a lot to see

Then of course the cool bit is underneath.

Thats it from here

 

[Tbolt]

Nice work and nice report sir as always

 

[BassExplorer]

You've missed the tunnel off to the side. There's a plaque that says about derelictplaces.co.uk

 

[BikinGlynn]

You've missed the tunnel off to the side. There's a plaque that says about derelictplaces.co.uk

A plaque really? or just some graff by someone?
Had a nose around most of it but I didnt see that