Thomas May & Co, Allen house Leicester Feb 2013

Derelict Places

Help Support Derelict Places:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.

MD

Veteran Member
Veteran Member
Joined
Feb 16, 2008
Messages
1,535
Reaction score
1,485
Location
leicestershire
Thomas May & Co were based on the ground floor of Allen house in leicester, in the basement were Premier hide and leather Co the second floor had the offices of
Danity Underwear Co, Smith bulmer and co spinners and solicitors the third floor held offices of Wm thoroughgood a provisions merchant and Holbeck and Co electrical engineers... to the side of the building was the R.C Allen report here from goldie http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums...bottling-plant-leicester-february-2013-a.html

8509945899_7f9a051c26_z.jpg

Light well
8501359662_b865382680_z.jpg

William Freer
8501370520_a3b05e4e70_z.jpg

Premier Hide
8548812105_c334e4d299_z.jpg


stopped receiving post in 1965 !!!

8500285657_c5e8eaabaf_z.jpg


8549911098_b8e5131720_z.jpg

Keys
8501387086_26978f9412_z.jpg

strong room
8500281783_0385a86b38_z.jpg

View from caretakers window
8500272057_49453fe78d_z.jpg

His bathroom
8500253997_01238eeaed_z.jpg


The main reason i was invited to Allen house was to document the lifts for the local museum
made in leicester by Gimson
main passenger lift
8501357550_7d5287b7f5_z.jpg


8500270525_0d0d489058_z.jpg


8501360786_b7b419bd0e_z.jpg


8501368108_861cfe7ec2_z.jpg


8500266205_c8ee150630_z.jpg


8501374482_785b958d8f_z.jpg


Me with a flag i found in the roofspace

8524604019_e7f82d9278_z.jpg


the site no longer looks like this as all the features have been stripped out ready to be converted to student flats :(

more on flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattdonut/sets/72157632840618162/
 
Stunning site!

Glad to hear the building will be re-used, but I guess alot of the features will be removed :(

Great images and thanks for sharing :)
 
Wow, the features in that place are amazing. Great photos too.
Cheers for sharing dude! :)
 
Back
Top