unit super heaters swansea 4/08

[dangerous dave]

visited the unit super heaters site last nite the site has been there for 100years and makes boilers and pressure vessel for the oil and gas industry link to what they make http://www.unit.co.uk/power_industry.html the site is well underway for demolition and one of the units has been removed all ready visted with polygon and co

the main gate

the demolition is well underway thay have got rid of 2 buildings so far

the inside of one of the sheds with obligatory chair shot

random valve

box of bits on the wall

crane hook

the control for the gantry crane loads of them on site rated to 10 tonnes each

some one left the coat behind

the medical room still had the equipment inside

air supply

bed in the medics room

a set of scales rated to 30 tonnes

the x ray test sheet for x ray testing of welds

the managers office more tea anyone

 

[KingElvis]

Good find mate and interesting pictures too

 

[Polygon]

During the explore I found a small set of 10x8" photographs of the factory during it's prime.

Here they are.. [click for larger]

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One roll that I took with me, got damaged today sadly, but I should have another few pictures that I took on a different roll, ready by next week. I managed to snap a few shots with my phone while I was there..

Keys?

Oh, found some!

And some more...?

Oh, and another set (just in case we lose the first few hundred)

Dave needed to 'powder his nose' briefly

Seems like the manager was quite the golfer

Lovely tea set, no sandwiches or cakes though

Can't be too careful in that sort of environment!

Radiation

Exposure chart for Xrays

Procedure Chart

Xray sign

Finally, we found an Ilford photographic safelight mounted on a wall of a blacked out corridor. Good times!

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That place really was massive, and we kept finding more and more as we went on. I don't think we covered the entire site, but it was getting really dark and we felt a bit cheeky staying too long.

 

[Bad wolf]

Happy bad wolf!

Super job!!, Im so glad you two got in just in the nick of time!. Im passing the site every day on my way to port tennant/st. thomas and i look at it sadly and longing to see for my own eyes what lies inside.Oh well!, im glad you guys got acess ,good on you!.

 

[Foxylady]

What an excellent site! Good photos, guys, and an interesting tour.

 

[nursepayne]

Good job on scanning those Photos polygon, they are fantastic pics too whoever took them.