st helens

Explore - One of the best places I’ve manage to explore to date. The buildings are still in great shape and you can see the amount of items left untouched. We actually went back a second time after our first explore being in the dark and our torch dying on us. Great to finally find a place...

This former canteen sits on the site of the purpose-built former Headquarters site for Pilkingtons glass and was built between 1959-63 by Edwin Maxwell Fry of Fry, Drew and Partners. The whole site is grade 2 listed, the listing states; Architectural interest: it is one of the earliest and...

Introduction Another from mine and Jake’s Merseyside trip. I love the modernist and minimalist interior of this site so I was excited to visit. We also did Pilkington’s old sandwash plant, my recent report of this can be found here if of interest. Company History & Information This is one of...

Introduction I saw a few reports on this place in the past, and although it’s effectively a rusting heap, I thought it looked quite picturesque and I liked the remains of machinery, so I decided to drag @V50jake along to this one on our recent trip to Merseyside. Information & History This...

January 2023 The Visit After seeing the epic thread from @Esoteric Eric I just had to pay this one a visit (if not for the staircase shot alone), visited this one with @stranton and @coolboyslim whilst out and about in the Liverpool area. We spent a good hour here covering the full building...