Report - Abandoned business/warehouse units Birmingham November 22

[Exploring With Pride 🌈]

Couldn't really find any info on this place, looking up the business's that operated out of here all I could find was the basic generic company info not the history ect. The site appeared to house several different businesses ( PPG transport coatings, Affordable care co ltd, Karemobility and universal tank cleaning ltd) before being abandoned most likely for housing as there are up market apartments adjacent to it and hording advertising more on recently cleared lots opposite. Part of a large warehouse is currently or recently been used for a local community project.

The explore, after failing all other explorers that day (gap in fence to small for partner, then to a flattened site, another sealed up, dog units and finally an active demolition) we were im pretty poor spirits especially as this was out last day in the area. Passing this just round the corner from our last fail we decided what the hell lol getting in was fairly easy, getting into the spray yard it appeared to be a bit or a derp but after the day we had was just happy to actually get inside. Once inside it was a lil more interesting with some spray machines and a lab upstairs we both said it reminded us of Wye college at the same time. Once out we got into the adjacent yard there were a few original features in the old buildings used by the (karemobility)but the warehouses at the back seemed out of place and had an Art Deco seaside vibe more something you would expect along the coast. Finally we explored the warehouse used by (tank cleaning ltd) that had been used for a local community project on the ground floor upstairs were some old machinery and bays remaining overall wasn't a bad explore and ending the day on a high note we headed home

 

[westernsultan]

These group of buildings were never owned by one company as far as I can see. Civic Square Birmingham is still active and their office is the former Birmingham Tube works site. This picture says the buildings are destined for a community hub - some arts groups work out of there

https://flic.kr/p/2dsUNdy

and this picture shows buildings on LHS - now gone and RHS Rotton Park Street, off Icknield Port Road, Ladywood, Birmingham - ePapers Repository the companies being Belliss and Morcom - Graces Guide and Pinchin, Johnson and Co - Graces Guide if you can access old maps that might give you more information

 

[Speed]

The first building was originally a brass tube mill run by Mkechnie Bronze. The second bit is the Rotton Park refuse destructor. (Good name for a refuse destructor)

It's not a bad mooch tbh. We have been gradually chipping away at bits of it for years but never got round to posting a report. The refuse destructor is a great group of buildings but sadly they want to destroy half of it like usual.

 

[Calamity Jane]

Nice group with some really photogenic pieces there. Nice report

 

[Bikin Glynn]

Did this a year or so back too its pretty cool place this aint it, I loved the labs here & the deco engine house type building.
Not sure whats going on with the main warehouse, we thought it was some kinda nightclub?
Nicely captured though

 

[Speed]

They had some kind of art exhibition in it in the summer. That's what all the tat is from.

 

[mookster]

Had this pinned for ages, always wondered what it was. Looks pretty good to me.

 

[Exploring With Pride 🌈]

Had this pinned for ages, always wondered what it was. Looks pretty good to me.

Was deffo more interesting than we thought it would be