Clare Tooling - Manchester
Not seen this done in a while and I've had my eye on it for ages, and aside from climbing a lamp-post in full view of about 200 apartments, it was never do-able.
However as the old saying go's 'patience is a virtue' and on this occasion, my patience paid off.
The Excelsior Printing and Bookbinding Works was originally opened on the Monday 4th July 1870 and the owner at the time was Mr John Heywood.
At the time when it was opened this place could take on upto 750 employees and was one of the largest of it kind.
There's no other history although it appears Clare Tooling Systems occupied the building around the late 80's early 90's.
visited solo, but I soon had company in the form of two lovely young men, one wielding a small car jack...
This is where stealth, and old wardrobes come in handy.
Thankfully they soon left and I continued on my merry way, albeit a touch more paranoid than before
A delightful riverside property, but a bit 'on top' as far as access go's as its overlooked by all and sundry
Evidence of recent squatters on the way in, from beer bottles to hyperdermics, watch where you step
I think it's fair to say, the place has seen better days, most floors are completely stripped out
Filing cabinets piled high with Ledger books, receipts and associated paperwork galore
Some nice bits and pieces strewn about amongst the broken glass and dead pigeons
A nice view out of the Bridgewater canal, If they could save this place it would make cracking apartments
Cheers for looking
