Me and Ella went here back in November but it was just getting dark and being short of time we couldn’t do the whole building.
on Saturday we went back first thing and managed to do it all (I think), we missed out the social club this time round. The light was perfect this time and no annoying kids there like last time, just two other explorers so hello if that was you. It was-5 when we left to go there and barely got to 0° while there, was actually warmer outside the buildin, I have chilblains apparently that are really painful so hobbled around the site.
This place is huge and literally a walk on, very mindlessly trashed by vandals and ripped apart by metal fairies. Loved the burned out bit, there’s something I love about fire damage (weird huh, obviously fire is bad but there is beauty in the damage). I’m surprised it’s still wide open when you read reports of the owner in talks with the community on what to do with it and how it’s unsafe.
History -
Went back to Delphi in daylight, much better.
Part 1 of 2
History-
Delphi Diesel Systems was an American-owned company that manufactured diesel fuel filters and injectors for commercial vehicles.
In mid-2020, Delphi Diesel Systems closed its Sudbury factory and moved manufacturing operations to Romania. The closure resulted in the loss of hundreds of jobs. In July 2020, Delphi Diesel Systems sold the 22-acre factory site to Future Properties Industrial Ltd. The sale also included the Delphi Centre, which was used for local community events. On May 28, 2024, a major fire destroyed about half of the former Delphi Diesel Systems site. A 14-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of arson. There were no injuries, but the fire caused distress to many former employees. After the fire, community leaders called for the site to be restored. Some residents want the site to be redeveloped into housing, while others want it to be used for industrial development. Sudbury Town Council created a Delphi Working Group to discuss the site
During the War the company moved some of its operation to rural Suffolk from Acton in west London to safeguard production.
While the Second World War ended, Delphi stayed in Suffolk and employed around 850 people - some 700 full-time and a further 150 agency workers who supported fluctuations in demand. The firm was the largest engineering company in Suffolk.
The fuel injectors crafted by Delphi are used in heavy duty vehicles such as lorries and trucks manufactured by firms such as Volvo, DAF and Daimler.
on Saturday we went back first thing and managed to do it all (I think), we missed out the social club this time round. The light was perfect this time and no annoying kids there like last time, just two other explorers so hello if that was you. It was-5 when we left to go there and barely got to 0° while there, was actually warmer outside the buildin, I have chilblains apparently that are really painful so hobbled around the site.
This place is huge and literally a walk on, very mindlessly trashed by vandals and ripped apart by metal fairies. Loved the burned out bit, there’s something I love about fire damage (weird huh, obviously fire is bad but there is beauty in the damage). I’m surprised it’s still wide open when you read reports of the owner in talks with the community on what to do with it and how it’s unsafe.
History -
Went back to Delphi in daylight, much better.
Part 1 of 2
History-
Delphi Diesel Systems was an American-owned company that manufactured diesel fuel filters and injectors for commercial vehicles.
In mid-2020, Delphi Diesel Systems closed its Sudbury factory and moved manufacturing operations to Romania. The closure resulted in the loss of hundreds of jobs. In July 2020, Delphi Diesel Systems sold the 22-acre factory site to Future Properties Industrial Ltd. The sale also included the Delphi Centre, which was used for local community events. On May 28, 2024, a major fire destroyed about half of the former Delphi Diesel Systems site. A 14-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of arson. There were no injuries, but the fire caused distress to many former employees. After the fire, community leaders called for the site to be restored. Some residents want the site to be redeveloped into housing, while others want it to be used for industrial development. Sudbury Town Council created a Delphi Working Group to discuss the site
During the War the company moved some of its operation to rural Suffolk from Acton in west London to safeguard production.
While the Second World War ended, Delphi stayed in Suffolk and employed around 850 people - some 700 full-time and a further 150 agency workers who supported fluctuations in demand. The firm was the largest engineering company in Suffolk.
The fuel injectors crafted by Delphi are used in heavy duty vehicles such as lorries and trucks manufactured by firms such as Volvo, DAF and Daimler.
