Grays Scrapyard
This site has been well documented previously, but I thought it would be nice to stick a report up with images solely from my cheap point and shoot film camera with Ultramax 400. I am so happy with these pics, definitely going to continue using film where possible. Visited with @dais
Grays is one of them local places that you're always drawn back to, I have covered every corner of the site and always managed to find a new little something to look at each time. It's one of them olde-worlde places that really feels special and like you've gone back in time.
The site belongs to the Aldrich Family, who were quite well known around the South Norfolk / Breckland area. They also owned the old shop in Banham, along with 'Gefforeys House'. These are also a few more derpy sites and houses that belonged to them also. I'm not sure how long the place has been vacant since, the youngest car there is a Rover Metro on an M reg (M118 ANG for those nerdy enough to want to know)
I believe the elders in the Aldrich family have since passed away, and the younger ones are not interested in the buildings and land that is left. The shop in Banham has a planning notice to demolish and build new properties on the site but nothing has happened there yet.
Everything has remained mostly unchanged. There are some static caravans on the site which still hold plenty of goodies, some of the cars have been ransacked. A few number plates have gone, and the instrument clusters from both the Lada and the FSO have been removed. The Land Rover's bulkhead has finally given way also due to the tree pushing on it. If you visit on a windy day, you can see the cab of the Land Rover swaying in the wind as the tree is blown, It's quite strange to watch.
This site has been well documented previously, but I thought it would be nice to stick a report up with images solely from my cheap point and shoot film camera with Ultramax 400. I am so happy with these pics, definitely going to continue using film where possible. Visited with @dais
Grays is one of them local places that you're always drawn back to, I have covered every corner of the site and always managed to find a new little something to look at each time. It's one of them olde-worlde places that really feels special and like you've gone back in time.
The site belongs to the Aldrich Family, who were quite well known around the South Norfolk / Breckland area. They also owned the old shop in Banham, along with 'Gefforeys House'. These are also a few more derpy sites and houses that belonged to them also. I'm not sure how long the place has been vacant since, the youngest car there is a Rover Metro on an M reg (M118 ANG for those nerdy enough to want to know)
I believe the elders in the Aldrich family have since passed away, and the younger ones are not interested in the buildings and land that is left. The shop in Banham has a planning notice to demolish and build new properties on the site but nothing has happened there yet.
Everything has remained mostly unchanged. There are some static caravans on the site which still hold plenty of goodies, some of the cars have been ransacked. A few number plates have gone, and the instrument clusters from both the Lada and the FSO have been removed. The Land Rover's bulkhead has finally given way also due to the tree pushing on it. If you visit on a windy day, you can see the cab of the Land Rover swaying in the wind as the tree is blown, It's quite strange to watch.
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