I know this place has been done many times before but its been a few years so thought I would give an update:
History
The great northern railway company had the warehouse built in 1857 to be used in conjunction with the station located next door. It was designed by T C Hine, a Nottingham architect, who's design incorporated one of the biggest technological advancement of the time. By using iron suspension rods the roof was able to span a huge void therefore giving the maximum space to store the corn.
The Grade II listed building still stands next to the current railway tracks and was sold by Nottingham city council to a new owner with the contractual obligation that the building will be restored. Unfortunately in 1998 an arson attack ripped the building apart causing the roof to collapse and the wooden sack hoists to be removed. One area of the warehouse was that damaged that it is now just the shell of the original building that is only held up by scaffolding.
In 2000 the owner was refused permission to demolish the site therefore causing him to sell to a new owner. The current owner has plans to begin stabilization work on the structure to keep it from falling further into ruin.
The warehouse before the fire that ripped it apart.
Drawings of how the building was designed to look
The station that used the warehouse was closed in the late 1980's but the building was preserved and converted into a Virgin Active Fitness center that still stands today.
A map of how the area used to look. In the center you can see London road station (Pictured above) and to the right of that (The two large rectangles) is the great northern corn warehouse so you can see they were built very close to one another.
Explore
Visited with @NottsLad
Having been here before I expect the explore to be quite an easy one but unfortunately the way in we had found had since been boarded up so we were forced to find a new entry way. After quite a lot of climbing we finally found ourselves at the warehouse. The bottom floor windows and doors have all been bricked up which made entry inside more difficult but not impossible.
The beams that supported structures on the outside of the building are all still in place.
What looks like offices now left ruined with the walls kicked in and only the wooden frames remaining
The bridge was used to connect the two warehouses and the small building housed toilets and other smaller work area.
The second of the two warehouses is now only a shell after being ripped apart by the fire.
There is a lift at either end of the warehouse that runs from the bottom floor all the way up to the roof.
The big doors once used to move corn in and out of the upper floors now leads to nothing but i deadly fall
Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoyed.
History
The great northern railway company had the warehouse built in 1857 to be used in conjunction with the station located next door. It was designed by T C Hine, a Nottingham architect, who's design incorporated one of the biggest technological advancement of the time. By using iron suspension rods the roof was able to span a huge void therefore giving the maximum space to store the corn.
The Grade II listed building still stands next to the current railway tracks and was sold by Nottingham city council to a new owner with the contractual obligation that the building will be restored. Unfortunately in 1998 an arson attack ripped the building apart causing the roof to collapse and the wooden sack hoists to be removed. One area of the warehouse was that damaged that it is now just the shell of the original building that is only held up by scaffolding.
In 2000 the owner was refused permission to demolish the site therefore causing him to sell to a new owner. The current owner has plans to begin stabilization work on the structure to keep it from falling further into ruin.
The warehouse before the fire that ripped it apart.
Drawings of how the building was designed to look
The station that used the warehouse was closed in the late 1980's but the building was preserved and converted into a Virgin Active Fitness center that still stands today.
A map of how the area used to look. In the center you can see London road station (Pictured above) and to the right of that (The two large rectangles) is the great northern corn warehouse so you can see they were built very close to one another.
Explore
Visited with @NottsLad
Having been here before I expect the explore to be quite an easy one but unfortunately the way in we had found had since been boarded up so we were forced to find a new entry way. After quite a lot of climbing we finally found ourselves at the warehouse. The bottom floor windows and doors have all been bricked up which made entry inside more difficult but not impossible.
The beams that supported structures on the outside of the building are all still in place.
What looks like offices now left ruined with the walls kicked in and only the wooden frames remaining
The bridge was used to connect the two warehouses and the small building housed toilets and other smaller work area.
The second of the two warehouses is now only a shell after being ripped apart by the fire.
There is a lift at either end of the warehouse that runs from the bottom floor all the way up to the roof.
The big doors once used to move corn in and out of the upper floors now leads to nothing but i deadly fall
Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoyed.
