Report - Ibatex Ltd., Bradford, Nov. 22

[Esoteric Eric]

Built in 1894 and abandoned in 2012, it appears to have been last occupied by Ibatex/ Charles/ WM Sowry. West Yorkshire is well known as a manufacturing area of some of finest cloth in the world and there were plenty of labels leftover here for high end fashion houses and technical fabrics.

This is best type of derp if you ask me (nobody did), where you can find lots of hidden detail and spend hours rooting through old tat. It also turned out to be the latest installment of Hidden Hattersleys when I checked the basement last and there was a set of 4 rusting in the semi-darkness.

The building isn't listed and plans were lodged in 2016, lapsed, and again in 2019 to turn it in to flats. Several other mills in the street have undergone gentrification and the printers across the road looks like it could also be of interest before they get to that.

 

[Oxygen Thief]

I think I've been in here, is it on the road where there was a murder quite a few years back? There was police everywhere and I was basically trapped for hours and hours. Was sat at the front in a room that was filled with junkie needles...

On the other hand it's maybe not that place because there wasn't any access upstairs.

Great report, nice to see so much machinery and stuff in place.

 

[Esoteric Eric]

I think I've been in here, is it on the road where there was a murder quite a few years back? There was police everywhere and I was basically trapped for hours and hours. Was sat at the front in a room that was filled with junkie needles...

On the other hand it's maybe not that place because there wasn't any access upstairs.

Great report, nice to see so much machinery and stuff in place.

Classic Bradford! Yeah, that's the one. I went in the one next door in 2017 but there was no access here at the time. There's been a grow on the office floor which looks to have been harvested/ robbed/ raided, so that may have facilitated recent access.

 

[Bikin Glynn]

Nice to see a bit of machinery left in there

 

[tarkovsky]

Super cool pics

 

[jtza]

Missed seeing this kind of stuff. All for a place you can spend hours in rummaging and discovering more than what meets the eye. Stunning pics too mate

 

[mookster]

Properly nice, exactly what I look for in places.

 

[Calamity Jane]

Really nice images. The machines are good to see. I did see a long court case against this company; for anyone interested ;

https://www.casemine.com/judgement/uk/5a8ff7aa60d03e7f57eb0fea

 

[Esoteric Eric]

Really nice images. The machines are good to see. I did see a long court case against this company; for anyone interested ;

https://www.casemine.com/judgement/uk/5a8ff7aa60d03e7f57eb0fea

That's interesting. I did find that there are several different companies still registered at the address.

 

[Calamity Jane]

That's interesting. I did find that there are several different companies still registered at the address.

Yep I saw that. Rather strange, always makes me think tax scam

 

[Esoteric Eric]

Yep I saw that. Rather strange, always makes me think tax scam

Yeah definitely some dodgy goings on. One of the names is the old owner from the court case, same guy applying for the flats.

 

[host]

Oh my days that’s amazing.

 

[tarkovsky]

Here's some film shots that nobody asked for.

 

[Esoteric Eric]

Here's some film shots that nobody asked for.

Love that chairs aesthetic and enthusiasm.

 

[tarkovsky]

Love that chairs aesthetic and enthusiasm.

Chair says hi