Hi there all, well today we went and had a good look around the Rank Hovis mill in Hull, i know this one has been done lots of times but the place is very interesting and getting worse by the day (no thanks to the pikies).
we went round the full place floor by floor and all the buildings including all the offices and out buildings including all the roofs, note to anyone going the place is littered with needles both used and unused so be careful.
Access was very easy, just a little climb over a wall and the place is yours to roam free in. security only visit once a day and beware he has a bloody great big dog with him and will let it go, but there are plenty of places to hide and avaid it.
during our visit we as we walked round there were other people possibly pikies ( apologies to any other member who may have been in there today) but in a whole although we heard them on numerous occasions we never bumped into each other or saw sight of each other.
well worth a visit if you get the chance to, the place is stacked with history and the machines are a picture all decked in stained wood panels prob the likes of what wont be made again. in the offices there is an archive store and loads of ledgers that go back to the 1930's all leather bound with brass locks on.
The floors are a bit creaky in places but seem firm enough but be sure to have a torch and spare batteries as some floors have great holes in them. we spent a good 2 hours round there.
enjoy the pictures and get there yourself before it gets worse
like the brick made name
view captured through hole in wall
the waiting building
security had left his office
inside the main silo building
they put them up earlier every year
looking forgotten about
something about this shot, seems to capture the abandonment of the place
from the roof up river
a long way down
the old lift motor
the picture before said it was out of order, do you think it is lol
i had my doubts about the set up shot
my mate
can imagine the noise and dust in here in its day
alot of steps
lift, health and safety. would be a buzz though
read and digest
thats a lot of wood, but it looks so good
the mark of another member and still there to see
the medical room, beware lots of used needles scattered all over and on door handles too
training and storage area
the kitchens
office area
what a mess, bet it looked nice at one time
barefoot pikies
left to waste
dont think your covered when walking about
we went round the full place floor by floor and all the buildings including all the offices and out buildings including all the roofs, note to anyone going the place is littered with needles both used and unused so be careful.
Access was very easy, just a little climb over a wall and the place is yours to roam free in. security only visit once a day and beware he has a bloody great big dog with him and will let it go, but there are plenty of places to hide and avaid it.
during our visit we as we walked round there were other people possibly pikies ( apologies to any other member who may have been in there today) but in a whole although we heard them on numerous occasions we never bumped into each other or saw sight of each other.
well worth a visit if you get the chance to, the place is stacked with history and the machines are a picture all decked in stained wood panels prob the likes of what wont be made again. in the offices there is an archive store and loads of ledgers that go back to the 1930's all leather bound with brass locks on.
The floors are a bit creaky in places but seem firm enough but be sure to have a torch and spare batteries as some floors have great holes in them. we spent a good 2 hours round there.
enjoy the pictures and get there yourself before it gets worse
like the brick made name
view captured through hole in wall
the waiting building
security had left his office
inside the main silo building
they put them up earlier every year
looking forgotten about
something about this shot, seems to capture the abandonment of the place
from the roof up river
a long way down
the old lift motor
the picture before said it was out of order, do you think it is lol
i had my doubts about the set up shot
my mate
can imagine the noise and dust in here in its day
alot of steps
lift, health and safety. would be a buzz though
read and digest
thats a lot of wood, but it looks so good
the mark of another member and still there to see
the medical room, beware lots of used needles scattered all over and on door handles too
training and storage area
the kitchens
office area
what a mess, bet it looked nice at one time
barefoot pikies
left to waste
dont think your covered when walking about
