Hello again,
This site sits on the west side of Leeds city and has clearly been run down for a long time. It consists of multiple offices, workshops, and warehouses all connected together. This site has a massive variety of areas, and while I've sorted my photos down as much as I can, I'm still left with quite a lot, so I'm splitting the post up. The site mostly consists of buildings that used to be owned by Solk Furniture, but others were owned by a range of companies. While there are only 5-6 buildings, it feels like an absolute maze.
Solk Furniture, or Simpson Solk & Son Ltd, has a history rooted in Leeds. Although it was founded in 1945 by Simpson Solk, the company has roots stretching back to 1892, when Mr. Solk apprenticed to his father, Morris, at just 13 in the north of Leeds. By 1932, Simpson had started his own furniture business on Belgrave Street in the heart of Leeds, but the company wasn't officially established until after the war. Over the decades, Solk Furniture carved out a niche by providing high-quality, durable furniture for clients like the NHS, universities, housing associations, and hotels.
In the mid-60s, they built this showroom and warehouse, and it was in use all the way up until the company went into liquidation in 2016. The final dissolution came in November 2018.
People use the space out front to dump their unwanted stuff unfortunately...
Door was propped open. Clearly the site gets some foot traffic.
Wierdly clean showers in what looks like an old loading bay.
We were perhaps a little underdressed, but it was a pretty warm day.
Fires and bottles.
Much of the supplies and tools used here were left behind...
Old health and safety poster. Photo is high resolution enough that you can read the text thankfully.
All sorts of electrical and utilities boxes had been cracked open across the site.
A few rooms had some severe fire damage however they were all contained. Perhaps the fire occured before the building was left deralict? Ironically there is a fire extinguisher company next door.
Electrical safety information and 2009 Holiday pamphlet.
Old brochure.
By the time we saw this sign we had already been in the site for a good few hours so I chose to hope for the best. I suspect it was in the pipes/paint and not in an airborne form.
I wanted badly to get into that room at the top. I didn't have a ladder at the time, so I had to get creative. The photos from up there, as well as the rest of the massive site, will go into the next part, as the rest is sort of separated from the Solk stuff—offices and warehouses run by different companies.
Hope you enjoyed the photos. As always, let me know if you have any criticism or advice for me.
Natah-X
This site sits on the west side of Leeds city and has clearly been run down for a long time. It consists of multiple offices, workshops, and warehouses all connected together. This site has a massive variety of areas, and while I've sorted my photos down as much as I can, I'm still left with quite a lot, so I'm splitting the post up. The site mostly consists of buildings that used to be owned by Solk Furniture, but others were owned by a range of companies. While there are only 5-6 buildings, it feels like an absolute maze.
Solk Furniture, or Simpson Solk & Son Ltd, has a history rooted in Leeds. Although it was founded in 1945 by Simpson Solk, the company has roots stretching back to 1892, when Mr. Solk apprenticed to his father, Morris, at just 13 in the north of Leeds. By 1932, Simpson had started his own furniture business on Belgrave Street in the heart of Leeds, but the company wasn't officially established until after the war. Over the decades, Solk Furniture carved out a niche by providing high-quality, durable furniture for clients like the NHS, universities, housing associations, and hotels.
In the mid-60s, they built this showroom and warehouse, and it was in use all the way up until the company went into liquidation in 2016. The final dissolution came in November 2018.
People use the space out front to dump their unwanted stuff unfortunately...
Door was propped open. Clearly the site gets some foot traffic.
Wierdly clean showers in what looks like an old loading bay.
We were perhaps a little underdressed, but it was a pretty warm day.
Fires and bottles.
Much of the supplies and tools used here were left behind...
Old health and safety poster. Photo is high resolution enough that you can read the text thankfully.
All sorts of electrical and utilities boxes had been cracked open across the site.
A few rooms had some severe fire damage however they were all contained. Perhaps the fire occured before the building was left deralict? Ironically there is a fire extinguisher company next door.
Electrical safety information and 2009 Holiday pamphlet.
Old brochure.
By the time we saw this sign we had already been in the site for a good few hours so I chose to hope for the best. I suspect it was in the pipes/paint and not in an airborne form.
I wanted badly to get into that room at the top. I didn't have a ladder at the time, so I had to get creative. The photos from up there, as well as the rest of the massive site, will go into the next part, as the rest is sort of separated from the Solk stuff—offices and warehouses run by different companies.
Hope you enjoyed the photos. As always, let me know if you have any criticism or advice for me.
Natah-X
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