General Photo Thread

[TalkingMask]

Saw something similar in the cannon brewery reception, bags and bags of it

Nuts to see it all there, Blue and Brown asbestos too. Had a bit of an ‘oh shit’ when I saw it and backed off with my mate as it did NOT look good

 

[Nothingtonobody]

Some edited photos from my exploration of Crabtree Forge, Eva Brothers, Manchester.

 

[KPUrban_]

Kirton Lindsey Cement Works - October 2024
This was a quick solo visit whilst I was in the area after a few flops earlier in the day.
There isn't a great deal to see and this whole visit consisted of hobbling between lorries and along crumbing concrete steps with a sprained ankle and soaked shoes

Quick History
The Kirton Lindsey works began producing clinker (Kiln residue - Portland Cement prior to milling, in this case) in 1920, having been the site of a quarry since the late 1800's, becoming known as the "Central Works" by 1923. The site would be operated by Central Portland Cement from 1923, the American owned Alpha Cement from 1936, APCM from 1949 and finally Blue Circle from 1959 to closure in 1976 during the Oil Crisis.
The majority of the kilns on site consisted of FLS wet-process systems with the final kiln, number A5, being an outdated (for 1968) wet-process design from Vickers Armstrong.

What remains today are the silos for the export of materials with most the other remnants on site being removed or covered by foliage.

Despite appearing rather substantial from out outside, a lot of the space consists of silos which you'd struggle to get out of if you fell in.

The ground floor. There is a fair amount of junk here (excluding the fiat).

Above the silos where material would be either loaded in for storage or removed via vacuum.

Some other miscellaneous silos.

 

[mookster]

Some Scottish and far northern England stuff I probably won't get around to making actual threads on any time soon, or ever.

 

[Nothingtonobody]

Some Scottish and far northern England stuff I probably won't get around to making actual threads on any time soon, or ever.

These are some fantastic photos!

 

[TheTimeChamber]

 

[Mikeymutt]

Old petrol pumps in the highlands, Scotland.

 

[Mikeymutt]

A few random shots in Norwich. The old HMSO offices, I have never managed this one. I was going to go with two mates about eight years ago, but was away that weekend and they cracked it. It’s just been more heavily secured and monitored since then. The old St George’s shoe factory, like the St Mary’s shoe factory over the road it’s inhabited by small businesses, but this one looks to have a huge derelict part that I have never managed. And a nice old Sunday school sign.