This report is a follow-up to my previous report which I recommend you check out for the full backstory. We'll start with a quick recap of the history. This location is an old textile factory which was founded in the 18th century, had a convoluted past, and finally went bankrupt in the 2000s. The factory had three factory sites in one city, out of which one is abandoned (the one we explored), one is demolished, and one is in use after being bought by another company during the bankruptcy proceedings. The previous report ended with our exploration of the power plant, but we were hungry for more.
We had an inkling that there may be something more to see, and we were right. The site could be divided into two parts - the west half and the east half. Each half contained one large building. There was some activity on the east half, so we opted to stick to the west side. We found and open window, and while it was too high for a climb, we sourced a euro-palette from the surroundings and got inside. The insides seemed fairly empty, but a short while later we found a bunch of leftover machines. The vibe was that of a typical large textile factory - large open spaces, large windows where possible, white walls and some greenery here and there. The roof was not in a great shape. There were multiple places where the roof completely collapsed - those were the best parts. That being said, apart from where the roof was missing, it was a bog-standard textile mill.
Two of my friends then decided to check out the eastern building where the activity was. I stayed behind with the king of long time (my third friend) since leaving him alone would be kind of rude. While my friend took his sweet time, the others went on a mission to find a way into the other building. They eventually succeeded, but the entry was, as they described it, a 50/50 chance of breaking an ankle - it involved a jump from a high window into a bunch of palettes, which spelled trouble. They also weren't sure we would be able to get out. It was the beginning of the trip and there were more exciting locations in front of us, so they balied out and started backtraking to get back to us. The sad part was that the other building was filled to the brim with machinery. You win some you lose some I guess. Then they spotted a dog out in the open, maybe 100 meters in front of them. The dog didn't see them and went away, but it looked like a big-ish german shepherd, and certainly not a stray, so they sped up a bit and let us know to get out. To be honest, dogs running free on the site were not something we expected, so we didn't think too much and got out.
Combined with the power station, it is definitely a trip worth making if you're in the area. Now the photos!
This was the nicer part with the collapsed roof.
This is the other collapsed roof, not as nice.
And the standard textile mill stuff
And for the grand finale... the obligatory pile of trash
Thanks for reading!
We had an inkling that there may be something more to see, and we were right. The site could be divided into two parts - the west half and the east half. Each half contained one large building. There was some activity on the east half, so we opted to stick to the west side. We found and open window, and while it was too high for a climb, we sourced a euro-palette from the surroundings and got inside. The insides seemed fairly empty, but a short while later we found a bunch of leftover machines. The vibe was that of a typical large textile factory - large open spaces, large windows where possible, white walls and some greenery here and there. The roof was not in a great shape. There were multiple places where the roof completely collapsed - those were the best parts. That being said, apart from where the roof was missing, it was a bog-standard textile mill.
Two of my friends then decided to check out the eastern building where the activity was. I stayed behind with the king of long time (my third friend) since leaving him alone would be kind of rude. While my friend took his sweet time, the others went on a mission to find a way into the other building. They eventually succeeded, but the entry was, as they described it, a 50/50 chance of breaking an ankle - it involved a jump from a high window into a bunch of palettes, which spelled trouble. They also weren't sure we would be able to get out. It was the beginning of the trip and there were more exciting locations in front of us, so they balied out and started backtraking to get back to us. The sad part was that the other building was filled to the brim with machinery. You win some you lose some I guess. Then they spotted a dog out in the open, maybe 100 meters in front of them. The dog didn't see them and went away, but it looked like a big-ish german shepherd, and certainly not a stray, so they sped up a bit and let us know to get out. To be honest, dogs running free on the site were not something we expected, so we didn't think too much and got out.
Combined with the power station, it is definitely a trip worth making if you're in the area. Now the photos!
This was the nicer part with the collapsed roof.
This is the other collapsed roof, not as nice.
And the standard textile mill stuff
And for the grand finale... the obligatory pile of trash
Thanks for reading!
