Southam Cement Works near Rugby - 21/01/07

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Hello all. Only seen a couple of reports of this place on here so I hope you find this interesting. It's a HUGE cement works that I visited with Nurse Payne and Vigilante last Sunday. It is now disused except for quarrying during the week and a small building near the entrance. The day we went there was no security, and access and exploring was easy and at our own pace. Pretty cool really. Pics below:

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There were some BIG silos that we first came across

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The walkway over the silo

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Just one of the buildings at the works

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First glimpse of the yard and the mighty chute

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Yes, it is safe and walkable!

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The silos again from high up

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Walking down the chute. At the bottom it disappeared into green water but there's a hole you can climb out of

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The kiln

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Signing our names in the dust. We saw Spook's sig in the dust as well

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There is a massive triangle-shaped hanger containing quarry vehicles

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Plenty of exterior ladders and walkways to climb, giving great views across the site and countryside

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The chimney

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Last shot of the day, this is where the quarry vehicles were kept