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D B Autos This american auto breakers & part suppliers on the edge of a sleepy Leicestershire village traded for many years. With the death of the owner the business passed on to his son who slowly wound the business down leaving dozens of these classics to slowly decay into the ground...

I was driving through this small rural town when I spotted out the corner of my eye an old garage. I was not going to bother with it as it was on a fairly busy road with houses opposite. But curiosity got the better off me so went for it. Shame t was stripped inside.but a few little bits too...

Pianoforte Supplies (auto parts division), Roade - May 2015 History In 1910 a London floor polishing paste firm known as J. Masters&Co began the manufacture of of their paste on a site nearby the railway tracks along the small village train station. J. Masters & Co closed after just...

Visited a while back with Mr Dan Explores after failing a site local to me. Some of you may remember my report and photos of the Piano Parts making side which closed in 1980. The site sits in the English town of Roade, Northamptonshire...

Visited a while back with Mr Dan Explores after failing a site local to me. Some of you may remember my report and photos of the Piano Parts making side which closed in 1980. The site sits in the English town of Roade, Northamptonshire...

The ghost of Rover Abandoned cars left hanging from unattended production lines, empty factory floors, desolate offices and piles of rubbish. Our incredible pictures show how quickly the end came for MG Rover in April, when the manufacturer closed its doors for the last time. The ghostly...

It was here that machining work was carried out, using a host of good solid British made tooling. Sadly we were unable to get into the ground floor room where all the machinery was, as there were just too many contractors and diggers outside. So, we had to make do with the upper floor... This...