engine house

Hi All New to the forum not totally new to urbex I did urbex back in 07-08 when I was much younger and had more free time Took a break as life got in the way (kids etc) but now time is freeing up again I decided to start again start of this year. History- Dating from between 1855 and 1875...

Background History Construction of Dalton mills by Joseph Craven started in 1866 and they were in full operation by 1870. The complex consisted of three mills: the Tower Mill, the Genappe Mill and the New Mill, and these were constructed in phases. At their peak the mills employed over 2000...

Introduction This is one of those large-scale ‘classic’ UK sites that I have always wanted to tick off the list and have always had in the back of my head, a bit like how Fletcher’s and RAE Bedford were for me. The main draw for me was the engine room with the large engines in situ, but was...

Introduction Me and @JakeV50 headed out to Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire to look at some more pump houses. Unfortunately, the day was full of disappointments once again but we did come across a couple of nice surprises. This report covers an Engine House which I found on old OS maps, and a pump...

Introduction Another lovely little pumping station I’ve now visited twice. Wasn’t happy with my first lot of pics due to the glaring sun so went back with @JakeV50 last month to reshoot as we were in the area. Information & History I’ve found it very difficult to pull any sort of historical...

Introduction You know the drill, me and @JakeV50 set off to try and cover some more of the old pump houses around Fenland. This day was a bit of a failure as we visited quite a lot of empty/inaccessible ones, but this one was definitely a highlight. In fact, this was my favourite find so far...

Introduction Continuing our hunt for old pumping stations around the washes in Norfolk and Cambridgeshire, me and @V50jake went to check out this and a few other sites last weekend. This is one I found on satellite imagery. It looks quite small on satellite imagery but was actually really nice...

Introduction As usual, I found myself trawling through various old OS Maps with the hopes of finding some nice untouched old industry remains and pump houses. I found this little site which was marked as an Engine House with a Windpump and Sluice on site. I decided to take a look at this, in...

Just backing up some old images and remembered these which I thought a few people might find interesting..... Back in 2014 me and @host had kind of given up on seeing the inside of this place, Host had tried many times and resorted to more legit means exchanging tons of emails with the owners...

Enjoyed this lil walk out wet and sludgy but well worth it, couldn't believe this was just around the corner from where I live, I also Couldn't get access to the inside as I thought if I climbed in I wouldn't of gotten back out,:mrgreen: and due to the size and the many windows around I got some...

One assumes the Mill’s name was inspired by the origin of the cotton it spun… This age of engine hall are one of, if not my favorite buildings to explore. They date from a time when industry and art went hand in hand. They are the ultimate example of the expression “cathedral of industry” in...

Longfords Mill and Engine House - Nailsworth, Gloucestershire. As a Gloucestershire-based explorer, I regularly find myself tapping phrases such as 'derelict Gloucestershire' or 'abandoned Stroud' into Google. This has paid countless dividends over the years, but it also offers a...

Big thank you to Host for sorting this out. Swan Lane Mill is just about the most beautiful cotton mill I've ever seen, built at the height of the cotton industry's wealth. The engine hall is vast, once housing a pair of engines to power what is essentially a double mill. Although the mill is...

Some of you may remember my report of "the gauntlet" that was Eckersley mill's engine hall a few years ago... I can safely say the sequel "Gauntlet II" was just as hard, interesting and fetted as the first. After a run of success in mill country I left Host and went solo in search of more to...

Unique C20 Industrial machinery at its very best here, cheers to Doug for perservering with this and to the owners for being totally amenable and very trusting to allow clumsy idiots such as myself to have a prod around such a gem. Original Report here The former Worsted Mill, remaining...