foundry

September 2025 I did this one as a solo visit after managing to slip away from the Mrs for a few hours while we were staying in Shropshire. Given how long the site had been closed, I wasn't expecting much, but I was just happy to escape the Airbnb and avoid being roped into another game of...

History Park & Paterson was founded in 1875 in Glasgow. A prominent metal merchant known for producing recycled metal ingots for over 130 years. The Marple works foundry was opened in the late 19th century and operated until closure in 2004 12 months after the company merged with Bernhard...

Coalbrookdale AGA This place used to be a little gem as shown by @The Amateur Wanderer here Report - - Coalbrookdale Foundry , Shropshire, Dec 17 | Industrial Sites, & I did try it back around this time but shamelessly failed. So its just the big empty shell from some 4 years later. The...

Whilst perusing maps prior to a recent trip I happened to spot a large industrial site which looked potentially derelict - and low and behold, after plopping the Street View man down on the road, I saw it definitely was so, with a big skip and a massive pile of tree branches piled up behind the...

This is my first report on here, any feedback is greatly appreciated! This premises is marked for demolition April 2025 so it won't be there for much longer. Be aware that straight through the fence at the rear there are open manholes hidden under brambles and ivy that pose quite a nasty threat...

Chamberlin & Hill Castings, Chuckery Foundry, Walsall - January 2025 Saw speeds report from here at the end of last year and thought it’d be worth a look next time I was over that way doing other stuff. Very relaxed solo wander even though it was a busy site on the day I visited, several...

History The factory was established by John Needham in 1846. In its heyday in the 1930s the factory manufactured covers for almost all parts of Britain and other countries, and employed thousands of workers. The plant closed in 1979. They made a lot of manhole covers turns out, which are used...

Quite an opportunist explore here. Dave had bought some kind of child's toy over Leicestershire way so we headed over to collect it and of course have a poke about whatever local derps we happened to stumble upon nearby. After a few mediocre stops, conversation turned to the fate of Asfordby. We...

The day after the 28dl meet myself, @Landie_Man and @TheTimeChamber (who by chance was staying in the same hotel as us) decided to do some local wanders. First up was William Rowland Metal Finishers which I might get a post up about at some point, after that Mr. Time Chamber departed as he had a...

Valley Foundry The company dates back to just after the second world war when the iron founding operation specialised in making cast iron pipes for the water industry. In 1950 the foundry was acquired by new owners with the aim of supply castings to their railway wagon building business. A...

The factory moved to a small French Town in 1847. The plant is first intended to manufacture the rail bearings (part that fixes the rail to the ground) with primary cast iron. It gradually became the "pipe factory", a nickname due to the manufacture of water pipes. However, at the beginning...

This place has been covered loads and there isn't much to it other than huge empty spaces but it's right on our doorstep so had to go and have a look round. We ended up finding it more enjoyable to photograph than expected so decided to post. Coupe Foundry operated on this site for more than...

HISTORY: Seems that there are a few Shakespeare Foundries in the North West so I'll do my best to match up the correct informtion. This one is in Higher Walton near Preston and went bust in 2015. I've seen reports saying 2018, but I think that's when government finished insolvency proceedings...

**Reposted due to forum server issues** History (from what I found off of a 2014 article): The loss of a contract with a vehicle manufacturer led to a historic castings manufacturer entering administration, it has been revealed. Coupe Foundry, which has operated from its site in Lancashire for...

The first big bit of industrial dereliction I did, and it was rather nice. It's also another place that shows just how little graffiti culture exists in Alabama, this place has been closed for years and is wide open so would be a perfect playground for them but there are maybe two or three...