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The former Pilkington Glass headquarters in St Helens, located in Merseyside, England, is a significant landmark in the town's industrial history. Pilkington was once a global leader in the production of glass and had a long association with the town, which remains a major center for glass...

Nothing spectacular just a random roadside find mostly empty but some decent decay. History - We don't have much as it's hard to track down. From what we can gather this site is a glass moulds manufacturer, a section is still active and houses a modern factory but the bit we explored is a...

I worked at this company for around 18 years. Flat glass was processed here in a number of ways and there were over 100 people working there at one point. If those walls could talk they would tell a few stories of which I know but a few.

This former canteen sits on the site of the purpose-built former Headquarters site for Pilkingtons glass and was built between 1959-63 by Edwin Maxwell Fry of Fry, Drew and Partners. The whole site is grade 2 listed, the listing states; Architectural interest: it is one of the earliest and...

Introduction I saw a few reports on this place in the past, and although it’s effectively a rusting heap, I thought it looked quite picturesque and I liked the remains of machinery, so I decided to drag @V50jake along to this one on our recent trip to Merseyside. Information & History This...

A pub that has been sat abandoned since 2009. It has seen vast amounts of damage over the years but I do like the distressed look. Glass all over floors and counter tops, slot machines smashed and water leaking in, it really has seen better days. Still made for a decent little explore, thanks...

Yes, it's been done lots of times so I won't go into the history of the place. This is just a little update for anyone who hasn't visited yet with a bit more info on the only way in. Along Washway Lane you'll see a long concrete fence, the factory is behind this. At first, it looks like you...

Afraid this is a bit of a 'what could have been' report in some ways. Triplex is pretty local to me, probably about a mile away but at the same time not the kind of place you go passed every day (unless you take the train regularly which i certainly don't). I clocked on to it fairly soon after...

Decided id wait till i got my new camera before posting a report on here. so i had a free saturday in august so decided to pop down to St Helens to have a quick revisit of this arguably classic place. History (Via @urbanchemist) The Windle sandwash plant was used for processing sand destined for...

Apologies for the lack of quality, this is my first post here. History (creds to @urbexrebel67 for this) - The Pilkington Glass Factory is located in Doncaster, in the Kirk Sandall Industrial Estate, in the outskirts of the town. Pilkington Glass was founded in 1826 as a partnership between...

I don't know why I never got around to posting this up but there you go, I guess sometimes these things slip my mind! This facility was responsible for purifying the sand used in the production of Pilkington Glass, and closed way back in the 1960s. Since then it's simply been sat there rusting...

Brief History Pilkington's was established in 1826 at St Helen's, Lancashire. Their factory at Kirk Sandall was established in 1922 and has been extended several times over the years. Pilkington's was taken over by the Japanese firm NSG in 2006 and two years later the Doncaster factory was...

This is my first post so bare with me please! In all honesty don’t know a whole lot about the history of this place other than it was a company that originated in Lancashire then opened in Doncaster in 1922, it shut down in 2008. *EDIT* Stolen History: The factory itself is abandoned however...

I went to have a look around over the weekend and after. 1-1/2 hrs of trying to get in I found away so here it is . Photos taken with my Sony DSC-HX90 and my Sony DSC-HX80 hope you enjoy. I didn’t know much about this plac so I Stole this history: Pilkingtons established in Lancashire 1826. The...

Apologies for the iPhone pics, could have done to have brought my DSLR. Really not bad for iPhone pics considering the amount editing gone into the shots ;) Stolen history: Pilkingtons established in Lancashire 1826. The Doncaster plant was established in 1922. Looking at the site you can when...