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Hidden beside the river spodden, just north west of rochdale stands one of the town’s most haunting industrial relics..Turner brothers asbestos factory a place locals have come to call rochdales chernobyl. Its story began in the 19th century Turner brothers was established around 1871 and by...

WARNING THIS SITE CONTAINS ASBESTOS  HISTORY The site is a late 20th century brick works that opened somewhere around 1870 to late 1930s. It was tied to the Walsall Wood Colliery and established after it was sunk in 1873 just to the north of the colliery. The Birchills and Leamore areas were...

located in Hayange, France. HFX steelworks began iron and steel production in 1906. The site featured six blast furnaces, serving as a major industrial hub in the region.. Operations slowed as one furnace was idled, leaving two operational before full mothballing occurred between 2011 and 2012...

Hi hi! Very new indeed to 28DL, But not so much to urban exploring - although it has been a fair few years. Looking to dip a bit more into exploration and find other members around the Bristol/ Somerset areas! Although happy to travel (drive a mean lil honda jazz whip that used to belong to me...

WARNING THIS SITE CONTAINS ASBESTOS  HISTORY The site is a late 20th century brick works that opened somewhere around 1870 to late 1930s. It was tied to the Walsall Wood Colliery and established after it was sunk in 1873 just to the north of the colliery. The Birchills and Leamore areas were...

The History Further reading: https://www.sussexias.co.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/34-2004.pdf https://www.cementkilns.co.uk/cement_kiln_shoreham.html https://www.southdowns.gov.uk/app/uploads/2022/06/Industrial-Archaeology-Study-Shoreham-Cement-Works.pdf...

Introduction I was going through my old photos and rediscovered one of my first explores. I couldn’t find too much history on the spot but it’s a cool little space. Explore Situated on the banks of the river graveney, this small industrial estate was easily accessible after a bit of scouting...

Hi there i am a relatively new explorer with a particular interest in underground and industrial places having explored a few of both around bath and london. Currently I am working on figuring out how to get into a deep level shelter after several failed attempts (including homemade ladders and...

Abandoned Fish Farm – Seixal, Madeira LOCATION On the north coast of Madeira the abandoned “Piscicultura das Contreiras” lies beyond a collapsed road that was damaged due to rockfalls. To get here, you can park your car on the old ER101 Highway at N 32°50.430 W 17°08.438 and then walk along the...

went too this site in early September last year because i had seen it loads of times on trains too london, i unfortunately didnt get many photos of the inside as the building is heavily fire damaged and i recorded a video of most of the inside that i think may have been lose when my pc needed a...

The Bardney Canning Factory was a major industrial site in Bardney, Lincolnshire, operating from 1931 until its closure on April 30, 1994. Originally a pea and potato store for Mr. John Sharpe and Son in 1909, the building was converted into a canning factory by A W Foster and Company Ltd. in...

Another place I meant to re-report with a fresh set of photos History Unfortunately I can’t find any fixed dates, the plant has been derelict for years and is heavily overgrown and in quite a battered state from age. The site seems to date back to late 1800s, as online maps show sludge beds...

I've just finished a documentary exploring the lost shipyards of the River Tyne. For centuries, the Tyne was one of the world's great shipbuilding rivers, producing everything from wooden colliers and merchant vessels to famous ships such as RMS Mauretania, RMS Carpathia, and the revolutionary...

Old Industrial Factory, Nottingham - June 2026 History This massive decaying red-brick complex on Vernon Road (Basford) is one of Nottingham's most notorious industrial ghosts. It was originally built in 1885 and acted as a hosiery, dyeing works for the Sketchleys company and later Guy...

The historic landscape area of Cwm Bargoed Washery essentially comprises the site of the washery established during the later half of the 20th century with its extensive tips and lagoons. The washery has removed or buried most of the mining and transport remains, which previously stood in the...