machinery

Hello people. This is my first report, so go easy on me 😆 Hoping to get a few more written up in the next coming weeks. Please feel free to give me some feedback too!! *All photos taken on iPhone 17 Pro Max This report is focused on the highlight of our July 2026 trip: Crich Quarry. After a...

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...

October 2025 Earlier this month, I finally made it to Aberllefeni Slate Quarry with @ACID-REFLUX. True to form, the weather was wet and cold — pretty much par for the course on any Welsh mine trip I’ve done. We explored the remnants of the old workings, and despite the conditions, the site had...

We went for a look at this place when it popped up on here earlier in the year but didn't get round to posting it. While this has been posted a few times we've used the same borrowed history from the web that others have used - "Holme Spring Mill was started as a weaving shed in about 1856-57...

Another post to record more hydraulic stuff on the docks before it disappears. By hydraulic stuff I mean the most unique aspect of the Liverpool dock system, the water powered machines which opened and closed lock gates (gate engines), let water in and out (sluices) and helped ships manoeuvre...

Introduction @JakeV50 and I have explored numerous pumping stations and water infrastructure sites over the last couple of years, searching for interesting finds. While many are undocumented, they’re often not the most exciting locations due to their size. Some visits were unsuccessful, others...

Introduction Life has got in the way recently so I haven’t been doing much exploring this summer, so I haven’t been on full form. I’m hoping I will now have some more time to get some more bits done over the next few months. This was one of a couple of sites I checked out up in North Norfolk...

Ludlow Machinery Breakers Heres another one a bit different for you. Wont lie this was a complete fluke find while driving past & I cant find a damn thing about it. This place is huge & IMO rivals folkenham all be it the majority of the stuff is a bit newer. I cant see a registered...

Hi guys, This is Imperial works in Otley. We visited July 2023. Floors were a bit ropey and soft in places. Plenty to see including some old machinery that's still in place. We were in there a good hour and half.

History Henry Perky invented the product we know today as 'Shredded Wheat.' After a while of selling his product, the formed a company called 'The Cereal Machine Company.' When building the Welwyn Garden City site, they decided to stick to the name 'The Shredded Wheat Company.' This site was...

I honestly can't remember much about this visit, probably because it's lost in the mists of time. I do however remember the heating and electricity being on in the offices which was rather nice on a cold December afternoon, and I vaguely remember something making us leave rather quickly but I...

G.L Murphy’s Machinery Ltd. was an industrial parts manufacturer established in 1930. They were based in this mill, named Imperial Works, on the rural outskirts of Menston in West Yorkshire. The company made tools, belt driven machinery, transmissions and electrical equipment, specialising in...

MURPHYS MACHINERY AKA IMPERIAL WORKS MILL Menston, England March 2020 I know this one has been done to death (almost literally now) but the last report was over a year ago so here's an update. HISTORY G.L Murphy's Machinery Ltd was an industrial parts manufacturer established in 1930. They...

A collection of farm buildings: on the Brongyntyn Estate: Home farm was built c 1894: looking at the set up at some point there will have been a stream that powered the belt drives on the shafts to power various farm machines in the upper floors; several teagle openings too Not being one of...

So we came across this place on the side of the road on our way to Leeds to visit some places. The place was in ruins, ceiling was hanging by a thread, we nearly went through the top floor and the stairs, you can tell the place has been closed for many years, lots of old machinery in there...