pilkington

Explore: I had actually known about this place for a while and tried it before it became popular with no luck in 2020, The site is really empty but the building is extremely photogenic for a concrete block with some nice lighting and central overgrowth which made it great to shoot. History: The...

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...

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...

This building served as a HQ to the glass making company Pilkington for over 40 years until the company relocated to one of its other to its facilities near Ormskirk. The company was founded in 1826 and became a major employer of the area, It served as the headquarters for more than 40 years...

Introduction Another from mine and Jake’s Merseyside trip. I love the modernist and minimalist interior of this site so I was excited to visit. We also did Pilkington’s old sandwash plant, my recent report of this can be found here if of interest. Company History & Information This is one of...

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...

The company was founded in 1826 as a partnership between members of the Pilkington and Greenall families, based in St. Helens, Lancashire (at the time!). It was for many years the biggest employer in the northwest industrial town. Other notable firms in the town were Beechams, the Gamble Alkali...

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...

Been done many times this one but its awfully photogenic, the last report I can find is @Shaun here https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/pilkington-glass-sandwash-plant-st-helens-august-2020.126983/ St. Helens Crown Glass Company was formed in 1826 by John William Bell with capital raised...

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...

Pilkington Brothers the glass makers started extracting sand deposits at Rainford in 188O Sand was brought to the Pilkington Brothers Sandwash by narrow gauge wagons. The sand was then cleansed and used for making high quality sheet glass. It was then transported to the glass works in St Helens...

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...

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...

History - 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 members of the Pilkington and Greenall families and based in St Helens, Lancashire. During the 1960s...