water treatment works

Dolgarrog Water Treatment So we are out checking lidar hits for potential undiscovered mines & we wander past this place so was a complete chance find. At first we wasnt sure if it was still used & deff didnt think we would get in but with a LOT of effort (waring caving suits & canyoning...

I cant really find any history on this place but i believe it was originally built in the late 1950s or early 1960s. A lovely little find which made for some nice photographs featuring some pretty cool control panels and buttons. I had the run of the place for an hour or so and fair enjoyed it...

Introduction An exploring friend on Facebook visited this earlier this year and he kindly provided me with some information about it and I finally had a chance to check it out after being in the area for the 28 Days Later meet. Information & History Located in close proximity to Dowdeswell...

Water Treatment Works Every year, me and Dan end up in wales on an urbex trip. We have been every year for the past 4 years (I think) and we always manage to find something to do. Fresh places are starting to get thin on the ground now. Neither of us really care if we don't get to do any pins...

This former water treatment works is located near the village of Glassford, just outside Strathhaven in Lanarkshire. Unfortunately very little information is available about it in the public domain but we reckon it was built in the 1980s and ceased operation around 10 years ago, having been...

Introduction This is one of a few places that myself and @V50jake visited on our trip to Wales at the beginning of May. I’ve driven past this a few times before not paying much attention to it as it looked like an old farm building or derpy house, but we decided to take a closer look and as it...

Introduction This is a site I found on satellite imagery a while back, and I thought I’d give it a quick look while me and @V50jake were in the area checking out a few other places. Information & History The water treatment plant was used to pump and treat water from the demolished Bayer...

After trawling oldmaps.com I came across a few structures that looked like they may have been something to do with the long demolished Meaford powerstation and were still visible on Google earth. Not a great deal to see but a pair of nicely decaying sewage treatment plants and the waste water...

1. The History Kinder Water Treatment Works is located near Hayfield in the High Peak region of Derbyshire. It was built in 1912 to filter the water from Kinder Reservoir before it was piped to local homes and businesses. The brick building with its rows of arched windows and skylights is a...

So going back through my old reports which sadly got deleted off her years ago (it's a long story!) - anyway this was a cracking little place. Having had a trip to Geo's and Loxley we ended up here after some lunch. I'm not entirely sure of the exact history of the place but it was used to...

Bradfield Water Treatment Works, Lower Bradfield, South Yorkshire – July 2017 Day two of Mookster and I’s Not particularly successful Northern Road Trip. We rose stupidly early as usual and missed breakfast; it’s always way too late in the morning!!! We parked my classic Volvo in the middle...

History: The water works was built in 1913 to filter and treat water taken from the Dale Dike (the cause of the 1864 great flood of Sheffield),and Agden reservoirs in the nearby Loxley Valley. The water works was cutting edge technology in it's time and it even had the first telephone to be...

Now then, Well here's my second report for 28DL - Redmires Water Treatment Works in Sheffield. I know it's been posted a couple of times before, but hopefully my shots will differ from those that have been shown in the past. Looking over past photos I myself have noticed how things have...

The United Utilities site on Warrington Road was built in the early 1960s. it serves 95,000 households in Runcorn and local businesses.The treated wastewater is then returned to the local watercourse - especially the Manchester Ship Canal via an outfall, where most of the town's treated loo...