Report - Butterley Engineering, Ripley, Derbyshire, June 2016

[Esoteric Eric]

It appears that the bus through Derbyshire via Milford Mill, The House of the Damned and Butterley Engineering has been running regularly over the last few months but I thought I would share this visit from early last month as there are no pictures here so far of the aforementioned medical room and offices.

We all like a bit of medical porn and the office building had an interesting loft space ;-).

It seems I managed to miss the large safe though.

History

The Butterley Company was an English manufacturing firm founded as Benjamin Outram and Company in 1790. Portions of it existed until 2009.

 

[Goldie87]

Interesting to see the medical room, it's weird how bits open up and get sealed here proper randomly. Noticed a distinct lack of pics from the social club/canteen area

 

[Esoteric Eric]

Interesting to see the medical room, it's weird how bits open up and get sealed here proper randomly. Noticed a distinct lack of pics from the social club/canteen area

On my visit all but one building were accessible with a little imagination. The one that was sealed was to the right of the original entrance which it has been mentioned had some kind of bomb door.

I must've missed the social/ canteen area unless it was in this building.

It is quite an interesting place this works, especially with its history.

 

[dave]

Good to see the medical room etc i was unlucky on my visit everywhere had been freshly sealed what looked like the day before, thanks for posting a rarely seen part.

 

[Esoteric Eric]

Good to see the medical room etc i was unlucky on my visit everywhere had been freshly sealed what looked like the day before, thanks for posting a rarely seen part.

That's a shame. Cheers.

 

[BrainL]

Yeah, I didn't see the medical room either... everything other than that room with the spiral staircase was sealed when I went in May

 

[J4M35_UK]

It's all doable with some imagination, the office part with the ballroom is home to some very early paperwork. I was lucky enough to get into everywhere here including the main works prior to demolition. My grandad used to take me for tours when it was working.

 

[paulpowers]

I've been trying to get down to the underground sections of this for ages, looks like I'll just have to get a boat :/

 

[Yorrick]

I've been trying to get down to the underground sections of this for ages, looks like I'll just have to get a boat :/

English Heritage site says the shaft came up in this building, which doesn't appear to be there on Google maps.

 

[Calamity Jane]

Love this place. Some cracking shots there. : Nice to see more of the place

 

[paulpowers]

English Heritage site says the shaft came up in this building, which doesn't appear to be there on Google maps.

I've found a way in but it's wet, very wet XD
There's a small door next to the res which opens onto the canal