Report - GKN Smethwick Factory & Tunnels

[mrlee]

Visited here with my usual exploring friends this was my second visit here we had a good look round after i visited here the first time and completely missed the stairs to the offices / factory

a link to the history for anyone unsure https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GKN#cite_note-14

The Pictures ..... Enjoy

Now To Head Above Ground

 

[Jonesey]

not seen this pop up for a while, nice photos

 

[Eight-Seven]

More of it left than I imagined. Last saw this about 18 months back and it didn't look like it would be around for much longer back then.

 

[Cjurbex]

anyone been recently? thinking of taking a look, apparently theirs a underground factory inside

 

[paulpowers]

anyone been recently? thinking of taking a look, apparently theirs a underground factory inside

There's a load of tunnels but not a factory

 

[mrbrowne93]

There's a load of tunnels but not a factory

Any idea if you can still get into the tunnels ?

 

[mookster]

Any idea if you can still get into the tunnels ?

Yes it's still there.

 

[mrbrowne93]

Yes it's still there.

I'll have to go habe a venture soon then

 

[albino-jay]

Yeah visited a couple of months back the tunnels are quite cool actually

 

[mrbrowne93]

Yeah visited a couple of months back the tunnels are quite cool actually

Im new to all this urbam exploring but finding some of these places im learning about are pretty mad and to see a part of histor like that is pretty cool

 

[albino-jay]

Im new to all this urbam exploring but finding some of these places im learning about are pretty mad and to see a part of histor like that is pretty cool

Yeah just get over there and have a look. Its faily straight forward to get in. Just take a torch and spare batteries its quite dark.

Watch out for smackheads too.