Visited with JasperB and bumped into Clebby and his mate.
A good one to start the year off with, nice meeting Clebby too, always good to put a face to a name.
As others have said this place is the result of an amalgamation of 3 or more once separate factories, as a result there is a mishmash of different architectural styles reflecting the different eras that they were constructed during, and also their initial purposes. The buildings of John Ashford and Sons were far grander than the others, which made sense given that they were a jewellers. Paper work from the mid 90's suggested that some areas had been out of use for far longer than others, this was pretty evident given the water damage in these areas.
I neglected to take any externals as usual, however the other guys photos show what great looking buildings they are.
Big thanks to Dweeb and Speed for sharing and for the helpful info. We really enjoyed spending a good few hours around this one.
As others have said this place is the result of an amalgamation of 3 or more once separate factories, as a result there is a mishmash of different architectural styles reflecting the different eras that they were constructed during, and also their initial purposes. The buildings of John Ashford and Sons were far grander than the others, which made sense given that they were a jewellers. Paper work from the mid 90's suggested that some areas had been out of use for far longer than others, this was pretty evident given the water damage in these areas.
I neglected to take any externals as usual, however the other guys photos show what great looking buildings they are.
Big thanks to Dweeb and Speed for sharing and for the helpful info. We really enjoyed spending a good few hours around this one.
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