Report - The Universal Grinding Wheel Co. - Stafford - 2012 to 2019

[It'sGrimUpNorth]

Fantastic! When i saw the deco front i was hoping for some nice offices and a board room, great job.

 

[admin]

Fantastic! When i saw the deco front i was hoping for some nice offices and a board room, great job.

Well there is a pic of the remains of the boardroom, we managed to open

 

[It'sGrimUpNorth]

Well there is a pic of the remains of the boardroom, we managed to open

I meant that you had delivered (sorry!!!) They look great, fabulous.

 

[merryprankster]

Great report dude, went for a mooch up here today, first chance ive had to get out for a while, real nice chilled explore, the modern office block at the frount is very stripped out, still a few bits worth seeing in the main factory though.

 

[westernsultan]

I've heard back from St. Gobain regarding the Unicorns and they tell me "We are currently in the process of restoring them and we plan to put them on display at our new site"

 

[Speed]

Great. I thought it would be somthing like that.

 

[Calamity Jane]

Fantastic report. Persistence paid off. I have been waiting 18 yrs for 6 near me. Finally got 2 done, 3rd I finally opened door to find no floor and a workman looking up at me from ground level lol, that used to be a pub!!


Some stunning shots there, and a great mix of retro & modern inside. Glad you got one of your nemeses done. Good job. :

 

[lonsdale]

Went around this place with my engineering college back in the early 90's. I remember they had a huge hydro press that dated back to the early days with 1000 tonnes of pressure for the bigger wheels & they also made some 'Gunk' type product as a sideline.

 

[lonsdale]

...Come to think of it, Blue piping is usually water so that coupled with the accumulators could have been part of that older water based system??, Or not.

 

[Ojay]

Passed here this week on the train and it's now demolished, we had a good run around the place and plenty of pics to document it's demise