Report - Typhoo Tea Factory - Birmingham - April 2021

[Wally_urbex]

History

The Typhoo Tea Factory was founded by John Summer in 1903.

The factory was used for tea production from the 1930's, surviving bombing during WW2.

Typhoo merged with Schweppes in 1968 and the following year merged with Cadbury to form Cadbury Schweppes.

The factory eventually closed in 1978 .

However the building remained in use by a clothing company called S Rose & Co until the late 00's

Parts of the Building ( possibly just the roof ) were also used for filming in the 2018 blockbuster Ready Player one



The Explore


After 3 previous failed attempts over a period of 2 years i finally managed to get inside!.
Although now just a shell with absolutely nothing left of its former life as a tea factory, or the more recent clothes makers it was still pretty decent.
Plenty of colorful graffiti around and signs of the free party that happened just a few months back it was well worth the wait.

 

[Nismo]

Nice report, that LUPOCA gets everywhere

 

[Rosary_Boy]

History

The Typhoo Tea Factory was founded by John Summer in 1903.

The factory was used for tea production from the 1930's, surviving bombing during WW2.

Typhoo merged with Schweppes in 1968 and the following year merged with Cadbury to form Cadbury Schweppes.

The factory eventually closed in 1978 .

However the building remained in use by a clothing company called S Rose & Co until the late 00's

Parts of the Building ( possibly just the roof ) were also used for filming in the 2018 blockbuster Ready Player one



The Explore


After 3 previous failed attempts over a period of 2 years i finally managed to get inside!.
Although now just a shell with absolutely nothing left of its former life as a tea factory, or the more recent clothes makers it was still pretty decent.
Plenty of colorful graffiti around and signs of the free party that happened just a few months back it was well worth the wait.

Looks like its been well cleaned up inside the last time i was there they was shit everywhere, i use too go and see a polish fella who was homeless and lived inside for 8mths
love too know where he went because its well locked up now

 

[Wally_urbex]

Looks like its been well cleaned up inside the last time i was there they was shit everywhere, i use too go and see a polish fella who was homeless and lived inside for 8mths
love too know where he went because its well locked up now

The 1st time I went there were a few homeless Blokes in side. At the time I wasn't sure if that was the tea factory as the signs on the building say s rose & Co. So I asked 1 of them if it was the tea factory. He told me wasn't sure. Im not sure whether it's because he was probably high on crack on something or he genuinely didn't no. So we left it

 

[mookster]

The 1st time I went there were a few homeless Blokes in side. At the time I wasn't sure if that was the tea factory as the signs on the building say s rose & Co. So I asked 1 of them if it was the tea factory. He told me wasn't sure. Im not sure whether it's because he was probably high on crack on something or he genuinely didn't no. So we left it

S. Rose took over the building after it stopped being used for tea production.

 

[Wally_urbex]

S. Rose took over the building after it stopped being used for tea production.

Yea I no that now, but at the time I didn't lol

 

[Rosary_Boy]

The 1st time I went there were a few homeless Blokes in side. At the time I wasn't sure if that was the tea factory as the signs on the building say s rose & Co. So I asked 1 of them if it was the tea factory. He told me wasn't sure. Im not sure whether it's because he was probably high on crack on something or he genuinely didn't no. So we left it

it was really bad bottom floor hundreds of syringes every where always use see groups of beggers etc taking smack i think maybe thats why its locked up for good

 

[Rik UE]

You only get an 'oooh' with Typhoo!

 

[Giymo85]

You only get an 'oooh' with Typhoo!

And heroin.

 

[Tommo3553]

Where is it ???

 

[chills]

Where is it ???

‘Tis one of the easiest and most well known places in Birmingham. A little Google search will assist you here.

 

[Bikin Glynn]

Some reasonable graff in there

 

[not_a_spy___]

it was really bad bottom floor hundreds of syringes every where always use see groups of beggers etc taking smack i think maybe thats why its locked up for good

locked up fully?? no way to get in anymore?

 

[mookster]

locked up fully?? no way to get in anymore?

Access to it comes and goes. No way of knowing unless you go for a look.

 

[CantClimbTom]

You only get an 'oooh' with Typhoo!