Tag : Industry

Teesside Lackenby Steelworks at Redcar

Lackenby Steelworks, Redcar, UK

Lackenby Steelworks forms part of the huge Teesside integrated steel-making plant in Redcar which was closed by SSI in 2015.

Redcar Steelworks Power Station, Middlesborough, UK

Redcar Steelworks Power Station, Teesside, UK

The power station provided electricity to the Teesside Steelworks at Redcar. It was fuelled from by-products of the steel making processes.

Power Plant V / Centrale Idroelettrica, Italy

Powerplant V – Centrale Idroelettrica, Italy

A long abandoned hydroelectric power station in Italy.

HF4 Blast Furnace, Charleroi, Belgium

HF4 Blast Furnace, Belgium

An abandoned blast furnace in Belgium with fantastic views from the top across the huge surrounding industrial site.

HF4 Blast Furnace Turbo Blower House, Belgium

HF4 Turbo Blower House, Belgium

The power station is part of the HF4 Blast Furnace site and was used to supply electricity directly for steel-making.

Thamesteel Steel Works, Sheerness

Thamesteel Steel Works, Sheerness, UK

Opening in 1972 the steelworks in Sheerness incorporated steel production furnaces and a large rolling mill. The site closed in 2012.

SM Steel Works, Belgium

S.M. Steel Works, Belgium

A modern steel works in Belgium that has only recently closed. Lights, computers and machines still operate around the site.

British Celanese, Chemical Factory, Derby

British Celanese – Chemical Works, Spondon, UK

British Celanese was a chemical plant in Spondon near Derby, UK, specialising in cellulose acetate fabrics, nylon based material and vinyl acetate. The factory closed in 2012.

Zeche M Heinz Bergwerk Coal Mine, Germany

Bergwerk West Friedrich-Heinrich, Germany

Zeche M / Zeche Heinz is the above-ground coal processing complex of an abandoned coal mine in Germany.

Shoreham Cement Works

Shoreham Cement Works, West Sussex

Shoreham Works was established in 1883 to produce cement. The first ever Vickers Armstrong design of rotary kiln was installed in 1940s. The site closed in 1991.