Tag : Machine

Chatterley Whitfield Underground Mining Experience, Staffordshire

Chatterley Whitfield Underground Mining Experience, Staffordshire

The “Chatterley Whitfield Experience” was a part of the former coal mining museum, set underground in shallow workings and drifts.

Zeche HR, Germany

Zeche HR, Germany

Zeche HR was a mine in Germany with an amazing bathhouse full of baskets, and features a huge hammerhead winding tower. There’s also an elephant!

Lucchini Steel Works, Piombino, Italy

Lucchini Steel Works, Piombino, Italy

A steel works in Italy dating back to 1864 and rebuilt after the war, including coke ovens and rolling mills.

Tullis Russell Papermill Scotland

Tullis Russell Papermakers, Glenrothes, Scotland

Dating back to 1804, Tulis Rissell was a papermakers in Scotland. The mill contained large production lines for making paper.

Chamberlin Hill Castings - Former S. Russell & Sons, Leicester

Chamberlin & Hill Castings (S. Russell & Sons), Leicester

Dating back to 1920 the iron foundry on Bonchurch Street in Leicester produced small to medium sized castings until its closure in 2016.

Knitting Factory, Italy

Knitting Factory, Italy

An abandoned textile factory in Italy with rows of sewing machines and work stations

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.

Ghost Ships - War Ships

The Atlantic Ghost Fleet – Battle Ships, France

The mothballed Atlantic Fleet consists of a number of warships, moored in a bay. The fleet includes an anti-aircraft missile cruiser with weaponry in tact.

Wallerscote Island Soda Ash Works, Winnington

Wallerscote Island Soda Ash Works, Winnington

The Wallerscote Works in Northwich is a live industrial site, the running machinery makes for an interesting explore, and the sites lighting makes for some great pictures.