Tag : Machinery

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.

Royal Aircraft Establishment RAE Bedford, Thurleigh

RAE Bedford Wind Tunnel Site, Thurleigh, UK

A former aircraft testing and development establishment where huge wind tunnels were used.

Belval Luxembourg Blast Furnace Night Climb

Belval Blast Furnaces, Luxembourg

A night climb of the restored blast furnaces at Belval in Luxembourg, before they open to the public.

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.

Kraftwerk V Power Plant Germany

Kraftwerk Vockerode, Abandoned Power Plant, Germany

A huge abandoned power plant in Germany with a seriously epic control room.

Richemont Power Plant, France

Richemont Power Plant, Lorraine, France

A large abandoned power station in France with big white turbines.

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.

Robert Fletchers Paper Mill, Oldham

Robert Fletcher & Sons Paper Mill, Oldham, UK

Robert Fletcher’s and Son’s was a paper mill in Oldham. The mill closed down over night 13 years ago and everything has been left how it was.