Tag : Machines

Redcar Steelworks Blast Furnace, Middlesbrough

Redcar Blast Furnace, Middlesbrough, UK

The Teeside Steelworks was a large producer of steel in Middlesbrough, UK. The blast furnace was the largest in the UK.

Kellingley Colliery Coal Mine, Yorkshire

Kellingley Colliery, Yorkshire, UK

Kellingley Colliery was the last deep-level coal mine in the UK. It’s closure in December 2015 marked an end for the UK coal industry.

Abbey Mills Pumping Station, London

Abbey Mills Pumping Station, London, UK

A Victorian pumping house featuring original decorative ironwork. Much of the original equipment remains inside and is still used occasionally.

Power Plant V / Centrale Idroelettrica, Italy

Powerplant V – Centrale Idroelettrica, Italy

A long abandoned hydroelectric power station in Italy.

Scartho Baths Swimming Pool, Grimsby

Scartho Baths Swimming Pool, Grimsby

A behind-the-scenes look at a swimming pool in Grimsby that opened in 1962 and was popular until its closure in 2015.

Winnington Works, Brunner mond, ICI, Tata - Northwich

Winnington Soda Ash Works, Cheshire – Brunner Mond / ICI / Tata

A large industrial complex that manufactured soda-ash and other by-products. Established as Brunner Mond and later became ICI then Tata Chemicals.

Terre Rouge and Central Thermique, Luxembourg

Terre Rouge Silos and Central Thermique, Luxembourg

Terre Rouge was a large steel works in Luxembourg. The iron-ore silos remain with a nice reflection in the water below, and the sites power plant, Central Thermique remains.

Alienworks Power Plant, Belgium

Alienworks – Abandoned Power Plant, France

A small power plant with five old, well preserved turbines. Dating back to the 1930, the plant was part of a large iron works site.

Cockerill-Sambre Coke Works Power Station, Charleroi, Belgium

Cockerill-Sambre “Blue” Power Plant, Charleroi, Belgium

A power station for a large steel-works in Belgium with a huge array of turbines, all of differing ages and designs.

Knitting Factory, Italy

Knitting Factory, Italy

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