Tag : Machines

Globe Worsted Mills

Globe Worsted Mills, Slaithwaite, Huddersfield

Globe Mills were built in 1887-9 by the newly established Globe Worsted company of Slaithwaite in the Clone Valley near Huddersfield. The site is now being redeveloped.

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.

Ruien Power Plant, Kluisbergen, Belgium

Ruien Power Plant, Kluisbergen, Belgium

Gigawatt power station opened in 1960s and grew to be Belgium’s largest thermal power plant. The now-decommissioned plant is seriously huge!

George Barnsley & Sons Cornish Works

George Barnsley & Sons Cornish Works, Sheffield

George Barnsley & Sons were the world’s largest producer of files and cutting tools for the shoemaking industry, based at the Cornish Works in Sheffield.

Sanyo Electronics

Sanyo Electronics Factory, Lowestoft

The Sanyo Electronics factory focussed on the manufacture of televisions of all shapes and sizes. It closed its doors in 2010 due to a fall in demand for traditional TV’s.

Frimley Park X-Ray Department at Cambridge Military Hospital

Frimley Park X-Ray Department at Cambridge Military Hospital

The fully equipped Radiology department at Cambridge Military Hospital, in perfect condition complete with functional X-Ray machines.

Jeld Wen Joinery Factory and Timber Yard, Suffolk

A disused joinery factory and timber yard in Suffolk. The factory focused on mill work, producing window components and door cores.