Tag : Manufacture

HFX Blast Furnaces and Steelworks, France

Florange Blast Furnaces (HFX) and Steel Works, France

A huge abandoned steel works in France with three blast furnaces and a railway station full of wagons.

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.

Kodak Factory, Harrow, London

Kodak Factory, Harrow, London

A factory in Harrow that recently closed, Kodak manufactured photographic paper and film. Old turbines in the power house remain

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 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.

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.

CSGD Steel Works, Belgium

CSGD Steel Works, Belgium

A huge abandoned steel works in Belgium with everything left behind.

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.

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.