Tag : UK

NGTE Pyestock Anechoic Facility, Fleet, Hampshire

NGTE Pyestock Anechoic Facility, Fleet, Hampshire

An acoustically lined, echo-free chamber that was used for noise testing of jet engines.

Goodyear Wolverhampton Works

Goodyear Mixing and Retread Plant, Wolverhampton

A tyre factory in the West Midlands that in later years specialised in mixing rubber compounds and retreading of tyres.

Tullis Russell's Markinch Power Station

Tullis Russell’s Markinch Power House, Fife, Scotland

Tullis Russel was a paper mill in Glenrothes, Scotland. The Markinch power station was built to provide electricity to the mill.

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.

National Institute for Medical Research, London

The National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) Laboratories, Mill Hill, London

A large research complex in London with hundreds of laboratories and a grand entrance. The facility utilised animal testing to develop medical treatments.

Burton upon Trent County Court

Former County Court, Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire

A Victorian courthouse in Burton Upon Trent featuring a double height courtroom with nice windows

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.

Battenhall Mount / St. Mary's Convent School

Battenhall Mount (former St Mary’s Convent School), Worcester

An abandoned Roman Catholic school with impressive original Italian style features as well as classrooms.

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