Tag : UK

Ford Plant, Swaythling, Southampton

Ford Transit Van Factory, Southampton

The Ford Plant in Swaythling, Southampton produced Transit Vans from 1965 until it’s closure in 2013. The automated production lines feature lots of cool robots!

Towers from Towers London Rooftops

Towers from Towers – London Rooftops

The views from two rooftops in London. The first featuring Tower Bridge and the second set away from the centre featuring London’s iconic skyline.

Grimsby Ice Factory

The Ice Factory, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, UK

The Grimsby Ice Factory was the largest producer of ice in the world. Compressors from the 1930s are still in place and are the oldest and largest example of such to remain.

Stanford Hall, Nottinghamshire

Stanford Hall, Nottinghamshire, UK

Stanford Hall is a grand country house that closed after having several uses. An Art Deco theatre remains in perfect condition.

Sheffield Old Town Hall and Crown Court

Sheffield Old Town Hall and Crown Court House

Sheffield Old Town Hall and Court House opened in 1700 and was expanded many times until its closure in the 1990s. The building remains disused and listed as at-risk.

Kinmel Hall aka Cuckoo Hall or Lotus Hall, Wales

Kinmel Hall, Conwy, Wales

The now disused Kinmel Hall is the largest surviving country house in Wales. The lavish house has 52 bedrooms plus accommodation for 60 servants.

Royal Naval Hospital Haslar aka Serenity Hospital

Royal Naval Hospital Haslar, Gosport, UK

The Royal Hospital Haslar was the largest hospital in England. It had a long and distinguished history serving military personnel, and later civilians. The site closed in 2009.

Swithland Reservoir, Leicestershire

Swithland Reservoir Former Water Works, Leicestershire, UK

A former Victorian water works laid out in the form of a water garden. The water from Swithland Reservoir was originally cleaned here and served the population of Leicester.

London City Rooftops

Overview of London – City Rooftops

Views from a couple of London rooftops featuring the Palace of Westminster and Battersea Power Station set against capital’s famous skyline.

The Maids Morgue - Abandoned Mortuary

Maiden Law Hospital Morgue, Durham

An abandoned morgue with a white porcelain slab. The mortuary shows no signs of damage, only natural decay after being left forgotten for several years.