The Melton Road factory opened in 1946 - at the time being owned by British Thomson-Houston - later becoming part of AEI and eventually Thorn until GE bought the lamp division in 1991. i think it closed in 2006,
loading Bay
stairs
strange lights but funky doors
Gents
From the roof
some more on http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattdonut/sets/
some shots from a daytime visit
_MG_2165 by MD Matt Allen, on Flickr
_MG_2135 by MD Matt Allen, on Flickr
stairs2 by MD Matt Allen, on Flickr
left-overs by MD Matt Allen, on Flickr
_MG_2153 by MD Matt Allen, on Flickr
Huge thanks to Boothys mates for showing us around![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
loading Bay
![loading.jpg loading.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/92/92876-loading.jpg)
stairs
![stairs.jpg stairs.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/92/92877-stairs.jpg)
strange lights but funky doors
![lights.jpg lights.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/92/92878-lights.jpg)
Gents
![gents.jpg gents.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/92/92879-gents.jpg)
From the roof
![crossroads.jpg crossroads.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/92/92880-crossroads.jpg)
some more on http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattdonut/sets/
some shots from a daytime visit
![](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/70e/70ec6e785e1b511d612dcae62b7a4ae6.jpg)
_MG_2165 by MD Matt Allen, on Flickr
![](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/37e/37ed2df1a2f08142a7d736b4975df595.jpg)
_MG_2135 by MD Matt Allen, on Flickr
![](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/298/298d75911270eefb89b3bf79652799a8.jpg)
stairs2 by MD Matt Allen, on Flickr
![](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/41c/41c4d1d20716c95595a9ecfc6958d9bf.jpg)
left-overs by MD Matt Allen, on Flickr
![](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/d31/d31d2e63f9b07c4c2cce0a3187fae29e.jpg)
_MG_2153 by MD Matt Allen, on Flickr
Huge thanks to Boothys mates for showing us around