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I have wanted to get here for a long time, but for various reasons, it has proven to be quite difficult.
After a major effort, I finally made it on site recently, the place is huge, a good 40 acres.
It is currently undergoing demolition and pretty soon there will be nothing left, currently I would say that around 50 to 60% of it has already gone with the rest soon to follow.
In it's heyday there was around 5000 people employed here, after considerable downscaling over many years finally it closed in 2007, some of the buildings on site had not been used for 20 years.
I only managed to see a very small part of what still stands as after only about an hour or so on site I unfortunately had to make a quick exit.
I shall hopefully be returning soon.
I thought I would post a few pictures of the small part I did manage to see whilst I was there.
You can read a brief article about the place here
After a major effort, I finally made it on site recently, the place is huge, a good 40 acres.
It is currently undergoing demolition and pretty soon there will be nothing left, currently I would say that around 50 to 60% of it has already gone with the rest soon to follow.
In it's heyday there was around 5000 people employed here, after considerable downscaling over many years finally it closed in 2007, some of the buildings on site had not been used for 20 years.
I only managed to see a very small part of what still stands as after only about an hour or so on site I unfortunately had to make a quick exit.
I shall hopefully be returning soon.
I thought I would post a few pictures of the small part I did manage to see whilst I was there.
You can read a brief article about the place here