RazzyRae
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Visited back in May 2014 but as I wasn't on this site then I thought I'd post it now I am!
A little history:
"Established as a fuller's earth and refractory clay works in the early 20th century, this site was chosen in 1937 by the Steetley Chemical Company as a site for a large part of its chemical manufacturing operations. The chemical factory closed in 1989 and a brickworks was established just to the west of it in 1990. This in turn closed in c.2004 and the yard was used to store bricks from other factories in the area. The site is now largely abandoned and is heavily contaminated with hazardous chemicals."
It's quite a large site with a variety of warehouse type buildings, mechanical bits and pieces, and outhouses - something for everyone!
My favourite bits of this trip were typically the parts that I've lost my pics of!
Namely the workers locker room, and a grimey old mobile home right at the back of the site which was filled with 80's porn mags and ancient tins of food.
Anyway, this is what I've got, hope you enjoy!
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A little history:
"Established as a fuller's earth and refractory clay works in the early 20th century, this site was chosen in 1937 by the Steetley Chemical Company as a site for a large part of its chemical manufacturing operations. The chemical factory closed in 1989 and a brickworks was established just to the west of it in 1990. This in turn closed in c.2004 and the yard was used to store bricks from other factories in the area. The site is now largely abandoned and is heavily contaminated with hazardous chemicals."
It's quite a large site with a variety of warehouse type buildings, mechanical bits and pieces, and outhouses - something for everyone!
My favourite bits of this trip were typically the parts that I've lost my pics of!
Namely the workers locker room, and a grimey old mobile home right at the back of the site which was filled with 80's porn mags and ancient tins of food. Anyway, this is what I've got, hope you enjoy!
