Billingham ICI

[**Mudlark**]

Hi
Just got back (pizza en-route!) from this, quite atmospheric explore!
Been here once or twice, but today we went in search of the skate park.. which we found (with its little hole in the floor in the middle) but for some strange reason, the photo has vanished!!
Came here with the idea of getting some night shots, but couldn't get the long exposure working right (Any tips would be appreciated......) so we hung around till dusk, while we still had some light for that awful stairway with no rails

so, on with the pics.....

hung around the bottom floors for a bit before heading straight for the roof. Will try not to post 'the usual shots' of this place, has been done a few times by us north east lot!

Such a huge, empty place!!!! you feel so exposed here, there isn't a single window left with glass in.. the place is totally trashed and once you get on the roof, i felt so exposed.... and yet, looking up from the road you would have never known we were there........ wierd!!!

Still, i'm open to offers if anyone wants to do this at nighttime, and can teach me how to use long exposure!!!!

 

[Foxylady]

Some really nice evening shots there, She. I like pic 6...very atmospheric.

 

[Lacelotte]

I've been tempted so many times to have a look around this place! I really need to get it under my belt.

Is the access easy enough?

 

[King Al]

Nice pics, very gritty industrial feel, good stuff

 

[**Mudlark**]

I've been tempted so many times to have a look around this place! I really need to get it under my belt.

Is the access easy enough?

access is really, really easy
Can you pm? if not, drop me and email at [email protected]. If you are going, drop me a line i'd be happy to tag along

 

[Lacelotte]

I tried pm'ing you. Not sure how sucessful it was though

 

[MotionSickness]

Great explore! Love really tall structures, its nice too be really high up looking over the landscape!

 

[Geordie_Jon]

Billingham isn't a landscape, it's like the set of Bladerunner or Aliens. The prime difference is that the locals are less friendly than the space critters.

Would be up for a last look around - add me to the pm's if anything is planned. Cheers.

 

[**Mudlark**]

Billingham isn't a landscape, it's like the set of Bladerunner or Aliens. The prime difference is that the locals are less friendly than the space critters.

Would be up for a last look around - add me to the pm's if anything is planned. Cheers.

will do, got a couple of peeps now so a small meet looks likely

 

[dagh-]

wow, looks brilliantly grim. i'm definitely in if the thread posters haven't done this meet already.

 

[geordie]

dagh,, nothing been done as yet, due to having a really worst then death bad back give it a week to 10 days then my exploring shoes will be back on fingers cross, so yes a mini meet for a very small group will be cool i say WATCH THIS SPACE........

 

[**Mudlark**]

ok, the trip is on
PM me for details if you would like to come

 

[Dystopia]

Oh the happy days I had on that roof, enjoying the freezing wind and gazing upon that chemical plant.

 

[spacepunk]

Photos a bit 'fuzzy' but good explore.

 

[festcu]

I can see Billy house from where I am sitting now - the controlled demolition group have their sign up and they've started the demolition process.

Wierdly, I think I was messing about with an RC car in the car park at about the time of the explore

 

[Hewie66]

Some nice pics there...

My Grandad (RIP), spent most of his working life at the ICT site in Wilton! Most of the tools that my Dad now has in his garage at my parents house were ones that my Grandad fished out of the metal waste. Apparently ICI would only use a tool, like a screwdriver, hammer etc etc while it was brand new and perfect - once it was used, they would simply get rid of it and get new ones...

So my Grandad and his mates used to take their pick of the left overs at the end of work... When you think that this was the 40's, practically brand new work tools were probably pretty expensive!

 

[no1rich]

Shell / Exon do this too. Most of my garage is kitted out in Snap-On, Brit-Tool and IngersollRand tool's. All from the bin's off shore... Its daft, nothing at all wrong with any of them!!!

 

[geordie]

I can see Billy house from where I am sitting now - the controlled demolition group have their sign up and they've started the demolition process.

Wierdly, I think I was messing about with an RC car in the car park at about the time of the explore

You idiot whilst we was on the roof it put us on edge abit hearing the noise and that from way down stairs, we couldnt see it but sure could hear it
Just wait til you next go out, make sure you have them eyes in the back of your head wide open

 

[festcu]

That wasn't us - we stayed in the car park, mainly because there were a couple of ne'er do wells inspecting the scrap on the lower floors - 2 days later they were heaving it away in a little crappy hatchback

The demolition men have left some of the lights on tonight, so I've just had a quick poke about in the basement (its all pumped out now) - no camera with me unfortunately. Hopefully get a chance to pop out later.

 

[geordie]

The demolition men have left some of the lights on tonight, so I've just had a quick poke about in the basement (its all pumped out now)

That worth knowing Deffo worth a one last trip down i think, bet it smell from all the months of stagnet water lol