Donisthorpe threads, zips & linings

[Mr Sam]

a day out with Goldie87 and The BLue Fox (not sure if he's on here)

welll then after yet another failed visit at the bus depot and a look round another site thats been stripped we aimed somewhere new, i had a quick recce last night and decided it was well boarded but we went back in daylight and walked straight in....

the clock on the oldest part states 1739 and i think the site was todo with knitwhere and so on but one bit mentioned zips and fasteners anyway lots of retro cool 70's offices several lifts massive open plan factory floor areas no end of staircases enough plenty of toilets roofs the lot, sure Goldie will give your correct info and history

yesterday evning on a solo recce............well it looked secure to me

The Blue Fox does a battery change in ground floor kitchens/labs

H&S warning explorers about the dangers of urbex

some random productivity chart or orders chart or whatever, cold fingers meant we only half finished

uh oh EMERGANCY

dunno if this was some sort of ICE or just to shout at the workers

as you can see above all the stud walling and office fittings its a grand old oak framed building

that was standing a matter of weeks ago so dont know how long this one will last

canteen

know your colours by numbers!

this is the dead retro way to cool for school offices on a top floor, all tinted glass gave a great glow non of which my camera really picked up

caught them in the ladies

roof time, The Blue Fox found the key to the lift motor room bu the lock was jammed solid

Goldie87 appears from the hatch a bit sheepish with god knows how many dog walkers giving us odd looks

NOT OURS

company logo

hey now this is cool!!!

now you see him

now you dont

sorry, simple things please simple minds

loading bay

now then this is the old part with a small tower and the clocks on the outside i come up with a masterplan and find a ladder.....

im guessing near on 10foot climb on some random peice of creaky steel framework we found

and the hatch to the tower........

only to find it boarded up

you can see the mini tower thing up there, going to try and find our way to the clock workings next time


well after weeks of groaning about nothing todo in Leicester..........i think weve done ourselves proud :thumb

 

[Lightbuoy]

Hi Sam,

Looks like it was a good explore
Like the style of this place. Lovely set of pics!
Lb

P.s. -loving the "descretly" parked car!!!

 

[Lightbuoy]

P.p.s. -nice bit of improvisation with getting up into the tower -shame it was boarded up

 

[Mr Sam]

i thought not to look suspicious taking pics of a boarded up building id take shots of my 'classic ford' right in front of it

 

[Reaperman]

Love the Dictophone, Its class!

Surely theres some shoe makers to look at in Leicester?

Didnt Doc Martins have an abandoned factory there?

 

[Mr Sam]

weve done the 'national shoe machinery' if you look around for that

affraid these days its all turned to flats and apartments 5/10 years ago we would of been out day and night exploring

industrial leicester is slowly dissapearing

 

[Goldie87]

This is Friars Mills which was operated by Donisthorpe's. They mainly manufactured threads. I've got the history somewhere but can't find it at the moment!
Some of my pics...

Oldest part of the site, taken last year

 

[Mr Sam]

cool to see the chimney in place, gotta check out that generator house next time too


LOL at the last one

 

[Foxylady]

Excellent report guys.
Love the roof space and the shop floors. Great looking mill building too.

Cheers

 

[Richard Davies]

A great selection, I notced that the 2nd green on the chart isn't called light green. I guess they just used the colour codes to avoid confusion.

 

[King Al]

Great explore guys, that place looks like a good explore, love the veiw of the cranes from the roof

 

[RobM]

Looks an interesting place,
am I right in thinking it is Bath Lane?

and any security?

Does it have easy access to the mill floor area with all the steel work

 

[krela]

Looks an interesting place,
am I right in thinking it is Bath Lane?

and any security?

Does it have easy access to the mill floor area with all the steel work

Can we keep talk of access and security to private messages please

 

[Mr Sam]

10 foot fence tipped with razor wire a crawl under some more wire and armed guards around every corner

 

[sheep2405]

Can we keep talk of access and security to private messages please

I dont think anyone else can see you posts.....lol....thats not good dude since your Owner/Admin.

 

[krela]

I dont think anyone else can see you posts.....lol....thats not good dude since your Owner/Admin.

Eh? If you can see them so can everyone else

 

[Goldie87]

10 foot fence tipped with razor wire a crawl under some more wire and armed guards around every corner

lmao you sure thats not the bus depot your talking about mr sam?

Can we keep talk of access and security to private messages please

Thanks for that krela
We have waited a long time to get in this place it would be a shame to lose it!

 

[Mr Sam]

oh yeah sorry thats the bus depot under the wire and in the trenches........well maybe not wire but we were in the trenches

 

[Goldie87]

oh yeah sorry thats the bus depot under the wire and in the trenches........well maybe not wire but we were in the trenches

Ah how cool was that, my legs still hurt though from trying to walk around crouched down!

 

[Kezza]

looks like a good day i missed again owell. i will definatly come next time.