Dyson refractories,Sheffield..part two

Mikeymutt · Aug 2, 2016

So this is the follow up to part one of my dysons visit.this is concentrating on the other buildings,a big open spaced building not sure what it was for,a room with big silos in,and the maintenance rooms.all located in one section.then the other building which was a bit more modern with newer kilns in.i really enjoyed my visit here.a lot more than I thought I would do.it was bigger than I thought.shame I could not get in the office blocks.but saw enough to keep me happy.here is part one in case you missed it

http://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/main/industrial-sites/33453-dyson-refractories-sheffield.html

So this is the main workspace of the next building.its next to the silo room.some nice colours in here.

Really liked this little room with the control panel in it and prob the most artistic drawn penis I have seen yet.

Heading to the back.there was workshops,and a garage.

This was the silo room.i think this is were the clay came in and was mixed.there was a water course coming down the hill and coming into the unit so this was in my thinking anyway.maybe some of you more experienced guys could help..dirius you are a wealth of knowledge on these places

Heading out it was into the final building.had to pass under a really tall corrugated metal building.the wind was blowing all the hanging sheets.was just hoping one would not fall on me.the others did not want to do any more and they had enough.then went back to the car.but I was not missing the last bit.so made my way over the rubble to find my way in.the building was split into two sections each split into two.these had more modern kilns in it.

Oh and I did find a vacuum.

krela · Aug 2, 2016

Lovely colours Mikey, I love that last kiln building.

The_Derp_Lane · Aug 2, 2016

Both parts were brilliant, thanks for posting

smiler · Aug 2, 2016

l liked the pic of the ceiling fan, and the shots of the chairs, Proper Job, Thanks

Sam Haltin · Aug 2, 2016

Nice and sharp photos. I agree with you about the switch room is also my favourite as well. I would love to go along and pull all those switches one after the other. And that is an arty penis.

Dirus_Strictus · Aug 3, 2016

Mikey,

Quite correct in your thinking. All facilities like this used 'gravity' as much as they could; auger, belt and bucket feeds etc used an awful lot of power, which obviously had to be paid for and took great chunks out of the profits. Very nice set of images you have here.