Elster is situated in Power Court in Luton. You could see their water tower from a fair distance. We always wondered what it would be like inside. Power Court is all gone in terms of life. It’s been boarded up with the aim of introducing a new retail section to the town center. It’s been left to rot for a long time now… Elster was on a bit of land earmarked for possible expansion of this retail area. We’d “visited” all of Power Court we could and looked at Elster longingly.
A short time ago on my usual wanderings I noticed a sign up on their main gates saying they had moved. Brilliant! We did a recce and then sat back and waited for the chavs to break in so we could have a nosey. I don’t force entry to anywhere. It took them longer than expected but break in they did… We were shocked by how large this place is. It’s a maze of old buildings which appear to have been thrown up when the need arises rather than any thought out plans before hand. A sign of a successful company expanding? We could certainly see why they’d moved. I know that moving to their new premises would have taken some time but this place appeared as if it had been abandoned for far longer than it had. The chavs haven’t done a great deal of damage. There isn’t much left for them. Almost all the wiring has gone but one transformer thingy is still humming away. It’s spooky walking into a dark room, following the hum and seeing huge cut wires before turning around and seeing glowing red lights. All a bit Doctor Who.
It has a few gems such as the old light switch, the old style telephone covers, the PA system and the outdate cupboards. You’ll be walking on 1960’s finest office floorspace before heading up/down/road/next (this place really is jumbled) to another area which looks as if it was decorated ten years ago. That’s modern for a place with gas fires and ancient asbestos.
I’ll paste the description of the company which is on their website and then leave you to look at the photos. They’re only snaps. It was freezing in the snow and I didn’t want to hang around. Then my camera died and I had to use my phone! There were also other people in the building. We heard them but had no idea where they were. Snow is handy, it gives you an idea of how many people there are around you, where they are and roughly how long ago they were there!
Welcome to Kent Meters
A global leader in innovative water metering solutions
Elster Metering Limited is the new name of the world renowned Kent Meters.
Elster Metering is an industry leader and world-class provider of advanced metering products and intelligent metering solutions. Elster’s long lasting success comes from its heritage of innovation and quality. By combining high quality, highly accurate meters with information technology solutions and wireless communications, Elster is taking metering to the next generation.
Elster Metering Limited is the successor of the long established Kent brand with a heritage for water meters extending as far back as the nineteenth century.
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There are some more here;
http://www.explorationing.com/?p=37
A short time ago on my usual wanderings I noticed a sign up on their main gates saying they had moved. Brilliant! We did a recce and then sat back and waited for the chavs to break in so we could have a nosey. I don’t force entry to anywhere. It took them longer than expected but break in they did… We were shocked by how large this place is. It’s a maze of old buildings which appear to have been thrown up when the need arises rather than any thought out plans before hand. A sign of a successful company expanding? We could certainly see why they’d moved. I know that moving to their new premises would have taken some time but this place appeared as if it had been abandoned for far longer than it had. The chavs haven’t done a great deal of damage. There isn’t much left for them. Almost all the wiring has gone but one transformer thingy is still humming away. It’s spooky walking into a dark room, following the hum and seeing huge cut wires before turning around and seeing glowing red lights. All a bit Doctor Who.
It has a few gems such as the old light switch, the old style telephone covers, the PA system and the outdate cupboards. You’ll be walking on 1960’s finest office floorspace before heading up/down/road/next (this place really is jumbled) to another area which looks as if it was decorated ten years ago. That’s modern for a place with gas fires and ancient asbestos.
I’ll paste the description of the company which is on their website and then leave you to look at the photos. They’re only snaps. It was freezing in the snow and I didn’t want to hang around. Then my camera died and I had to use my phone! There were also other people in the building. We heard them but had no idea where they were. Snow is handy, it gives you an idea of how many people there are around you, where they are and roughly how long ago they were there!
Welcome to Kent Meters
A global leader in innovative water metering solutions
Elster Metering Limited is the new name of the world renowned Kent Meters.
Elster Metering is an industry leader and world-class provider of advanced metering products and intelligent metering solutions. Elster’s long lasting success comes from its heritage of innovation and quality. By combining high quality, highly accurate meters with information technology solutions and wireless communications, Elster is taking metering to the next generation.
Elster Metering Limited is the successor of the long established Kent brand with a heritage for water meters extending as far back as the nineteenth century.
There are some more here;
http://www.explorationing.com/?p=37
