equity shoes leicester June 2009

[Krypton]

Love the safe picture and them glass doors. They look like doors out of a saloon in a western movie!

 

[strokesboy21]

nice pics such a shame places like this are closing down due to cheap imports

 

[Runner]

Some belting pics there guys - well done.really like that last one of Matts - the office stairs.
Looks in great nick - lets hope the pikeys stay out.

 

[waynezbitz1]

It seems that all the shoe making machinery that was fitted into this buildings has been sold and moved to india, where the current building owner is continuing to make shoes, but only one machine survived in this country (well at least for the moment).
it was offered to a museum but then the guy decided he only wanted the museun to have it on loan for no more than 2 years. The museum have now told the guy that it stays there on a permanent loan or they will be charging the guy for storage as thats all he seems to want. (4 months later and no reply from the owner)
The machine is a tanning machine, It measures the size and shape of a hide for the company to decided how to press the most out of the hide with the miniaml of wastage. ive only got a few dodgy shots of the machine as its been burried in amongst some other bits.......

 

[littlelaura]

Oooh nice one Wayne, very nice !
Wouldn't mind a look at that one day if its accessible in the treasure trove of the station...

 

[waynezbitz1]

yes laura thats where it be hisding at the momnent. ill show you sometime soon before its returned