Seddons Packaging - June 2011 (Very Pic Heavy)

[Priority 7]

Orient House (which is actually the name of the sister building to our explore) was built in between 1913 and 1915 as premises of Kettering Industrial Co-operative Society. It was first used for making clothes and then later, for manufacturing packing materials. However, the building ceased to be used and fell into disrepair. After speaking to a local shop owner he stated that part of the building had been vacant for close to 30 years (Probably became storage for the main factory) and the rest of the site closed down some 3-4 years ago.
Seddon packaging produced all manner of rigid and folding carton boxes, jigsaws in addition to printing and bespoke requests. 2005 saw it cut its workforce by approximately a fifth to 97 staff and in 2007 it was subject to a management buyout and subsequently rebranded, Rockingham Boxes. Alas within nine months the receivers were called in and the staff Christmas present was to be unemployment. One worker was quoted as saying “A lot of us had a feeling we would have our Christmas holiday and come back to find the gates locked.”
As some photos will show the company’s client list was extensive, our explore uncovered jigsaws bound for WH Smiths, Balderdash boards, Ludo and all manner of DVD boxes. Visited with Skeleton Key and a great day all in all.

Onto the photos

The Building

The Contents

 

[kathyms]

very good pic, you didnt manage to do the sellar. it goes under the road conecting all 3 factories. some is flooded at times but due to under ground spring. i havent seen any pics off that yet. oh and i remember the chip shop in field st that sold the first crisps id ever had home made at that. we eat them after school at rocky rd girls school while waiting for the bus lol.

 

[Priority 7]

Cellar nope didn't stumble on any signs of it...looks like a short revisit maybe required.

 

[kathyms]

seddons

yes my son lives in orient house, he has been down under both but there is a doorway blocking the 2 . ive not seen it but he says its massive as you can imagine. think it was used as storage and a massive air raid shelter in the war. let me know when you come and you can meet him you never know he may even take you under orient house. lol

 

[Priority 7]

I am sure I can sort a quick visit up to see it, it would be worth it to be able to say its all covered You should take a look around it if you haven't (Access is a lot easier than Alex76)

 

[Em_Ux]

Love the exterior of this building.

Enjoyed looking through your report...thanks!

 

[kathyms]

access

I am sure I can sort a quick visit up to see it, it would be worth it to be able to say its all covered You should take a look around it if you haven't (Access is a lot easier than Alex76)

mmm youl have to ask him if i can go in, i bet you a grand its a no tho lol.

 

[MD]

good pics some nice details too
ps the police where here on saturday morning the the door was wide open too

 

[Priority 7]

You sure it was Saturday bud, we found it open Sunday.....those stairs are dicey quite literally, thousands of the damn things all the way down one complete flight of stairs

 

[MD]

nope deffo saturday... we went past at about 9.30
the police secured the site using a rock
did you see the headless cat ? its in the drawing room

 

[Priority 7]

Alas yes I did...but its head has made a miraculous recovery and returned to its dead body to RIP

 

[alex76]

i just see bird shit :wideeyed:hahaha....no cats... wont be long till this place is gone though with how we say are little angels of today.. nice one P7 nice shots chap

 

[alex76]

mmm youl have to ask him if i can go in, i bet you a grand its a no tho lol.

nooooo!!!!!!!

 

[Priority 7]

nooooo!!!!!!!

Is it because your stash of naughty posters is in there Alex?

 

[Snips86x]

Great pictures! Would love to see some of the cellar. Sounds like a great explore.

 

[alex76]

Is it because your stash of naughty posters is in there Alex?

hahaha..yeap and i have not told her about my jigsaw fetish yet :shocked: lol

 

[losttom]

Ther are a couple of pics of the basement from my visit last year in this thread;


[ame]http://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/main/showthread.php?t=16713[/ame]

 

[smiler]

What a great place to have a nose around, I enjoyed your post enormously, Thanks.

 

[ssp88]

some great photos there mate, very interesting post, i'd love to go there, but a bit far away from me.

 

[historymadd]

my god !!!!!!!!!!!!

hi all

My wife used to work there in the 1970.

it seems some of the stuff was still the stuff she rememebred !!!!

She worked in the dispatch dept and says it like he never left

we are in new jersey at the moment coming home soon will get the old saab out and go and see if we can do a mooch about cheers

hm