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Category Archives: Now Demolished
ROF Elstow – Bedfordshire
At the time, this explore seemed relatively boring – it was basically a lot of empty sheds and buildings. However, the site is historically significant, even more so now it’s been demolished. Wikipedia has this to say about ROF Elstow … Continue reading
Cambois Railway Depot – Northumberland
Cambois railway depot was a thriving depot up until the mid 1990s. The locomotives based there were mainly used by the nearby power station, which required huge amounts of coal trains to feed it. The power station closed and trains … Continue reading
BOCM Pauls’ Mill – Wymondham
Hiding deep within the Norfolk countryside is a small abandoned farm-food processing plant. Formerly operated by BOCM Pauls, it closed in 1996. As with most places I visit, there are plans to build on the site, but I doubt anything … Continue reading
Wolverhampton Royal Hospital
Wolverhampton hospital opened in 1849, thanks to some local businessmen who decided that the town needed a hospital. Over the years it expanded, with new wings and operating facilities being built. It finally closed in 1997 when a new out-of-town … Continue reading
Chambers Wharf & Cold Stores Ltd – London
Chambers Wharf is one of the last remaining dockside warehouses in central London. Many larger similar buildings have been demolished or redeveloped – indeed the same fate awaits this building. It was initially built in the 1930s as a warehouse/cold … Continue reading
Pingley PoW Camp – Lincolnshire
During WWII, a prisoner of war camp was built on the outskirts of Brigg, in Lincolnshire. It was used to house around 750 Italian and Germany prisoners. There were 35 huts on site – 23 for prisoners and the remainder … Continue reading
Annesley Colliery – Nottinghamshire
The colliery at Annesley was first sunk in 1865 and closed during the 1990′s. When it closed it was the oldest working colliery in Nottinghamshire. The entire area was designated as a conservation area in 2000, which meant nothing could … Continue reading
Railway Coach Graveyard – Yorkshire
For those that remember, I visited a “graveyard” for railway coaches in Warwickshire a few months ago. I thought 8ish coaches dumped in the middle of nowhere was impressive. Well today, that was topped with 37 coaches and a loco! … Continue reading
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Epping Forest District Council Emergency Bunker
This bunker was used by the nearby airfield and used as an operations room. During the 1980′s, the local council took the bunker over and used it as an emergency centre. As always, SubBrit has an excellent piece explaining what … Continue reading
Exmouth Junction Railway Depot – Exeter
Exmouth Junction was built as a locomotive depot in 1885. The locomotive depot closed in 1967, but carriages and wagons continued to receive repairs there for a few more years.
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