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Explore #61: Bureau Central, France – June 2014

July 6, 2014

Explore #6 of the Operation Baguette tour By the time we had finished exploring Pensionnat Catholique it was mid-afternoon, and despite having already driven 200 miles we had the same distance still to cover to get to our hotel for the night. However I’m glad that we still took the time to pay a late afternoon visit to the deceptively interesting and distinctly creepy Bureau Central. History The former central administrative offices for the operations of a large French commercial…

Explore #60: Pensionnat Catholique, France – June 2014

July 4, 2014

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Churches and religious, France, Industrial & Commercial Sites, Schools and Educational

Explore #5 of the Operation Baguette tour After the majesty of Chateau Lumiere, it was onwards to our next location of the day – Pensionnat Catholique. History This former Catholic boarding school for girls opened shortly before the outbreak of World War II, replacing a smaller school on the same site which dated back to the mid 19th Century. The school is huge, and is said to have over 1000 windows. During WWII the school was initially used to house…

Explore #55: The Superphosphate Factory, aka Mini Millennium Mills, Suffolk – May 2014

June 15, 2014

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Industrial & Commercial Sites, United Kingdom

After our night time wanderings in an abandoned mental asylum, Darren of Desolate Nation and I decided to stop off to have a look around this former superphosphate factory on our way home. History This warehouse complex was originally built circa 1858-60 as a factory for the manufacture of superphosphate fertilizers for Joseph Fison. The two uppermost of the four storeys were added later in the 19th century. Most of the original windows in the timber-framed upper storeys are unaltered.…