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TG Green Green's pottery derbyshire Urbex Adam X Urban Exploration 2015 Abandoned decay lost forgotten derelict

Explore #137: TG Green’s Pottery, Derbyshire – July 2015

May 12, 2016

Industrial & Commercial Sites, United Kingdom

First stop on a mini UK road trip was this nicely decaying semi-abandoned pottery factory… History (amended and abridged from here) The factory as it is today began life in 1864 following a chance meeting in Scarborough between Thomas Goodwin Green (who was on his honeymoon!) and Henry Wileman who owned a small pottery in Church Gresley, near Swadlincote. Wileman was intending on selling the pottery which had been built in 1790 and Green, who had made a lot of…

Night nighttime camping St Joseph's Seminary Joe's Upholland Urbex Adam X Urban Exploration 2015 Abandoned decay lost forgotten derelict

Explore #76a (revisit): Camping overnight at St Joseph’s Seminary, Upholland, Lancashire – July 2015

May 10, 2016

Adam X

Churches and religious, High Stuff, Recommended Reports - some selected highlights, Schools and Educational, United Kingdom

After our explores of Robert Fletcher & Sons paper mill and Williamsons’ Fire and Rescue Equipment it was time to end the day with something a little different – my first overnight camping in an abandoned building! History For the history of this beautiful derelict seminary please see the report from my first explore back in July 2014. Our Explore Without giving too much away the access to this site is perilous at the best of times – but carrying…

filing cabinets Williamsons Fire and Rescue equipment Oldham Urbex Adam X Urban Exploration 2015 Abandoned decay lost forgotten derelict

Explore #136: Williamsons Fire and Rescue Equipment, Oldham – July 2015

May 10, 2016

Adam X

Industrial & Commercial Sites, United Kingdom

“It’s like a mini George Barnsleys” someone once said (apparently). Turns out it was nothing like the size or calibre of GBs, so we made this a very quick explore! History Williamsons was a private family business which had traded since 1920, and from 1969 had become a major supplier of Fire Fighting and Rescue Equipment. Much of this equipment was to Home Office Specification and was available in both new and refurbished condition. Since 1975 they were also suppliers…