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Powerplant Puits Simon II (PS II) decay Urbex Adam X Urban Exploration Access 2016 Abandoned decay lost forgotten derelict location

Explore #159: Power Plant Puits Simon II (PS II), France – February 2016

Explore #6 of ‘The Smell of Cheap Cologne Tour’ The final morning of our long weekender saw us hop yet another border, this time into France to explore the decaying remains of a power plant for a large coal mine with a past tinged by tragedy… History Siège Simon was one of the largest coalmines in the Lorraine region of France, with five mine shafts. Coal deposits were first identified in the region by geological surveys between 1817 and 1849,…

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ferns urbex face furnace fire tank boiler Usine S Belgium Textile Wool Factory Urbex Adam X Urban Exploration Access 2016 Abandoned decay lost forgotten derelict

Explore #158: Usine S, Belgium – February 2016

Explore #5 of ‘The Smell of Cheap Cologne Tour’ After our unexpected stopover at Preventorium Dolhain we continued our roadtrip on this this beautiful derelict wool and textiles factory… History This large factory was founded in the late 19th century, and specialised in the treatment and manufacture of wool and other textiles. Its doors closed after just over a century of operations, and now large parts of the site are falling into dereliction. Our Explore This was an enjoyable afternoon,…

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Explore #157: Preventorium Dolhain TB hospital, Belgium – February 2016

Explore #4 of ‘The Smell of Cheap Cologne Tour’ After our epic morning exploring the kaue of Zeche M / Heinz James and I headed across the border into Belgium. We were on our way to our next target when we suddenly spotted a familiar-looking building up on the hillside across the valley we were driving through – it was an old derelict Tuberculosis hospital. We decided it would be rude not to pop in for 10 minutes! History Built…

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