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Turbine Lostock Power Station Plant Northwich Industrial Industry infiltration Urbex Adam X Urban Exploration 2015 Abandoned decay lost forgotten derelict

Explore #150: Lostock Power Station, Northwich – December 2015

July 24, 2016

Industrial & Commercial Sites, United Kingdom

When visiting the in-laws for Christmas, I took the opportunity to duck out on what turned out to be a cold and rainy Boxing Day for a couple of nearby explores – complete with a turkey sandwich packed lunch! First up was the decaying remains of an old coal-fired power station… History (amended and expanded upon from others’ reports on urbex forums, apologies but I haven’t been able to trace the original author) The Site was originally owned by Bowman…

QE II Queen Elizabeth Hospital Milton Keynes operating theatre lights Urbex Adam X Urban Exploration 2015 Abandoned decay lost forgotten derelict

Explore #142: The Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Welwyn Garden City – September 2015

June 1, 2016

Adam X

Hospitals & Asylums, United Kingdom

A very short report here from one of the my least successful explores ever! History (from wiki) The Queen Elizabeth II hospital is located in Welwyn Garden City and run by East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. The first full hospital to be built by the NHS, the QEII had some 100 beds. All inpatient and emergency services were transferred by October 2014 to the Lister Hospital (Stevenage), which has had £150 million invested in major new facilities. Since October…

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

Adam X

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…