This place was the biggest surprise of my trip, far exceeding my expectations. It's weird how half the site is heavily decayed but the other half looks as if it was vacated yesterday, it's location on a busy road and on a live golf course has helped it remain very intact.
Once we had negotiated...
A recent very short visit to this old drop forging works crammed pack full of old engineering goodies! The company still exists but has moved to new premises not far away.
It's surprising so much stuff has been left behind, the maintenance shop looks like it could be fired back up in no time...
Brief History
Founded in 1842 however, the business was originally located a short distance away in Gaulkthorn, an outlying area of Oswaldtwistle. In 1860 they moved thebusiness to Broadfield, then in 1900 his son set up the pottery on the present site. From then on the pottery stayed put and...
So a few days past and me and Mookie began our big road trip up North; by first going west to a beautiful Mill tucked away in the West Country. A place time seems to have forgotten, with little physical decay in place.
The mill remains a completely water-powered cloth finishing works...
One from a couple of weeks back...trashed to high hell with some very dodgy floors but amazingly one dance studio survives with all it's mirrors intact!
Cheers for looking...if you were brave enough!