tools

This place has now been turn in to an Airsoft building so tyres everywhere and not much else apart from the main door. History - What is now known as The Stanley Tools Factory, Sheffield was built in the 1850’s. At the moment it is derelict awaiting refurbishment. It is 100,000 Sq.ft in size...

This was a Sunday early morning visit with a non member and was a really nice place to go round. Sadly now part of the main bit has collapsed back in July - Castlefield building collapse on Hulme Hall Road – recap of live updates History - The Excelsior Printing and Bookbinding Works was...

Explored with Inside the Prohibited & a non member. History Founded in 1836,the original factory was situated on Kelham Island, Sheffield, one of the oldest industrial areas in Sheffield and they specialised in forge filing and cutting tools for leather workers and shoe makers. In 1837...

This is the former William Ridgway Tools factory site. William Ridgway and Sons company of Sheffield, manufacturers of augers, bits, wood-boring and motorising tools, was founded in 1878 and became a Private company in 1909, these works were founded in the 1930s. William Ridgway Tools merged...

So onto our next site, the Leicester Location A was a fail, so onto the next one we went too, the relatively undamaged tool workshop. John Wadkin founded Wadkins alongside his brother in law Mr W Jarvis in 1897. The company was formed after an idea to invent a machine that would be so versatile...

2013: Probably Converted 2012: This is nothing special to be honest, just an old Norton Tools factory in Hertfordshire. Not much info anywhere tbh. Thanks to Greg, AKA, Nothern_Ninja from 28 days for driving #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 More at...

Evening Peeps and welcome to my take on this much visited site. It had been, like so many places, vaguely on my to do list. I went once before and the air soft chaps were around and I was in grumpy mood and was late in the day so couldn't be arsed and left. This occasion I was in the city to...