whetstone

After a nice long drive we finally found this place. History - The factory itself was owned by Sir Frank Whittle, who was born on the 1st of June 1907 and died in august 9 1996. he was a royal air force officer who was accredited for single handily inventing the turbojet engine, although the...

Frank Whittle's Factory The Explore Marking the end of a long days', mostly successful moochathon in Leicester last year. An easy target, and in its current state was a challenge to capture a photo or ten for a report. Anyway, it was nice to walk on ground where history was made in this little...

From the outside (And pretty much inside too) this is the most undesirable place I have explored. The factory is trashed, full of Asbestos, radiation and grafitti. But it was easy to do and it ticks another place off the list. Visited with Hamtagger, Session9 and Catbalou History Lesson...