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This is what passes as a new local lead for me nowadays, all the way north of Banbury!
Anyway I had a free afternoon so myself and my long-standing explore buddy who comes out with me every so often went to check it out having only seen a small amount of photos from here that didn't show all that much. We thought there has got to be more to the place and there certainly was.
Compton Buildings Ltd was a leading manufacturer of concrete garages, sheds and outbuildings, supplying over half a million units nationwide in their lifetime. The company was started in 1958 in Fenny Compton, and by their 50th birthday in 2008 there were some new owners and the future was apparently secured for the long term. But the new owners relieved the former - very successful - management team and the company began to lose money rapidly. The managers appointed by the new owners alienated both the workforce and the network of dealers, and in the summer of 2011 the factory closed down for good.
After closure part of the site was leased to On-time Delivery Company who still occupy the two largest warehouses but the rest of the site is completely abandoned. It's mostly stripped of stuff but there are some decent things to see tucked away and is good for a wander if you're in the area. One section of the site was devoted to the concrete plant, there was a large wood mill building and various other manufacturing buildings and warehouses. There was also an office block we didn't go into because neither of us could be bothered to trudge over to it in the pouring rain.
Thanks for looking, more photos on my Flickr as per normal....
