Mitchell Grieve Needle Works, Coalville (March 2011) 2013

[mookster]

Pic heavy!!

Explored with AndrewB at the crack of dawn, which seemed the key to getting into the site unnoticed, at least at that time as the access was pretty 'public'!

This was from the same rare breed of industrial sites as Tone Mills and Cranes Foundry, the pretty much untouched time capsule places that just shouldn't have existed. Mitchell Grieve was helped by the alarm system which was in place up until a few days before my visit, but this good news for explorers also sadly marked the first step on it's road to demolition.

There's not much else I can say about this place other than it was utterly fabulous, one of, if not my single favourite derelict factory explore ever. We had the run of the whole site so made the most of it, I think we saw pretty much every nook and cranny there was to see. Sadly demolished towards the end of 2011.

All photos taken on my old Fujifilm bridge camera so not up to today's standard!

Loads more here http://www.flickr.com/photos/mookie427/sets/72157626649417392/

 

[Judderman62]

very nice .. thanks for posting

 

[Shush]

That's a bit special Mooks, shame that ones gone.

 

[Wevsky]

Nice to see from pics of in here again mate ,nice one

 

[skeleton key]

Defo a cool location and shots

Like this mate cheers for the share



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[Nelly]

Great stuff Mooks

Its a quality THREAD but it could end up giving somebody the NEEDLE

And sometimes these needles just don't see EYE to EYE and we don't NEEDle that do we

 

[Judderman62]

yeah, yeah we get the point

 

[Stussy]

Excellent pics, wonderful location and share

 

[mookster]

Cheers dudes, was one of the best!

 

[Scattergun]

I don't think the bridge cameras done too badly mate, nice set. Lots still kickin about despite the state of the place

 

[seaside_rambler]

Nice pics

 

[SuZyQue]

Very nice

 

[Sectionate]

love it, look slike a good mooch