Terry's Chocolate Factory
The Explore
Alarm clock springs into life at 3:30am, it feels like someone has thrown sand in my eyes and I wonder for a split second why i'm awake this early. Then I remember.. explore day :cool2:
I drove up to meet Matt Inked, then onwards to York to rendezvous with Session9. A quick chin-wag then onto the first target of the day before the sun came up. We had a quick look at the factory building and possible access to it was found, but decided to have a look at the tower and admin building first and quickly realised the tower was sadly shut tight and the admin building wasn't looking too good either at that point
We went back and spent an hour or two in the factory, then decided to check out the admin building one more time and thankfully this time found our way inside....
The History
Terry's was a chocolate and confectionery maker in York, England. Its history stretched back to 1767, but in 1993 it was taken over by Kraft Foods. The company's headquarters, later renamed The Chocolate Works factory, was closed by Kraft in 2005, and products using the Terry's brand name are now produced in other Kraft facilities in Poland, Sweden, Belgium, and Slovakia. The Terry's name eventually became part of Mondelēz International.
The Pictures
1. Large factory building to the left, clock tower in the middle, and admin building to the right.
2. The sun slowly appearing on a frosty morning
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7,8,9. Factory puddle reflections (7 and 9 are inverted )
10. Moving on to the admin building..
11. That Staircase...
12. The Skylight...
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14. Main admin "shop floor"
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16. Admin Roof
17. Above the dome
18. Roof "attic" enclosed on the roof of admin
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It was a shame that the tower was sealed shut as tight as the preverbal nuns chuff, but believe it we did try. Maybe next time.
As always, thanks for looking and all feedback much appreciated
The Explore
Alarm clock springs into life at 3:30am, it feels like someone has thrown sand in my eyes and I wonder for a split second why i'm awake this early. Then I remember.. explore day :cool2:
I drove up to meet Matt Inked, then onwards to York to rendezvous with Session9. A quick chin-wag then onto the first target of the day before the sun came up. We had a quick look at the factory building and possible access to it was found, but decided to have a look at the tower and admin building first and quickly realised the tower was sadly shut tight and the admin building wasn't looking too good either at that point
We went back and spent an hour or two in the factory, then decided to check out the admin building one more time and thankfully this time found our way inside....The History
Terry's was a chocolate and confectionery maker in York, England. Its history stretched back to 1767, but in 1993 it was taken over by Kraft Foods. The company's headquarters, later renamed The Chocolate Works factory, was closed by Kraft in 2005, and products using the Terry's brand name are now produced in other Kraft facilities in Poland, Sweden, Belgium, and Slovakia. The Terry's name eventually became part of Mondelēz International.
The Pictures
1. Large factory building to the left, clock tower in the middle, and admin building to the right.
2. The sun slowly appearing on a frosty morning
3.
4.
5.
6.
7,8,9. Factory puddle reflections (7 and 9 are inverted
)
10. Moving on to the admin building..
11. That Staircase...
12. The Skylight...
13.
14. Main admin "shop floor"
15.
16. Admin Roof
17. Above the dome
18. Roof "attic" enclosed on the roof of admin
19.
It was a shame that the tower was sealed shut as tight as the preverbal nuns chuff, but believe it we did try. Maybe next time.
As always, thanks for looking and all feedback much appreciated
