I had a free afternoon so myself and my long-standing explore buddy who comes out with me every so often went to check a new local lead 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.

This company 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, 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. 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.

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Thanks for looking as always

Really awesome work buddy. 11 is perfect.

Good stuff man!! Looks like a nice spot to spend a rainy afternoon.

Cool shots but what's with the 1-3 whatever degree up angle on most of the images?
Too much on the ceilings to resist?

Posted by blackhawk Cool shots but what's with the 1-3 whatever degree up angle on most of the images? Too much on the ceilings to resist?

Most of the time it's the tripod and me being too lazy to get it to a perfectly level shot. Wide angle lenses don't make it easy either!

Posted by mookster Most of the time it's the tripod and me being too lazy to get it to a perfectly level shot. Wide angle lenses don't make it easy either!

Meh, I feel your pain.
Low light street shooting weaned me from using a tripod; best thing in the world. Too many are too reliant on tripods in my opinion and never develop good free shooting skills. Practice makes perfect.

I much prefer brace and shoot over a tripod. Once you get good at it, it's a lot easier and faster than a tripod. Squaring it up like that is a snap.
When in doubt, shot again. Sometimes I set it up to shot 3 or 4 consecutive frames in case of shutter shake on the first release.