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There are a small handful of well known locations in the UK which have withstood the test of time for years and are still mostly alive and kicking. Those that although more bashed and battered around over the years are still wonderful to see - the likes of Tone Mills Dyehouse, St. Joseph's Seminary (currently being partially demolished), and this place - the last truly great explore in the former steel city of Sheffield, George Barnsley's Cornish Works is undoubtedly counted among them. Once a fine and lauded maker of tools for the shoe trade, the factory closed in 2003 unable to compete with more efficient factories and cheaper products from overseas.
For two decades now the maze of factory buildings have been sat derelict and crumbling. When it first came 'on the scene' in the late 2000s it was an unbelievable time capsule of an industrial site, but of course over time things change and it's slowly gotten more empty, more tagged, and more structurally unstable. However, despite the ravages of time and taggers, it is still so good. It really is like stepping into another world when you're in here, you lose all sense of time and direction navigating through the warren of walkways and buildings avoiding the most unstable sections. The most iconic and recognisable shot from here, of a covered walkway connecting two parts of the building three storeys up, is no longer possible because five or six years ago the walkway completely collapsed of it's own accord - I was lucky enough to shoot it prior to the loss back in 2015. The stairs up to the top floor are now just on the wrong side of the risk/reward ratio to attempt, the stairs up to the fourth floor are only just passable now with the top two steps only just hanging on and the entire landing at the top crumbling away.
In the eight and a bit years between my initial visit and this one, the buildings surrounding the factory have either gone through their own renovation process and reopened or, in the case of the more modern warehouses and student accommodation buildings on the other side, become abandoned themselves, with this old dinosaur stuck in the middle. I love this place, and pretty much every other British explorer who appreciates old industry does as well, it'll be a sad day when it eventually goes.
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Something about those cube shelves are just so good. Great set!
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Very Nice Mookster, Love the old brickwork, areas of light and dark and of course those circular stairs. Interior as well as exterior shots are well done sir.
A place of Mystery is Always worth a curiosity trip!
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Wooooow. That's great.
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Posted by Dofflin
Something about those cube shelves are just so good. Great set!
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No shit! What a beautiful place.
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wow... best bet I am attempting photo #7
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after thorough examination of photo #18 I would not be attempting #7. Great photos
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Very cool, I love the exterior shots! That old brick industrial design is always a treat.
"Sorry, I didn't know I'm not supposed to be here," he said, knowing full well he wasn't supposed to be there.
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Someone already commented on the cube shelves but I have to agree, those really stand out, especially in the photos.
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