Oct 8, 2007

Well went back here again last night, determined to get into the main part of the site which was locked down so tight the previous time.

We headed straight round and managed to get in, was quite as easy as that, but I’ll spare you the boring details and just upload a load of pictures.

Inside is all very much still intact, so if you are thinking of paying a visit, there is a lot to see and could stay in there for hours, wandering around. I love it.

I don’t know what a lot of the stuff in there does or what it’s for, but it’s an amazing place, and security-wise, very very quiet.

We managed to get in onto the middle corridor, to which there is an upper and lower, and there are where the reactors are for the furnaces and all the electrical switchgear and capacitors, which were huge! Long concrete corridors with various pipes and cables running along them, and then sections with about 12 pipes coming out which were the feed lines for the furnaces. So after having a good route around here we made our way out onto the main foundry floor.

It’s quite amazing the amount of equipment and control units there are in this place, there were operating stations everywhere, I will be posting a map up, so you can see the layout of this place.

I think possibly one of the most amusing parts of the night was finding the old porno next to the 10 mega jigger lube machine, which incidentally was in the ” crack off area” and I’m not even joking. “sorry no porno pictures” 

One of the main control units.

One of four pouring holes, which massive sliding lids

The Mould Line

Locked off and Isolated Machines and working dials were everywhere, so just be careful what you touch.

Massive moving beds

Slag from a melting pot

More Controls and Gantry

Payslips

Other Urban Explorers beat us to the place tho.

Oct 8, 2007

Re: Ford Foundry, Leamington Spa – REPORT (Part 2) – 07.10.07

And a few other assorted pictures from various places including the furnace pipework, and a huge collection of tools.

Was an awesome night thanks to Dakota and friend for the lift, amazing place, and well worth having a look.
To be honest, my photography skills don’t do this place justice, it’s well worth going and having a look around, it’s in a perfect state at the moment.