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Monday 26 January 2015

Fisons, Holmes Chapel - January 2015

A solo visit to Cheshire, the old Fisons building, with demolition started and halted, with planning passed for a new Sainsbury's store this place could be sat rotting for many years to come - only time will tell following the long overdue demise of the big UK supermarkets.

Opened in 1937 as Bengers, later the asthma drug Intal was researched here under the later ownership of Fisons Pharmaceuticals in the 1960s.

But that is history, as they say, this is derp.

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Sadly not that much to see, it has a few nice little bits, but its all about the dome.
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On to the dome, coz it's all about the dome.

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Anyway,  5/10 as other than the dome it was a little bit....



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Sunday 18 January 2015

Woolton Hall, aka Katie's House - January 2015

Behind a wall in the land of the Beatles, narrrrrr - the land of the Quarrymen lies the latest urbex tourist hot spot.

Built in 1704 with stone from the local Woolton Quarry, this building has been used as a home, hotel, school, club. This Grade I listed building now sits in development hell awaiting sale or a visit from Derek Acorah.

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A quick phone call to the caretaker, Mr Hibbert, is all that is needed for the run of the place these days and meeting him at the gate he led us up the icy drive to the house. A number of photographers were already pottering about the place including a bloody fashion shoot.

"are you supposed to be here" said the up his own arse "professional".

Well it was going to be one of those days so a quick potter round and we left, I've agreed with the very kind caretaker to pop back to get some photos another time.

- It is a little different....

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 Penciled in for a rainy day return visit.



Wednesday 7 January 2015

Cannon Brewery,Sheffield - January 2015

The home of Stones Bitter from 1948 until 1999, finally a walk in come 2015. Visited with the one known only as the Judderman one cold and frosty winters day and sorry its a monster of a post.

Photos taken with a Pentax KS-1, straight out the box and I have to say I'm rather taken with it despite the "blinky blinky lights", oh and a couple of pics using a Nokia 1020 camera phone.

A local graffiti hotspot for the artists of Sheffield and passing street artists who fancied chancing life and limb jumping the main gate.

Lets have a potter......

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The secret of this place is one must go down, then up and up and back down.

As always in Sheffield the artwork is top class and often clever....

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The photos above are mostly basement shots with passageways under the main yard, next into the main buildings, so up this time.

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This next area is my favorite part of the site.

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On to more and more levels, I will round off with a few more pictures, you will find much more on my Flickr

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Get to Cannon Brewery otherwise you will just get bitter, 10/10

 And remember what they say “Wherever you may wander, there’s no taste like Stones.”