The factory was once a large busy place of work which developed the flooring for the Northampton bus station as well as some of the flooring in the London Underground as well as the Tokyo Underground in Japan. The business has now closed and what’s left of the factory has been left to rot and … Read more
On 24 August 1986, the privatisation process started when the assets of the British Gas Corporation were transferred to British Gas plc, then owned entirely by the Government. In November 1986, shares in British Gas plc were offered for sale on the stockmarket and trading in British Gas shares commenced on 8th December 1986. During … Read more
A fulling mill for cloth production originally set up by the monks of the Abbey on the Millhead Stream is where the history of Waltham Abbey begins, it was built on the engineered water course that tapped waters of the Lea. Mills were easily adaptable and in the early 17th century it was converted to … Read more
RAF Syerston was connected to aviation legends such as Guy Gibson VC, Gus Walker and Bill Reid VC, who were all based there during the war and used the officers’ mess which was built in 1940 for dining, drinking and accommodation. During 11 months at Coningsby and later Syerston Gibson flew 20 more operations. At … Read more
Sleaford ‘Bass’ Maltings was specifically designed to encompass the three key stages in the production of beer. It is easy to imagine just how impressive these buildings must have been in their heyday. The three stages of the beer making process begins with the harvesting of the Barley Malt when the grains are dormant, they … Read more
Following the departure of the RAOC, the depot was occupied by Government departments for a further eighteen years. Some of the buildings were used as a supplies store by the Ministry of Public Buildings and Works dispatching furniture and equipment to embassies overseas. Other buildings were used by the Home Office as a transport store. … Read more
Westbrook House School wass Folkestone’s only preparatory school.Founded in 1947 by Kenneth ‘Fozzie’ Foster who hailed from Selby, the school was a dream job that he ran until 1968 (When he retired). It was then taken over by Naill Washington-Jones, who was determined to bring it back into prominence in Kent after years in the … Read more
Orient House (which is actually the name of the sister building to our explore) was built in between 1913 and 1915 as premises of Kettering Industrial Co-operative Society. It was first used for making clothes and then later, for manufacturing packing materials. However, the building ceased to be used and fell into disrepair. After speaking … Read more
