The Boulton and Paul Joinery factory and timber yard is a 36 acre site with 58,000 m2 of buildings, that has been abandoned since it closed in June 2010 with the loss of more than 190 jobs. Opened in 1962, by the mid-1980s, it employed about 400 people and had become the largest and most modern complex of its kind in Europe.
I scoped out the perimeter of this place out a while ago, and had a chat to the secretary guard who alto a nice bloke, was not going to show me round…
I returned a few week later to try my luck, I had previously found a potential entry point trough a maze of barbed wire fences there is a week spot. With a prominent “Warning CCTV in operation” sign right by my entry point. I couldn’t spot any cameras, so I went for it.
Normally I would check the whole place out then start shooting but as this is was such a large site and I didn’t know how long I would be in there for, I decided so seize the opportunity’s as they came.
Potentially some really good aerial views but didn’t want to go climbing on a solo explore. But I am planing a return visit.
6FT fan Shot 30 second EV lit with a P7
Like many abandoned locations this place has loads of pigeons, I tried t gt a shot of the cat eating this but unfortunately had the wrong lens on.
Eventually I got to the bit I had come for and had found some other cool bits on the way.