Stanton Ironworks was a vast company that had made industrial cast iron items for over 100 years, employing 10,000 people. The site was so big, it had it's own pub, duck pond & Fire Brigade. Recently it has been slowly closed down, to the point where only the huge aircraft hanger sized casting factory still stood. Then one day the demolition crew went it, taking down the chimney, with the rest of the building soon to follow. When the front of the factory was peeled away, revealing the inner workings, I had to photograph it before it disappeared. Security was very tight, with high chain link fences, grumpy guards, ferocious dogs, and cctv cameras all around. I was asked to leave the site, even though I was on a public road, they were not impressed by my fluttering eyelashes, or vintage camera, they just wanted me gone. Working fast, the only way to get a clear shot over the fence, was to climb onto a pile of rubble, balance my heavy Bronica on my head, guess the focus distance and push the button. This what I managed to capture before being chased off the site.

Photographer:

rache1

Uploaded:

2010-06-09

Tags:

decay demolition factory industrial ironworks stanton urban wasteland

Camera:

Bronica SQAi

City:

Nottingham

Country/region:

United Kingdom

Albums:

Stanton Ironworks Demolition - Bronica

• #9da8b0
• #19242e
• #4d5f73
• #e1e1e3