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The Clabecq Steelworks

The Clabecq Steelworks : our largest industrial site ever explored. Beautiful furnaces, pipes, rust and dust...

Factory
Factory
*****
Demolished Belgium
Belgium
2005-09-01 2009-04-27
Westport power plant

Westport power plant : this industrial cathedral keeps its secrets behind sealed windows and high walls... Filming location of the movie 12 Monkeys.

Factory
Factory
*****
Demolished USA
USA
2006-04-02 2006-04-02
CdK's Blast Furnace

CdK's Blast Furnace : brainstormed, calculated, dreamed of, and then... accomplished! A short story of a long ascent which took us to the 7th industrial heaven!

Factory
Factory
*****
Active Germany
Germany
2009-08-08 2010-09-30
Hasard collieries, Cheratte

Hasard collieries, Cheratte : Coal mine of Cheratte: explore an old abandoned yet very rich and well-preserved coal mine.

Factory
Factory
****
Abandoned Belgium
Belgium
2005-02-02 2009-05-07
Stella-Artois abandoned brewery

Stella-Artois abandoned brewery : located in Leuven, this brewery is extremely well-preserved. A paradise of copper!

Factory
Factory
****
Reconverted Belgium
Belgium
2005-08-08 2005-08-08
The mysterious steelworks

The mysterious steelworks : Night time. A huge blast furnace. Skip-cars. Cowpers. Rusted giants made of steel! More than 100m high. Shall we include this exploration in rooftops section?

Factory
Factory
****
Reconverted Belgium
Belgium
2006-08-04 2006-08-05
Uckange Blast Furnace

Uckange Blast Furnace : photographed between 2004 and 2009 during the conversion from abandonment to museum. This site will likely provide the only preserved insight into the steel industry of France.

Factory
Factory
****
Reconverted France
France
2006-03-12 2009-08-21
SAFEA La Louvière

SAFEA La Louvière : probabaly the largest abandoned factory in Belgium. A beautiful colored chemical plant abandoned for years.

Factory
Factory
***
Demolished Belgium
Belgium
2005-03-01 2005-03-01
Anderlues coking plant

Anderlues coking plant : exploration of a tiny coking plant. One of the last hardly standing in Belgium, most of them have been already destroyed.

Factory
Factory
***
Demolished Belgium
Belgium
2005-04-01 2005-04-01
Péronnes coal washing plant

Péronnes coal washing plant : a concrete giant building with aesthetic architecture.

Factory
Factory
***
Reconverted Belgium
Belgium
2005-06-01 2005-06-01
Untighten bolt factory

Untighten bolt factory : this jungle of sexy micro-machines used to produce fully customized bolts.

Factory
Factory
***
Demolished Belgium
Belgium
2005-11-01 2005-11-01
Verlipack Jumet

Verlipack Jumet : exploration of an abandoned glass bottles factory

Factory
Factory
***
Demolished Belgium
Belgium
2005-11-11 2005-11-11
Park Royal Guinness Brewery

Park Royal Guinness Brewery : hmmm large sites... This factory, being demolished at the time of our exploration, was extremely rich and well-preserved...

Factory
Factory
***
Demolished United Kingdom
United Kingdom
2006-02-18 2006-02-18
La Providence's forges

La Providence's forges : photos tour of a location being cleverly reconverted.

Factory
Factory
***
Reconverted Belgium
Belgium
2006-12-17 2007-02-08
The unknown shipyard

The unknown shipyard : construction sites are boring to explore. But ship construction sites are, well... more interesting...

Factory
Factory
***
Active Belgium
Belgium
2007-02-11 2007-02-12
The Basque berets factory Pierre Laulhère

The Basque berets factory Pierre Laulhère : exploration of an old factory of a small Pyrenean village.

Factory
Factory
***
Abandoned France
France
2005-12-25 2005-12-25
Interprochim S.A.

Interprochim S.A. : a strange exploration of a plaster sculptures factory.

Factory
Factory
**
Demolished Belgium
Belgium
2005-04-01 2005-04-01
Stella-Artois malthouse

Stella-Artois malthouse : exploration of an empty and not well-known factory. The ancient Stella malthouse is indeed worth a visit.

Factory
Factory
**
Demolished Belgium
Belgium
2005-12-18 2005-12-18
Collignon's brewery, Lécluse

Collignon's brewery, Lécluse : yet another brewery from early XXth century. Limited interest except for beer labels collectors.

Factory
Factory
**
Abandoned France
France
2007-01-27 2007-01-31
Du Gouffre collieries

Du Gouffre collieries : yet another abandoned Belgian coal mine.

Factory
Factory
*
Abandoned Belgium
Belgium
2005-02-01 2005-02-01
Intervapeur Verviers

Intervapeur Verviers : an abandoned steam producing plant.

Factory
Factory
*
Demolished Belgium
Belgium
2005-04-01 2005-04-01
Charbrit Establishments

Charbrit Establishments : in a small village of the walloon region, one can discover the silos of the Charbrit factory. A tiny aesthetical exploration...

Factory
Factory
*
Demolished Belgium
Belgium
2005-09-03 2005-09-03