Recently Closed Shredded Wheat Factory

[vmlopes]

The original company opened a factory in Welwyn Garden City (UK) in 1926, which became part of Nabisco in 1928.The tall concrete cereal silos that form part of the factory are a local landmark and are listed structures, built by Peter Lind & Company of London. In 1988 Nabisco sold the UK site to Rank Hovis McDougall (who made own-label cereals for supermarkets), whose breakfast cereals division briefly became The Shredded Wheat Company. In 1990 RHM sold the site to Cereal Partners. Some Shredded Wheat is made at Staverton near Bath, where all Shredded Wheat will be produced from 2008, when the Welwyn Garden City site is shut down. Rumouor has it that Tesco's have bought the site, there are certain live areas offices etc. but the whole site is to be demolished apart from the Silos.

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[Tiger_993]

Great series! It's interesting to see an abandoned factory that is recently abandoned, as opposed to being vacant for a years and years. I've got a Sigma 10-20 in the mail to me for my 40D, so your shots further wet my appetite for it. ;)

[azpix]

cool.
how did you get access to it?

[prcrstn8]

Great shots, no graffiti anywhere ... I don't want to know how you got in there. Good job.

[Anke]

Nice series, Victor :)

[adrian5127]

Nice shots, I still haven't finished going through all of mine when I do will post them here but might not be for a few days as I am working all weekend.

Here are a couple more of you, flickr automatically resizes them so if you want any his res ones I can e-mail them to you.

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[1shot4u]

Agree..I like all the shots..some dark, cool thats what I prefer...the darker images.

[adrian5127]

I know it is a bit late in the day but here are a few more

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First go at using a torch to light up the shot, no flash I was quite pleased with it.
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[beano]

Nice series there guys!! ;)