exactly what it says on the tin,
2 geordies, a suzuki gsxr, a sat nav and a vague idea of where we wanted to go and what we wanted to see!
The adventure started at the immense Grande Moulins De Paris flour mill.
Closed since 1989, the sheer size and the extent of the natural decay here are something else.
This enormous building has stood since 1920, and while the brand 'Grande Moulins de Paris' still exists and the company still own the land, this big old mill seems to have been forgotton about!
An interesting soundtrack was provided by canal traffic and the scrapyard over the road. Main point of interest here was the roof, so on with the pics!
Soooooo, with the rain spotting on we headed for our next target... the industrial yumminess of Cokerie D'Anderlues.
The last of the big Coke Plants left standing in the area, it was eventually closed in 2002 after attempts at modernisation failed. The site has been mined since the 1850's.
Demo should have started last year but it was found that the ground was heavily contaminated so things ground to a halt. The smell here is unbelievable, that fumey, derelict industry smell... sweetened with the smell of fresh rain.
looovellyyyyy!!
oh, and no fish eye here, the chimney really IS that shape......
Headed back to the motel ready for day two....
watch this space.