#industrial — Modernist Delights

Industrial building, Ardwick, Manchester, 2025

A tall, old brick building with a faded ZAM ZAM sign stands behind a white MOT service garage. The sky is cloudy, and green tree branches are visible on the right side. The buildings show signs of age and wear.

A decaying industrial building of no architectural significance is my version of Marge Simpson’s “I just think they’re neat” potato.

Works & offices, Glasgow, 2025

A two-storey industrial building with red brick on the ground floor and weathered grey concrete above. The windows are dirty and barred. There’s a door on the left and a parked white car partially visible on the right side of the image.

Live the sort of life in which the mere sight of a light industrial building brings you joy.

Back on my bullshit (Williamson Power Station, part IV), Lancaster, 2025

A large, abandoned red-brick industrial building with a tall cylindrical chimney stands behind a metal fence. The structure shows signs of decay. The sky is clear with a faint sunset. Warning signs are posted on the fence in the foreground.

An old, rusted industrial steel structure with exposed beams and partially collapsed sections stands against a blue sky. A metal fence is in the foreground, and overgrown plants are visible inside the building’s lower level.

The winter sun shining through the windows 😮‍💨

Trio of garages, Cheetham Hill, Manchester, 2025

A building with three large metal roller doors—grey, green, and brown—set in a weathered façade. Brick walls frame the sides, and a wet street is in front. The sky is clear, and two small “No Parking” signs are visible on either side of the green door.

Overcast Lune Business Park, Lancaster, 2025

An abandoned red brick building with broken and boarded-up windows. Overgrown grass and bushes fill the foreground, along with metal gates, one of which is rusted and partly open. Rubbish and debris are visible near the building’s dark entrance.

A bright red metal roller shutter door is closed on a green corrugated metal building. The frame above the door is also red, and the ground in front has some leaves and debris. The building shows minor signs of weathering.

Having a normal one (taking a picture of a shutter on an industrial estate because the colours are pretty).

Mills of Bradford, 2025

No parking here, please!

Empty light industrial unit in Cheetham Hill, Manchester, 2025

A run-down, two-story industrial building with faded green panels, large dirty windows, and a partially visible, worn sign reading Poplar Motors Ltd. The ground floor has brown brickwork and a metal roller door. The sky is partly cloudy.

Brewery, Stockport, 2025

A large red-brick brewery building labeled F. Robinson Ltd with multiple signs. The structure features a glass elevator shaft, metal tanks, a clock tower, and a gated entrance with warning and no parking signs. The sky is cloudy overhead.

The imposing Robinsons Brewery, towering over Stockport’s Lower Hillgate, complete with the modern addition of an exposed staircase – my beloved. 2025.

Windowed industrial building in Stockport, 2025

A narrow alley with cracked pavement runs between old brick industrial buildings. The right building has large, dirty glass windows and a faded “FIRST STREET” sign. Overhead wires and cloudy skies add to the worn, urban atmosphere.

Williamson Power Station, Lancaster, 2025 (again)

An old red-brick industrial building, partially demolished, stands behind metal fencing and rubble piles. Its tall chimney is intact, while the right side reveals exposed steel framework. The sky is clear blue, and debris is scattered in the foreground.

My favourite derelict power station looking resplendent in spring light 🥰