Structures
Read MoreStanton Ironworks Demolition
As the Central Melting Plant at Stanton Ironworks, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, was demolished in 2009/10, it's huge cupola furnace was finally revealed.
Construction started on the CMP (originally the Iron Refining Plant) in 1965 in order to have a plant that could covert the high phosphorus iron the Company's blast furnaces were producing into low phosphorus foundry iron by means of a 70 ton Swedish designed Kaldo convertor.
It didn't turn out to be the success the Company hoped as the process turned out to be far too expensive and after only two years was scrapped and the plant converted to producing iron from 100% scrap via this single cupola.Northern Divers, Hull
Most recently occupied by Northern Divers, specialist underwater engineers, this grade II listed building built in 1901 as a buoy shed by Hull Trinity House, now stands empty.
Hull Trinity House was responsible for buoying and navigation in the Humber from the mid-fifteenth century.End Of The Pier
End Of The Pier
West Wharf, Hull, on the banks of the Humber, was built in 1911 to handle ships bringing in fruit and vegetables from overseas. This, one of two transit sheds, was linked to the shore line by a rail system that has crumbled into the tidal waters.
The transit sheds are not far behind.