Re: The Sheffieldshire thread

by Butterfield Tue Sep 27, 2022 4:59 pm

Coming from the north on the M1 towards that no-longer-Debenhams, there is the most humongous factory in the background, all rust-coloured and soot-ridden. It looks like a leftover from the industrial revolution/Sheffield Steel days.

I've tried in the past but I cannot locate it on Google Maps. I've wondered if it's a sort of mirage, or prism of light in the shape of a humongous rust-coloured, soot-ridden factory.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Tue Sep 27, 2022 5:19 pm

Is it Forgemasters?

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Tue Sep 27, 2022 5:21 pm

The factory that built Sadam Hussain's supergun.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Wed Sep 28, 2022 10:27 pm

Is it the Magna Centre?

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Wed Sep 28, 2022 10:29 pm

Is it Blackburn Meadows power station?

by cosmictanya Wed Sep 28, 2022 11:00 pm

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:The factory that built Sadam Hussain's supergun.

Double entendre alert!

I thought he was fairly tasty as dictators go. I'd have definitely had Saddam in his prime.

by Butterfield Thu Sep 29, 2022 1:44 am

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:Is it Forgemasters?

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:Is it the Magna Centre?

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:Is it Blackburn Meadows power station?

by Fangirl Three Thu Sep 29, 2022 6:04 am

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:Is it the Magna Centre?

Did she die in vain?

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Thu Sep 29, 2022 7:16 am

Forgemasters: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sheffield+Forgemasters/@53.4072162,-1.4353278,198a,35y,88.02h,70.91t/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x48797912d59421c5:0x51bd5b68fd432e6a!8m2!3d53.4061259!4d-1.4271518

The Magna Centre: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Magna+Science+Adventure+Centre/@53.4214174,-1.3919012,95a,35y,123.34h,72.75t/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x487977a5971b2d6f:0xff41c8c845ce17aa!8m2!3d53.4196465!4d-1.3861457

Blackburn Meadows power station:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Blackburn+Meadows+Power+Station/@53.4211679,-1.4063579,90a,35y,104.89h,74.38t/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x487977990551b421:0x6ae87e93efb17548!8m2!3d53.4201115!4d-1.400951

by Fangirl Three Thu Sep 29, 2022 12:50 pm

Blackburn Meadows is the big orange and black structure which I watched being built on previous drive-bys.

by Butterfield Thu Sep 29, 2022 2:05 pm

It's definitely over to the right/west/city side when heading south on the M1 - not the Rotherham side.

by Butterfield Thu Sep 29, 2022 2:10 pm

I THINK it's the building in the middle that looks like the roof has caved in - it looks much more "impressive" and sinister in real life.

by Butterfield Thu Sep 29, 2022 2:16 pm

Bonus image of Fangirl's aforementioned big orange and black structure. happy

by Butterfield Thu Sep 29, 2022 2:18 pm

It's no Tinsley cooling towers. Colbert

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by Nightjar Thu Sep 29, 2022 2:20 pm

Butterfield wrote:

I THINK it's the building in the middle that looks like the roof has caved in - it looks much more "impressive" and sinister in real life.

Unsurprisingly, it's a steelworks (Finnish steel giants Outokumpu Oyj).

It does look quite menacing in truth...

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by Butterfield Thu Sep 29, 2022 2:27 pm

That appears to be it!

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Thu Sep 29, 2022 6:24 pm

I was about to say it might be Outokumpu but I was beaten to it. bawl

by Nightjar Thu Sep 29, 2022 6:50 pm

They are, how you say, keeping dirty steel plant...

by cosmictanya Thu Sep 29, 2022 9:15 pm

My god. Some landscaping wouldn't have gone amiss. I see a hint of a lake that they could've made more of.

by Nightjar Thu Sep 29, 2022 9:25 pm

The Blackburn Meadows power station is stylish by comparison...

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