Westwood Works stood empty from early 1993 to early 2003, the victim of time,
weather and vandals. Discarded files, paperwork, dead pigeons and graffiti disfigured
the once busy factory. On closure, Les Sharp took over responsibility for the
site and was able to organise a number of tours of the premises for ex-employees.
We are fortunate in being able to capture the last memories of the site before
demolition.
Outside Views |
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| The Storm Clouds loom |
Looking West From the top of the Multi-Storey Office Block |
2000: Looking North from the top of the Offices |
The Main Entrance |
The Works Yard |
2000: View from the Main Gate (May) |
2000: The Works Entrance |
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| 2000: View from Stuart Preston's Office Window (May) |
Notcutts and the Power House |
The Pattern Shop |
1993: The Materials Centre and Paint Shop (February) |
2001: Between the Foundry and the Old Steel Stores (September) |
2000: The Foundry and the Pattern Shop |
2001: Looking towards the Main Building from the Biscuit Fitting Shop (September) |
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| 1993: A barrow alone... (July) |
The North end of the Foundry |
1993: Rear of the Foundry (July) |
1993: The Foundry (July) |
1993: The Black Shed (July) |
1993: The Link Building (July) |
1993: The Master Baker Store (July) |
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| 2000: The East side of the site |
2003: Cycle Shed and Old Railway Line behind the Tinsmiths (February) |
2003: Original Connection to the Railway (February) |
1993: The Apprentice School and Holdings
Building (July) |
1993: The Rugby Club (July) |
2000: The Rugby Club car park |
1993: The Rugby Club & Experimental (July) |
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| 1993: Customer Services and Experimental (July) |
1993: The site of the Motor Club (June) |
2000: The Old Rugby Pitch (May) |
1993: P3 & P4 (July) |
1993: P4, P3, P2 & L70 (July) |
Date?: The Fire Station |
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Inside the Works |
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| 1993: The Machine Shop (February) |
1993: Inside the Black Shed (July) |
2000: The Machine Shop |
2000: Fitting Shop/Machine Shop (May) |
2000: Chroming and Plating Shop (May) |
2000: L70 Bay |
2001: Looking from the Office steps towards the Fitting Shop (September) |
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| 2001: Experimental Department (September) |
2001: Between Fitting Shop and Machine Shop (September) |
2001: Printing Units in Fitting Shop (September) |
2001: Printing Fitting Shop (September) |
2001: The Machine Shop |
2001: The Machine Shop |
2001: Looking towards exit to Foundry/Heat Treatment (September) |
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| 2001: Looking towards the Offices from Machine Shop (September) |
2001: Biscuit/CCS Fitting Shop (September) |
2002: The Foundry (March) |
2002: Tinsmiths Department (March) |
2002: Main Fitting Shop (March) |
2002: Looking across Machine Shop (March) |
The Foundry |
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| Despatch/Paint Shop |
The "Link" Fitting shop |
The Maintenance Department |
K/L Bay |
Albert Watson's office |
The Plate Shop |
Entrance to the Fitting Shop |
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| The Chrome Shop |
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