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Great Britain ARROL JOHNSTON CAR FACTORY - DUMFRIES. JUNE 2018

Ferox

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Not a bad little mooch this one. Quite a lot of area to cover with most of it being stripped unfortunately but, there is still stuff to see and some nice decay in parts. It seems the building was used to make carpet underlay form 2002 until 2013. I guess its been abandoned since then. Visited with non member Paul.
History
The Arrol-Johnston Motor Co., which had been in operation since 1896, opened its Dumfries factory at Heathhall in July 1913. The manager, Thomas Charles Pullinger, had been inspired by the Albert Kahn designed factories of Henry Ford in America. Kahn provided the design for the Dumfries factory, and it bears more than a passing resemblance to Ford's Highland Park factory in Detroit. The Heathhall factory was said to be the most advanced light engineering factory of its day in Scotland.
The site was purchased by the North British Rubber Company in 1946. It then became Uniroyal Ltd in the 60's, and in 1987 changed yet again to the British subsidiary of the Gates Rubber Company. It has been known as Interfloor since 2002.

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Thanks For Looking 

More pics on my Flicker page - https://www.flickr.com/photos/135648593@N02/albums/72157670753473708/with/43157314391/

 

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Looks like it's taken a beating but some nice bits nonetheless :)  

 

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Thanks for looking lads. Yep, worth a look if your in the area.

 

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Some nice pics there mate

 

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Thanks mate  (y) The lovely light on the day helped.

 
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