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N. Corah and Sons was a manufacturer of hosiery and textiles founded somewhere in the region of 1825, located in Leicester in the United Kingdom. At one time it was the largest knitwear producer in Europe, and its products had a major influence on the development and prosperity of the Marks and Spencer chain of retail stores.
The company was founded by Nathaniel Corah at the Globe Inn, Silver Street, in Leicester – a building which still survives, and which at that time was closely associated with the city's stockinger. Corah's business model was to buy completed stockings in Leicester, and to sell them elsewhere at a profit.
The firm was the first company to develop a relationship with Mark’s and Spencer, a well-known British retailer. The latter's St Michaels brand, which it used from 1928 until 2000, was inspired by Corah's use of "St Margaret" as a label for its clothing
Corah maintained a design room until at least the 1960s, which enabled it to present customers such as Marks & Spencer with designs for finished products such as dresses. It even sent clothes to Marks & Spencer already arranged by size so that they could go straight into the store. In the 1970s, the company's trade with Marks & Spencer was worth £20 million per annum – and Corah celebrated the "golden anniversary" of the relationship in 1976.
However, the downfall of the textiles trade had started in the 1960’s with higher demand in fashion and more expensive materials in a tighter, more low cost market.
By the 1980’s and 1990’s Corah was fastly declining. The factory doors were finally closed for the last time during the late 1990’s.
The Explores
This is one of my favorite explores of all time. I have visited this monumental hosiery factory on several occasions, my first explore was back in August 2013 with The Devil Child and since then I have visited over a dozen times with many other explorers including Unplugged, Southside Assassin and various non-members and newbies to the game. I’ve also had a fair few solo mooches here. My latest explore was earlier this month (April 2015). Entry points at one time were very easy, but as the explorers, vandals, graffiti artists etc have become more and more frequent; locals have boarded up many access points. The Corah site is absolutely enormous, roughly the size of a whole neighborhood estate and I have yet to explore it at any time in less than 4 hours. Approximately 50% of it is completely derelict many parts looking as though people have just downed tools and left with immediate effect, the other 50% is still in use with small time hosiery manufacturers, the largest proportion being owned and used by HM Hosiery, who specialize in sports socks and leggings. The site is very dilapidated and trashed now, although it is a very strong structure and does not appear to be overly dangerous to walk around, however, parts of the roof have started to collapse in recently on one of the buildings and the admin block was completely destroyed by fire in 2012.
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Thank you all for reading my report, I hoped you liked.
The Lone Shadow
N. Corah and Sons was a manufacturer of hosiery and textiles founded somewhere in the region of 1825, located in Leicester in the United Kingdom. At one time it was the largest knitwear producer in Europe, and its products had a major influence on the development and prosperity of the Marks and Spencer chain of retail stores.
The company was founded by Nathaniel Corah at the Globe Inn, Silver Street, in Leicester – a building which still survives, and which at that time was closely associated with the city's stockinger. Corah's business model was to buy completed stockings in Leicester, and to sell them elsewhere at a profit.
The firm was the first company to develop a relationship with Mark’s and Spencer, a well-known British retailer. The latter's St Michaels brand, which it used from 1928 until 2000, was inspired by Corah's use of "St Margaret" as a label for its clothing
Corah maintained a design room until at least the 1960s, which enabled it to present customers such as Marks & Spencer with designs for finished products such as dresses. It even sent clothes to Marks & Spencer already arranged by size so that they could go straight into the store. In the 1970s, the company's trade with Marks & Spencer was worth £20 million per annum – and Corah celebrated the "golden anniversary" of the relationship in 1976.
However, the downfall of the textiles trade had started in the 1960’s with higher demand in fashion and more expensive materials in a tighter, more low cost market.
By the 1980’s and 1990’s Corah was fastly declining. The factory doors were finally closed for the last time during the late 1990’s.
The Explores
This is one of my favorite explores of all time. I have visited this monumental hosiery factory on several occasions, my first explore was back in August 2013 with The Devil Child and since then I have visited over a dozen times with many other explorers including Unplugged, Southside Assassin and various non-members and newbies to the game. I’ve also had a fair few solo mooches here. My latest explore was earlier this month (April 2015). Entry points at one time were very easy, but as the explorers, vandals, graffiti artists etc have become more and more frequent; locals have boarded up many access points. The Corah site is absolutely enormous, roughly the size of a whole neighborhood estate and I have yet to explore it at any time in less than 4 hours. Approximately 50% of it is completely derelict many parts looking as though people have just downed tools and left with immediate effect, the other 50% is still in use with small time hosiery manufacturers, the largest proportion being owned and used by HM Hosiery, who specialize in sports socks and leggings. The site is very dilapidated and trashed now, although it is a very strong structure and does not appear to be overly dangerous to walk around, however, parts of the roof have started to collapse in recently on one of the buildings and the admin block was completely destroyed by fire in 2012.
Pictures
Thank you all for reading my report, I hoped you liked.
The Lone Shadow
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