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Redcar Steel Blast Furnace, November 2015 (Part 1 of 36)

The_Raw

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I don't really understand how stuff like this works but I think it just gets really hot and then farts big turds of metal out of it's arse. I CAN tell you one thing though, it's fucking huge and it's fucking epic running around it with your mates in the middle of the night!

Founded by Dorman Long in 1917, the steel produced here was used to build structures including the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Tyne Bridge and the Auckland Harbour Bridge.

Under the socialist plans of the post-Second World War Labour Party, in 1967 Dorman Long was absorbed into the newly created nationalised company, British Steel Corporation. After privatisation under Margaret Thatcher's Conservative Party in 1988 to form British Steel plc, in 1999 the company merged with Netherlands-based steel maker Koninklijke Hoogovens to form Corus Group. Corus utilised the site for basic oxygen steelmaking, using iron produced at the company's Redcar blast furnace. In 2007, Corus was bought by Tata Steel. Tata stopped production in 2009 and 1,700 jobs were lost at the plant.

On 24 February 2011, the steelworks was purchased by Thai-based Sahaviriya Steel Industries (SSI). On 15 April 2012 the plant was officially reopened. On 18 September 2015, production was paused due to the decline in steel prices. On 28 September 2015, the plant was "mothballed" amid poor steel trading conditions across the world and a drop in steel prices. On 2 October, the owner of the site, SSI UK, entered liquidation. On 12 October 2015 the receiver announced there was no realistic prospect of finding a buyer and the coke ovens would be extinguished.

1. I didn't get any usable externals so nicked this from google

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2. After a Speedy entrance we found ourselves making our way up through the bowels of the furnace

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6. Quite fancy popping down to the bottom of here next time (look out for Part 2 of 36 coming soon :confused: )

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8. It's difficult to capture the sheer size of this thing

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11. This is my favourite shot from the evening's proceedings.

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13. You could still feel hot air coming from the top of these chimneys

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14. Heading back down we had a nose around in this large area around the 'Brain' as I like to call it.

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16. This workshop was close by and a few other little rooms

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17. Worker's coat

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19. Control Room

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22. The Brain

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23. Nothing I've seen in Belgium compared to the size of this, both sides looked like this....

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We only scratched the surface of this huge site on this occasion but in Parts 2-36 I hope to cover everything from the kitchen toaster to the men's urinals. No stone will be left unturned I assure you of that.

Thanks to @Maniac, @Merryprankster and Elliot5200 for a great night, it was a blast :D



 
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Pretty cool the mate, looks like a good trip for sure (y)

 

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Ha ha ha, great write up mate :D was a good night for sure, and your photos are brilliant! I should have got my Tripod out as my hand held jobbies are next to useless really. Still, got plenty of time to prefect them in our 35 planned revisits. ;-)

 

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This is just epic mate, great photos and sounds like you lot had fun. I look forward to the other 35 parts lol

 

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Great set of pics there m8ty. I missed out on all these cause i was fooking badly ill. It shall not happen again lol. Cracking report thanks.

 

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Fuck fuckety fucking fuck. Why the fuck did I decide to stay at home!!! Little bit good that, mate.

 

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you've already had your dose of back patting for this one on 28 im afraid dude :p im with mike on this one, definitely should have made more effort with the tripod... was just having too much fun running around climbing stuff! tbf my camera is really starting to piss me off now to the point where i cant be bothered taking pics so i think i need to sort it out, still no auto focus and shooting very pissed, i tried taking a couple of shots and just got wound up cus they didnt come out how they looked in the viewfinder so i just gave up, well didn't give up but i know they could have been better for more nonsensical pointless rambling please follow me on facebook, ace report dude, fucking sterling pics :D

 

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Thats fooking epic mate!

Very very tall up the top of there!!

(y)

 

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Sure i"ve seen these somewhere else lol

Epic pics mate (y) & no doubt the best to come from here (so far) seriously these make it look like you know how to take pics :D

 

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Sure i"ve seen these somewhere else lolEpic pics mate (y) & no doubt the best to come from here (so far) seriously these make it look like you know how to take pics :D
Lol cheers mate I was actually sober as a judge for once :D

 

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Ok i know i have replied but this deffo needs a HOLY HOLY FUCKBALLS !!!!!!!!! for the part 1 of 36. 36 god damn you been busy lol.

 

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Wow what a set man love it :)

 
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