Friday 16 April 2010

Derelict workshop

I went for the usual walk at dinner time and came across one of the semi-derelict Victorian factory buildings that are scattered across the city. Originally they would have been divided into small workshops, each rented to a craftsman (called 'little masters'), whom collectively would have constituted a cutlery works. One would have a forge, one a sharpening shop, perhaps one would be a plater and finally one would have made bone or ivory handles. On this particular building most of the windows were boarded up, but this workshop had two recently smashed windows on the ground floor. I stuck my hand in amongst the broken glass and snapped this picture of the interior. I suspect the building will have gone in 12 months time.

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