Niphon Works, Lower Villiers Street, Blakenhall
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Niphon Works, Lower Villiers Street, Blakenhall by Richard Vince as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Niphon Works, Lower Villiers Street, Blakenhall
Image: © Richard Vince Taken: 3 Jun 2013
Despite appearances to the contrary, I believe Niphon Works was always occupied by a collection of small businesses rather than one single firm. In the 1990s, at least part of the building was occupied by a manufacturer of denim clothing, and I have a vague recollection of a modelling agency being based in the later extension, though now the only business based there seems to be one supplying garden fencing. In general, the building looks very neglected now: apart from many of the windows being broken, there is vegetation growing from the walls in places. It really rather stands out here, being in the middle of a residential enclave that is surrounded by factories on three sides, and dwarfing the houses hereabouts. I had not fully appreciated how massive the building is until I realised how far back I had to go into Milford Road to fit the whole thing in a picture.
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
52.574258
Longitude
-2.129069