Obsidian Urbex Photography

My #photography is part art, and part #documentary. Many places I have explored over the years are now gone.

This is one example from my hometown of #Manchester #England.

This is a photo of a substation building, which was part of Agecroft A #powerstation. Agecroft closed in the early 1990s, and was mostly demolished soon after.

This substation survived until 2020, I was lucky enough to get inside and take photos only days before the control panels were removed. Now the room stands empty.

Nov 24, 2022 at 5:33pmWeb
Show threadLif StrandNov 24, 2022
@ObsidianUrbex It always amazes me how readily the works of humankind simply crumble away. Like leaves fallen from a tree, meant to return to the soil.
Show threadObsidian Urbex PhotographyNov 24, 2022
@lifstrand I think this is especially true with old buildings that are left to crumble and decay naturally. It is almost like they melt back into the earth, and nature just swallows them up as they dissolve 💙
Show threadAutisteach Nov 24, 2022
@ObsidianUrbex awesome image. The asbestos would have put me off though.
Show threadObsidian Urbex PhotographyNov 24, 2022
@autisteach Thanks so much 💙. Ah this was didn't have too much laying around, probably some inside the panels but if it's not disturbed it's usually ok. The crusty stuff you can see everywhere is dried 🐦💩 though. The things I do for my art, right 🤣
Show threadMerriman LyonNov 24, 2022
@ObsidianUrbex Imagine converting this into a living space, but keeping and incorporating the control panels!
Show threadObsidian Urbex PhotographyNov 24, 2022
@MerrimanLyon That would be my perfect house, I love Art Deco! 😍
Show threadIncredibishNov 25, 2022
@ObsidianUrbex Some of the old control rooms were utterly exquisite. Art Novo was a thing when some of them were built, and it showed. Sadly, as my career moved from the old stations to the new, we became utterly utilitarian, albeit more complicated.
Show threadObsidian Urbex PhotographyNov 25, 2022
@incredibish I agree! I adore Art Deco, but even the 1940/50s ones still retained features of this style. These are some of my favourites so far, I especially love the range of colours they are!
Show threadIncredibishNov 25, 2022
@ObsidianUrbex Gods, how glorious to have worked in such cathedrals. I can't see a green phone anywhere though. (UK Grid Control Telephony was / is generally green to differentiate from other phones).
Show threadObsidian Urbex PhotographyNov 25, 2022
@incredibish ah these are in France, Italy and Hungary. Guess they work on a different system? Beautiful spaces though 😍
Show threadLeonieke AaldersNov 25, 2022
@ObsidianUrbex What a time capsule, with great light!
Show threadObsidian Urbex PhotographyNov 25, 2022
@leonieke thanks for stopping by and taking a look 💙