Obsidian Urbex PhotographyNov 24, 2022

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.

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).
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@incredibish ah these are in France, Italy and Hungary. Guess they work on a different system? Beautiful spaces though 😍
Nov 25, 2022 at 9:01pmWeb