Children's Play Area

It would seem that I'm not the only one venturing on to this site.  As can been seen from this BBC report, kids have also been 'playing' on the Donisthorpe factory site.

However, of all the time that I have been, I have never once seen a hypodermic needle, otherwise I would never have gone on to the site.

Changing Door Policy

 Every time I go to this site, what's boarded up and what isn't is changing, meaning that I can only gain access to certain areas.

This time, the area where the squat was before had been reboarded back up, but the other factory was still open.

As it was quite a rainy day, there was water pouring through the place, which made going tricky.  It also highlighted areas of flooring which weren't safe to go.

However, the concreate flooring of the fire escape is in good condition, so I was able to go in.

Mark Power

These pictures are taken from a selection of Mark Power's work but I feel they best represent the direction of the project that I am trying to acheive.

My personal favorite is of the car wasteland (Figure 1), taken from the series 26 Different Endings, in which Power has used a London A-Z and taken images of areas that fall just beyond this mapping area.

Also of interest is the series, Dome, which looks at the construction and completion of the ill fated Millenium Dome.



Figure 1

Figure 2

In the Neighbourhood

After a sojourn over the East period, I though it high time that I take some more pictures and start to get this project moving again.

I've visited the All Saints Road area again, but this time ventured into the larger of the two buildings that make up the Donisthorpe Factory.

Previously this had been totally boarded up but someone (not me, before you start pointing fingers) had broken down the front door.  The inside of this building is in a worse state than the other building and the floors are very rotten.  Fortunately, there is a concrete stairwell running up one side of the building, where the following pictures where taken.

On leaving the building, there were two gentlemen walking about who were from the council.  I had a quick chat with them about the area and what the council's proposals where for the whole All Saint Road area (see map page for details of the scale of the site).  They said they didn't have a clue and that they were there simply to put up some 'Danger, Keep Out' signs.

They didn't seem too fussed about me being there, so I carried on taking pictures.