Report - Brinsworth Training, Rotherham - Oct 23

[JaffaTB]

History


From what i can find online this place closed its doors without notice in 2016 and has been closed ever since.


Rotherham-based Brinsworth Training has ceased trading after experiencing falling revenues.

A leading engineering and manufacturing training provider, its training premises at Templeborough boast an extensively equipped machine shop along with
specialist equipment for Mechanical Engineering, Electrical, Electronics, PLC, Instrumentation & Control, CAD CAM and Rapid Prototyping.


Looks like most of the assets have been auctioned off but there are a few bits left with lot numbers on them







Explore

Having drove past this place plenty of times and seeing it was disused I finally made the time to check it out, it is part of a larger live site with active gate security but luckily its at the other side of the building, access was pretty easy and it is very untrashed with not many signs of metal theft, it was a better explore than i thought with a massive tunnel hidden at the bottom of the stairs that goes under the road to the steelworks opposite, a nice chilled out walk that will pass an hour or 2.

Found this photo online from when it was open

The stairs down to the tunnel

Heading back upstairs

 

[Mikeymutt]

Nice find that. Looks half decent.

 

[The_Raw]

I like the look of that creepy ass tunnel. Air raid shelter perhaps?

 

[Speed]

Nice one been meaning to have a look at this. Is the tunnel just bricked off at the end now?

 

[Bikin Glynn]

Like the "art work" thing, pretty cool that

 

[JaffaTB]

Nice one been meaning to have a look at this. Is the tunnel just bricked off at the end now?

Yeah just capped off now, it's quite a long tunnel tbf and deadly silent and dark.

 

[Calamity Jane]

The tunnel for me and the chimney in 1st shot are my fav bits. Good images too

 

[Exploring With Pride 🌈]

Dam think we literally drove past that very recently would of definitely had a look if i had known 😭 great pics

 

[DustySensorPhotography]

Nice find man, shame it’s relatively stripped but at least no vandalism!

 

[Ferox]

Looks a interesting place. The tunnel is brilliant.

 

[JaffaTB]

Looks a interesting place. The tunnel is brilliant.

Cheers, it was an unexpected find and longer than it looks, i'd guess around 50 meters or so

 

[tassiepomme]

I remember seeing this tunnel back when I worked at Brinsworth Strip Mills in 2000. This building used to be a part of the steelworks and I had to check some meters down in that area each week. The tunnel used to connect to the Templeborough Mill (now Magna) and allow workers to travel between the two sites without having to negotiate what used to be a very busy road. When I worked there, the tunnel was always flooded and I believe the Templeborough end got bricked up when Magna opened but I may be wrong. It always had that 'old building' smell about the place...I wondered when the tunnel might get a mention on this forum!