Before becoming a pub, the site of the Tall Chimney was part of a major local pottery and pipe-manufacturing facility known over the years as Wragg’s Pipeworks and later Hepworths Pipeworks
History of the Structure
Origins: The wider factory site actually began as a firebrick works back in 1790. Under James Woodward in the 1840s, it transitioned into a highly successful sewage pipe and drainage factory, exporting sanitary ware worldwide. [1, 2]
The Chimney: The iconic 164-foot (50-metre) brick chimney was built in 1910 to service the expanding kilns when the site was operated by Thomas Wragg & Sons (Wragg’s Pipeworks). [1, 2, 3, 4]
Later Years: The works were taken over, rebuilt, and modernised by Hepworth Building Products in 1978. [1, 2]
When the industrial works eventually closed, the historic chimney faced demolition in the 1980s. However, an intense local petition saved it, resulting in the structure receiving Grade II listed status.
I was hopping for the fog to be around the carpark of the retail park but it’s rare that fog will form in a location like that so it was all over the fields really. But yeah I was hopping for fog but it was in the wrong place haha
So the photos are all on the Air 3s but the Pano’s only one of them is on the 3s the rest are on the Avata 360 - I did take some video with both too - I was able to use a battery up on both drones and was flying for around an hour or so too - got there before 7 for the sunrise and left just after 8 to go and have b’fast at the local Mc’ds haha
HAHA should be quite easy - though truth be told some of the photos I posted on Facebook to my profile I edited out some of the vehicles haha - not that easy to do in a pano
haha two of them pano’s you can just make it out right away with out moving anything maybe just zoom in haha
So here is a hint - I have no put the flight location on Drone Scene for a simple reason - TOAL was on private land but at like 7am on a Sunday not even the cleaning guy emptying the bins was that fussed about me haha
The 360 was the second bird up and yeah man that thing is LOUD ! when you compare it against the Air 3s she is a noisy one for sure haha but no one bothered me at all.
Would you add this location to DroneScene please, we’ve (@DodgerFPV and myself) have been looking for tall buildings to dive the whoops around, and this one is not too far from us, we’re in Nottinghamshire.
Hi Mate - yeah sure I will add it - been a bit hesitant to do so as the chimney is surrounded by private land and the only public TOAL location is quite small and in a location I would not be too happy to fly from - having said that twice I have just taken off from the retail parks parking but early morning or late on a Sunday when its largely empty and not been bothered
