Venez sur une promenade through the remains of a huge tile, mosaic and ceramics factory in northern France. Active from 1865 to 1999 and demolished in 2019.
Abandoned & Industrial Photography
by Björn Sahlberg
Bonjour!
Hall of kilns. Pallets packed up and ready for shipping are still standing around.
Quite possibly the old showroom. Parts of the mosaics have been removed.
The top part of the mosaic is covered with a thin plastic film. It seems that there were plans to preserve this deco.
Close-up of the stylish safety concern poster (crop).
Tile leftovers in the old showroom.
Another part of the design from the showroom wall. Removed and also covered with a plastic film as it was made ready for transport.
Showroom area backroom. It looks as if the dark brown tiles have been covering the more old fashioned ones at the lower right.
Showroom area.
Eye pleasing brick work.
Mosaic deco on the facade (crop).
Kiln initerior. With fired tiles in it still.
The notice board.
Green taps.
Le elevatór.
Belts and sacks.
That moon boot like foot print in the lower left surely belongs to comrade Rutger of Modern Swedish Ruins fame.
Industrialscape interior.
Boiler room hall.
No excursion to an old factory without some industrial intestines.
Small kiln in the laboratory.
Display wall in the (quite possibly) sales and administrative building.
The tile archive.
Crimson tide.
Going green by the pallet. View on Tumblr.
The view from the nearby train station.
La galerie
Industrial tentacles.
Tuile de loup.
L'usine.
Technicalities
Hasselblad 500c/m Zeiss Distagon 50mm f/4 Kodak Ektar 100 — Mobcam — Imacon Flextight Photo