Abandoned & Industrial Photography
by Björn Sahlberg
Bonsoir!
The remains of the Réveils Bayard watch factory in Saint-Nicolas-d'Aliermont in Normandy, northern France. Active between 1867 and 1989 and eventually demolished in 2013. The factory ground was contaminated with traces of Radium and Tritium from the paint used for the clocks luminescent details and the area had to be sanitized. It is now a green park with a running track.
Le temps passe.
Vast and mostly empty halls. Making alarm clocks was apparently space demanding.
Roof falling, plants growing.
Plenty of sunlight let inside, then and now.
Graffiti-plants moving in alongside the more bio oriented ones.
... and some regular bio plants.
Flake heaven chimney base.
Workshop.
Roof remains.
What a mess.
Boiler room.
Flake covered floor.
Ivy floor.
Aerial view of the factory in its prime.
© unknown
Clock assembly in 1930.
© Collection du Musée de l'horlogerie
Mid 20th century interior.
© Collection du Musée de l'horlogerie
Mid 20th century clock line up.
© Collection du Musée de l'horlogerie
Hasselblad 500c/m Zeiss Distagon 50 mm F/4 Kodak Portra 160NC — Imacon Flextight Photo
For your high resolution enjoyment. Grain, dust specks, scratches and developer stains included for free.
