If you live somewhere that is mostly flat and rural you soon find that
decent industrial remains can be rather thin on the ground. Oxfordshire
has plenty of industrial heritage but sadly most of it has been poorly
over-developed in an orgy of ill-considered planning. Thus half the
sites on this page are from further afield. The local landmarks of
Shipton-on-Cherwell cement works and Water Eaton grain silo are joined
by a little gem of an abandoned sewage works at Yarnton, visited with
BadgerLad as a second choice after flooding prevented access to our
original destination but turning out to be a brilliant little discovery.
On the same November day as our trip to Water Eaton grain silo we had
another look at Yarnton sewage works. New since January were these
graffiti artworks. Read more...
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