Corrugated Iron

The Florence ironstone mine near Egremont continued in use until 2008. It was the last working deep iron ore mine left in Western Europe and produced ore, products for the cosmetics industry and high quality haematite for jewellery. Production ended when BNFL ended the contrract for the mine to supply water and the cost of pumping rendered the mine uneconomic. The red haematite has had a marked effect on everything it touched, including these buildings on the surface.

This corrugated iron church in Broken Hill was moved to this site in 1911 having previously served as Picton Methodist Church on Kaolin Street. The adjacent hall was moved from Blende Street Methodist Church when that closed in 1926.

Junction Mine at Broken Hill was developed from 1884 and from 1886 to closure in 1923 the Broken Hill Junction Silver Mining Co. produced ore to the value of £1.2 million. The mine was reworked by North Broken Hill Ltd between 1946 and 1962, and again by South Broken Hill Ltd. until 1972. The wooden headframe is the oldest on the line of lode and was erected at Browne Shaft in the 1890s although it has been modified several times. The winding enginehouse and ore bins here date from the 1946 reworking.

This corrugated iron goods store stands beside the road to Ipstones just a short distance from the site of Ipstones Station on the Leek, Caldon and Waterhouses branch.

I don't know much about this building other than it is Iron Knob Uniting Church and still in use. The colour scheme matches the area.

This corrugated iron goods store stands beside the road to Ipstones just a short distance from the site of Ipstones Station on the Leek, Caldon and Waterhouses branch.

Whilst mooching around old colliery sites in the Midlands this Nissen Hut appeared behind a hedge at Pooley Hall near Polesworth.

Hindringham, Norfolk.

The Reading Room at Denver, near Downham Market in Norfolk, dates from 1903. The design is completely different from any tin tabernacles I have seen. It also has an add-on bin store.

Seen from a passing train, this corrugated iron Hangar is one of two erected here probably for wartime manufacturing purposes.

Interior of the corrugated iron building at Calver.

This corrugated iron building at Calver has been empty for around twenty years but is now undergoing refurbishment.

Nissen hut at Hindringham in Norfolk.

This Nissen Hut was spotted whilst mooching around Lincolnshire recently. It is in good condition and being used by a builder.

Not all nissen type huts have corrugated iron roofs. The non-rusting nature of asbestos meant that quite a lot of them used corrugated asbestos sheets instead. This example is at Corda Well Farm, Astbury.

Blocked doorway in a building associated with Stonetrough Colliery at Harriseahead near Mow Cop.

I nearly missed this Nissen Hut at Titchwell whilst driving past on the A149. Another year or two and it will have vanished completely beneath the vegetation.

There were lots of Nissen huts on this farmstead close to Well Creek at Nordelph in Norfolk.