E.P. Bray & Co. ltd.
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E.P. Bray & Co. ltd. is part of Keiner & Co. ltd. and Manufactured inorganic pigments for plastics and associated applications. Colour ranges included Red, Orange, Green and Yellow pigments.
The factory also goes under the name of the Coombes lane works or Keiner dye works, from what little information we have been able to gather so far E.P. Bray & Co. ltd. have been there since 1979 maybe earlier and closed down sometime in or around 2006, apart from that there is not a lot more that can be found on the place or indeed the businesses that occupied the former mill.
The site covers just over 8 acres and includes a main warehouse and packaging section, boiler room and storage floors split over 3 levels, the main section of the mill also contains a labrotory which is still present, minus obvious equipment and chemicals.
Included in the grounds and part of the mill is a row of nine two storey cottages, seven of which are vacant and come as part of the site, the other two are occupied by tennants.
So far its unkown when the mill was originally constructed and its original purpose but it is currently up for sale for £1,100,000.
There are warning signs all over the exterior of the mill as the place is riddled with Asbestos and other chemicals.
Chemical suits and respirators are advised to be worn if entering the site for health and safety reasons as well as personal protection.
After hearing a rumour this place had closed and being relativley local myself, Dodgerat and The New Mendoza decided we should pay the place a visit to see if the rumours where true, luckily for us it was!
A quick recon by The New Mendoza to confirm its status and a trip was planned.
With the warning signs in mind, the appropriate safety equipment was brought along just to be on the safe side.
The site is very deceptive and a lot smaller than it looks in all ways which surprised us, as looking at the place it looks rather big to say the least.
Apart from this though inside is a flury of color with the walls, floors and remaining equipment covered in dye of all colors and shades which is a site worth seeing in itself, the labs where also a nice find and housed some rather impressive and rare Budenburg gauges.
A nice explore even if a little smaller than expected.
Date : October 2007 : Location : Derbyshire : Explorers : Havoc : The New Mendoza : Dodgerat
