"Spooky" Relics From Industrial South Wales - ABANDONED Stormy Down Lime Works

A walk from the old Bedford Ironworks Cefn Cribwr to the abandoned Stormy Down lime works and quarries, more relics from the industrial past of South Wales.
The spooky abandoned Stormy lime works and quarry are also known as Tranch Pyle Lime works or Kenfig Lime works.
Bedford ironworks dates from the 1780s, the abandoned lime works are much later and were in operation until the early 2000s.
The spooky old lime works are scattered with old machinery and the place has a very eerie atmosphere, autumn was a perfect time to visit when the nights were drawing in and Halloween approaches.
I didn’t come across any haunted happenings but there were a lot of strange noises.
It’s not that common in Wales or the UK in general to find places that are derelict and have been left to rot. Usually, they don’t last long. They’re quickly cleared and redeveloped.
Points of interest on the walk:
0:00 Stormy Works Intro
0:38 Cefn Cribwr Ironworks
3:04 The Walk From Cefn Cribwr
4:32 Stormy Lime Works (Tranch, Pyle)
6:55 Spooky Sounds Around The Lime Works
7:38 Leaving The Works
‘The Abandoned And Forgotten Stormy Lime Works - Relics From Industrial South Wales’ - Filmed October 2021
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[@gasgas3006]

There's also a big engine that run the machinery mounted up on a stand with some info about it, also we used to fish there a lot as kids but there's only roach or rud there but was good fun

[@andycoles4588]

Thanks 👍 Very interesting vlog 🤩👍👍 Nice one .

[@flydriveexplore]

Glad you enjoyed 👍

[@magicworldbyjorg]

so nice. you have my subscribe… Thank you…….

[@David_Nurse]

Another most enjoyable and interesting video. It is certainly on my walk list now. Thank you so much.

[@flydriveexplore]

Glad you enjoyed. If you do walk it, as I mentioned in the video, they've closed the path across the rail line but there's a path from Waun Bant Road which comes from Kenfig Hill.

[@michellebruce5092]

Great video I enjoyed it can't wait to see more soon 😀 have a great day

[@flydriveexplore]

👍

[@alvanbeaton3589]

Spooky music as well 🤣👍

[@flydriveexplore]

Got to have that music ☠️

[@mikewherrett8020]

Sounds like you should have taken Mel with you for company. Worked on construction of the motorway in 1980 and remember looking down on the lime works in the valley. As you say it just looks as if everyone left one Friday afternoon and never returned on Monday.

[@flydriveexplore]

Not many places around this area which are like it. Just deserted with lots of machinery still there.

[@emma-louisewilliams497]

Just a note to say that I visited today on 4/3/22 and they were demolishing the site 😢 I only managed a few shots (in harsh sun) of what is left before I was asked to leave as its now a privately owned site :( 😞 not going to lie....I was a little freaked out when I could hear heavy machinery going...but was more saddened to find out why

[@flydriveexplore]

Thanks for the update. Do you know why they were demolishing the site or what they intend to do with the place?

[@hodderpaul]

Nice video thanks. I vaguely remember the sand and gravel works on Newton Beach.

[@flydriveexplore]

I don't remember those but there's still a lot of remains and piles of rubble over there.

[@johnnywalking83]

Cool place. Would love to explore it!

[@lcook0825]

Sometimes the atmosphere is more interesting than what you are looking at.

[@flydriveexplore]

It is a strange place with so much of the machinery just left.

[@lyndonowen8525]

Sammy rees ?

[@flydriveexplore]

I that the operator still working South Cornelly

[@ajlwales1980]

This is Known locally as “sammy’s pool”, not sure myself who he is or where he lives/lived but it was the owner of the site

[@flydriveexplore]

@@ajlwales1980 I think he owned a few sites and quarries around the area.

[@lyndonowen8525]

Sammy now passed owned most of ag land around cefn and farm overlooks valley

[@johnnywalking83]

Cool place. Would love to explore it!

[@flydriveexplore]

It is, I was surprised how much was just left there. Like I mentioned in the video, most places are cleared and redeveloped quite quickly.