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Abandoned for Decades! Exploring the Reinvented 120 Year Old Belmont Works Factory in Birmingham
We go inside the former Belmont Works bicycle factory in Birmingham UK that has sat abandoned for over a decade after a devastating fire. Take an urban exploration through the newly restored STEAMhouse – an impressive £60 million adaptive reuse project blending heritage and high-tech innovation spaces. Discover the rich history and hear memories of this Victorian-era building renewed for the next generation.
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Welcome back Urban explorers to joyful Adventure audits today we are revisiting an historic site in Birmingham that has undergone an incredible transformation since our last visit the former Belmont Works bicycle and parts factory located on Belmont row with roots tracing back to 1899 Belmont Works has been a
Cornerstone in birmingh H’s history for over 120 years originally built to manufacture bicycle parts this five-story red brick Factory was once a thriving Hub of innovation during the turn of the century industrial boom over the decades Belmont Works adapted with the times producing everything from linen clothing to bedsteads pianos and
Even serving as an engineering Depot for the Cooperative Society from the 1960s until disaster struck in 2007 a ravaging fire left the factory gutted and and abandoned a mere shell of its former Prosperity the burned out Factory quickly became an isore standing as an eerie Sentinel seemingly Frozen in time
Even as Birmingham moved towards a more modern technology-driven economy around it glass office Towers Rose Among the Victorian red bricks nearby the old world metal Bashers made way for computer coders and entrepreneurs attracted by birmingham’s strategic location and transport links while dirt and debris pilled up inside its walls
For over a decade outside Bel Works developers made plans to demolish and replace it with more profitable real estate catering to the new Birmingham that was until Birmingham City University stepped in with an ambitious 60 million pound Redevelopment initiative to transform the former Factory into steamhouse a high- tech
Incubator space focused on blending science technology engineering arts and math sectors together Under One Roof to stimulate economic growth the renovated steamhouse finally opened in 2021 both restoring and enhancing the original Factory walking through today in 2023 Belmont Works has effectively risen From the Ashes both a heritage site and a
Modern Temple to Innovation steamhouse represents a changing tide in Birmingham where the ghosts of industry’s past are giving way to the high-tech future don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss our next Urban adventure for over a century generations of Birmingham residents were worked within these rooms young bicycle
Apprentices drilling wheels in the early 1900s seamstresses sewing Soldier uniforms during the wars machinists producing everything from pianos to bed frames in the postwar boom years and the engineering Depot teams from the co-op keeping the wheels of Industry turning here through the 60s and 70s this place
Has lived many lives and seen it all I wonder what stories these rooms would tell if given a voice Tales of Friendship struck up along the production line Roman es kindling amidst the sawdust and sweat laughter and banter that eased the long days of manual labor injuries tears dust caked
Overalls crowds spilling into the courtyard to grab lunch and a rare breath of fresh air lives spent walking through these doors and then that devastating fire in 2007 an end of an era the closure left a hole both physically on the landscape and emotionally for the Birmingham Community
As the shell stood vacant for over a decade the memories and spirits of Belmont work seem to linger like a ghost but with steamhouse rising from the ashes the stories of this place are being honored while a new chapter begins walking through the juxtaposition of Heritage equipment displayed next to
Cutting Edge tech labs it’s clear the gritty soul of this 120-year-old Factory will live on thanks to the vision of blending past character with future Innovation can you feel the passion pulsing in these walls the humming creativity is surely the ancestors smiling down the Legacy continues thanks
To projects like steamhouse now it’s our turn to make our Mark and keep the Spirit Alive as we conclude this tour of steamhouse it’s incredible realizing the layers of History Within These Walls over A Century of Birmingham life and labor happened right at this spot we would love to continue honoring those
Memories and the people that made this Factory hum over the decades if you your parents or grandparents worked at the former Belmont Works Factory we invite you to share your stories and photographs let’s celebrate the lives and work that went on here maybe you met your spouse while working on the
Production line perhaps you have fond memories of friends made here or photos of the work cruise through the years we want to hear from you and preserve this important community history post your stories anecdotes and images in the comments so we can continue shining a light on this heritage site renewed for
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