Spooky derelict animal rendering plant: Thruxted Mil Part 1 #derelictplaces #slaughter #scary #urbex

A series of derelict workshops, a rundown boiler house, crushing plant and large wastewater tank make up the eerie seven-acre site. Nestled in the heart of an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty outside Canterbury, the factory is a grim sight - and gives off an "almighty stench" too. The potentially contaminated site - located outside Mystole between Chartham and Godmersham - rose to prominence in the 1990s for its part in managing Mad Cow Disease. t was one of five UK sites tasked with disposing the remains of cattle infected with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, known as BSE. Following its key role in the crisis, widespread fears of soil contamination linger on despite the mill closing down 14 years ago. ‘If you think a sentence is too low, don’t be quick to judge the judge’ Read More In the 90s and noughties, truckloads of animal remains were ferried to the Penny Pot Lane site, where machines separated animal fats and protein residue from the bone. There were reports of piles of carcasses regularly being dumped in the yard area and a constant stench hanging over the countryside. It was not uncommon for the surrounding roads to become littered with chunks of dead cattle. Residents also spied the unsavoury sight of legs and heads sticking out from skips. In 2008, a lost lorry trying to find its way to the mill spilt tongue remains and lumps of a bladder the size of a football in Beech Avenue, Chartham. Shailesh Dixit, landlord of The Local in nearby Cockering Road, said: "The lorries run virtually past the door and there have been a number of spillages. It happens frequently. "Usually the animal parts are carried in container lorries but recently I have noticed a number of skip lorries going to the mill. "They are covered with tarpaulins but sometimes you can see legs and heads sticking out. It is disgusting and leaves an almighty stench." Thought to have originally been developed as a saw mill in the 1960s, Thruxted was later transformed into an animal rendering plant run by Canterbury Mills Ltd. Documents on Companies House show how the firm was dissolved in 2010, following the closure of the mill two years prior. In recent months, urban explorers have trespassed on the site and looked around the abandoned buildings where cow carcasses were processed. In 1998, Dr Alan Colchester, a consultant neurologist at Guy's Hospital in London, spoke with the BBC regarding Thruxted. "There's really quite strong evidence that, at least some years ago, there was very poor procedural supervision at that mill," he said. Read the full article here - https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/ne... Source: Kent Online