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 To the left you will see some small tanks built from stone flags and set into the ground, strangely reminiscent of empty coffins.
For these old factories there seems to have been no attempt to level the site and the tanks are positioned haphazardly on the natural contours.

More stone tanks.
The size of the tree growing out of one gives an idea of how long they have been abandoned.

This stone tank is larger than the rest and set on higher ground, perhaps as a gravity feed to the others.
The sides are made from single, very large, slabs of stone.

This is an end view of the large tank and shows how the sides were clamped in place with iron bolts.
There is also an outlet pipe at the bottom.

The ground in this area can be treacherous, with depressions partly hidden by vegetation. Probably some of them are the space under the original floor of the factory.
Keeping the stream (Kirklees Brook) on your right it is possible to continue into the area occupied by the main factory building, at the far end of which are some deep storage tanks set into the ground, which are fenced off for safety.

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