tv crew inside old palitoy factory today!

[currymonster6290]

just spoken to a person who said a tv crew had been filming
inside the old factory today anyone else heard anything? they
said it was an old news/weather reader doing the presenting
about the palitoy company. :wink:

 

[SublevelStudios]

Cool, didn't even know the factory was still standing! Fancy a trip down there one weekend Mark?

If you find a link for the spot, let me know.

 

[theforceuk]

Sounds interesting, not sure why. :? But look forward to seeing the footage.

 

[jedisearcher]

Anyone get the feeling we'll be seeing Kathy from Vectis on the TV sometime soon?

 

[sith-smith]

I thought it had been knocked down and a housing estate was built on it??

 

[Lee Bullock]

To my knowledge the Palitoy factory is long gone - I even looked on google maps! I would be very interested in more info.

 

[Doomseeker]

I visited the factory year before last. It's still there. I had to check with a local who was walking his dog but yep...still there!

 

[aussiejames]

More than one factory? Didn't augiebendoggie dig up one site?!!!! :lol:

 

[mr_palitoy]

This is in 1977 from the Jubilee catalog

This is google earth 2015.

I presume the 4 long warehouse type buildings on the right of this image that are on Ashby Road are the old factory.



Jason

 

[panastur]

This is the wrong location Jason.... The old Palitoy factory of Coalville is on Owen Street and it still exist today.
It's a business park that houses a half dozen of small companies. The site is still known as "The Old Toy Factory"...

JC :wink:

 

[robpmarsh]

maybe there's an old storeroom full of Fett's in there!!!

:lol:

 

[SublevelStudios]

Or store display stuff... :lol:

 

[walkie]

This is the wrong location Jason.... The old Palitoy factory of Coalville is on Owen Street and it still exist today.
It's a business park that houses a half dozen of small companies. The site is still known as "The Old Toy Factory"...

JC :wink:

You beat me to it

 

[mr_palitoy]

Nice work lads, now get some street view going.



Jason

 

[mr_palitoy]

Oh, and road trip!

Jason

 

[currymonster6290]

yes jc has the correct photo. it used to have an entrance on the owen
street side between the terrace houses. I wouldn't waste your time
or fuel going nothing to see just an old building and shed! I only went
to pick a few bits up and its only 30 mins away.

 

[currymonster6290]

Or store display stuff... :lol:

to late I already had them :lol:

 

[sith-smith]

I was in Coalville earlier this year. Had I known I could have gone on pilgrimage!

 

[indianawars]

I know that Leicester vintage & old toy shop had a film crew come in a few weeks ago and did some filming about Pailtoy items.

 

[panastur]

yes jc has the correct photo. it used to have an entrance on the owen
street side between the terrace houses. I wouldn't waste your time
or fuel going nothing to see just an old building and shed! I only went
to pick a few bits up and its only 30 mins away.

Yes, there's an entrance on Owen street through an administrative building, but the main intrance to access the factory is on Jackson street. You can see the gate at the end of the entrance road.
Palitoy closed its factory in 1985 and its warehouse closed a year later. Remember that the site was mainly a assembly/packaging facility. In 84, all the administrative and archives moved to a building in Maidenhead(demolished 3 years ago) near London.

Believe me, after 30 years, the main factory suffered a half dozen of refreshings. A lot of pilgrimages were done, not only by Star Wars nostalgic collectors but also by "Action Man", "Pippa" dolls and Rail Train collectors. There's nothing there other than old walls and memories...
It's a chance today that the factory still in place.

JC