Tessenderlo Chemicals, Leek

Not the most inspiring of images but there is a tale to tell.

I was walking around the streets of Leek looking for interesting angles on industrial premises and was sizing up a possible shot between the buildings at the Tessenderlo chemical factory. Next thing I know there is this guy in a car coming out of the place telling me that since 9/11 it is illegal to take photos of industrial premises and that the police will be very interested in me. He said that security needed to be advised immediately that I was taking photos.

Where do these people get their ideas from? I suggested that the police would be far more interested in their next cup of tea rather than in a guy taking photographs in a public place. He was having none of it and went off to get security. I just wandered off down the street to the next gate to take some rather more interesting shots of the place. Needless to say no police or security showed.