Moments in Time: Inside the eerie abandoned Longbridge Rover car factory empty since mass lay-offs 11 years ago

A HUGE car factory lies frozen time eleven years after it was shut suddenly.

The Longbridge plant in Birmingham, West Midlands, was once a powerhouse employing 25,000 workers.

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Shell of a Rover lies on the assembly line gathering dust

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Hot air jets that were used to dry paintwork remain silent

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The plant was once a powerhouse employing 25,000 worker

But when car maker Rover MG Rover collapsed in 2005 it fell silent.

The skeletons of cars still sit on assembly lines that have ground to a halt.

While personal items lie gathering dust in abandoned offices.

Photographer Dab Hand said it was a “privilege” to see inside the factory which opened in 1905.

The urban explorer said: “It was completely untouched.

“To think thousands of people used to work there, and it’s like it’s been frozen in time.