Theatre Size:M Empty premises stretch along the

Empty premises stretch along the block

with grey undercoat still visible near the top hatches

its weathered walls and collapsing roof marking decades of disuse since the facility closed in May 1999

These support workshops kept the Commonwealth Portland Cement Company's production running through most of the twentieth century

Theatre Size:M Empty premises stretch along theRows of broken seats face a proscenium arch inside the Akaiwa Cultural Hall, dust settled across the decaying floor as light falls through gaps in the roof. The hall served the Ogurawa settlement's workforce and families during the decades when Chichibu Mine operated at full capacity. Part of the Nichitsu Mining Village series.