The Haunted Abandoned Porcelain Doll Factory

In an abandoned porcelain doll factory in Spain they got up and left production in a hurry. Remains of the dolls were left to be found by those daring to enter the abandoned building. It is said that some that have taken some of the dolls out from the building had to return it back because they thought they were haunted.

Right on the border between the municipalities of Altura and Segorbe Castellon Province, this property belonged to the Inglés family in 1970, which was dedicated to the manufacture of porcelain molds. Inside the building we find hundreds of them in different shapes: animals, houses, and especially, dolls.

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The building of the old factory is on the corner between the ‘old height road’ and the Esperanza road. Also this road is in ruins and the area has even been cordoned off to prevent people from entering.

We don’t really know much of the building before it became a doll factory, but some sources claim that it used to be a convent at the beginning of the last century. And when the Second Republic came around it is said that they killed the nuns and monks that lived there. According to this horrible legend of the place they also threw them into the well on the property.

The abandoned porcelain doll factory has a rich history that dates back to its establishment in the 1970s by the Inglés family. Ramon Ingles was a sculptor and porcelain artist that bought the place after the Civil War and opened the factory together with his sister, Josefina.

The three story building produced the dolls until the 1980s until it was abruptly shut down and abandoned. Why did it close down? Was it because of the financial strain the factory experienced, or was it because the building was cursed as the legends claim? It left behind half-finished dolls on the assembly lines and boxes of boxes of their parts, wigs and clothes remains in the abandoned factory.

Dark rumors and legends surrounding the doll factory

Over the years, the doll factory has become the subject of numerous dark rumors and legends. Locals speak of ghostly apparitions, strange noises, and eerie occurrences that have been witnessed by those brave enough to venture inside.

It has been said that those who take a doll or a part of a doll with them home have experienced strange things after. Some have even gone back to return the things they took to stop what they thought was a haunting coming from the doll.

Is the building cursed as some claim it is? What we do know is that people use it as a place for summoning something. Another strange thing that urban explorers have come over on their trips to this factory is remnants of what looks like a ritual of sacrificing chickens that were strung up on crosses.

Plans of the factory moving forward

A woman bought and had plans to restore the factory, but she fell ill and went bankrupt. Since then the building has experienced a constant state of deterioration until the roof collapsed in 2011. There have also constantly been people looting the place in search for rare and expensive dolls.