Camelot Theme Park, Charnock Richard - Aug 2016
This has been done to death but I thought I document the place myself too. Enjoy.
View ArticleAnglesey Aluminium - August 2016
Visited with Humpa. Anglesey Aluminium Metal Ltd, which shut down on 30 September 2009, was a joint venture between the Rio Tinto Group and Kaiser Aluminum. Its aluminium smelter, located on the...
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Dunlop Semtex rubber factory - Brynmawr - Aug '16
Completed in 1953, the Dunlop Semtex factory in Brynmawr, which is said to have inspired the Sydney Opera House, was the first building to receive listed status after World War II. The wife wanted me...
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Dunaskin Brickworks, Ayrshire - Aug. 2016
The Dalmellington Iron Company was formed in 1848 in Dunaskin, Ayrshire - a series of iron furnaces powered by a large blower house employed hundreds, but a strike in 1921 and ageing machinery led to...
View ArticleWellington Rooms/The Irish Centre, Liverpool - July 2016
The Irish Centre has been closed since 1997, and since then its condition has really deteriorated. The ceilings are bending in, the roof is full of holes and it's just rotting away. We visited this one...
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Subterranean Stockport book
With the help of @FreshFingers, SLG, and NinjaM , I have written a book about... well, the title is self-explanatory. It's basically my usual hyperbolic narrative, and some pretty pictures. Quite a few...
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Bolton Railway Station undercroft?
Was waiting for a train at Bolton station the other day when I spotted an underground area just about visible from platform 1 - near to the coffee shop. Didn't get chance to take a photo but have...
View ArticleRegal Cinema - Bacup - June 2011
The Royal Court Theatre was originally built in 1850 as the Henrietta Street Iron Works. In 1886 the building was gutted by fire and subsequently bought and turned into a Theatre. The Theatre opened in...
View ArticleNocton Hall Urban Exploration With Paranormal Activity 08-2016
Nocton Hall Lincolnshire
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A thread for people shots you particularly like. Only post full face pictures if the subject consents
View ArticleFibrestar Drum Factory (aka Rexam/Bulk Packaging Group) Disley, Cheshire
Memories of this place are strong for me; I used to go for walks with my mum and the dog every day along the canal, hoping for the little forklift truck to go between the buildings. Well, after a quick...
View ArticleNew Olympia Cinema, Todmorden - February 2016
Opened in 1932 to replace Todmorden’s original Olympia Theatre (first built an ice-skating rink in 1909), the New Olympia was a classic example of British Art Deco picture house design. With its...
View ArticleTrubshaws Tramway Tunnel, Cauldon. July 2016
HISTORY The need to move limestone from the Cauldon Low Quarries to the Cauldon Canal at Froghall led to the development of a railway in 1778. This was followed by improved routes in 1783 and 1802 and...
View ArticleAnyone know if the London Chest Hospital is still accessible?
Hey guys, I only discovered the London Chest Hospital in Bethnal Green (AKA the place where I got a new heart valve in 2012) had even closed a couple of months ago, I've been away quite a bit with work...
View ArticleAylesford Newsprint – Kent – July 2016
The History ( stolen from @Maniac) Paper has been manufactured on the Aylesford Newsprint site since 1922, formerly under the name of Aylesford Paper Mill and later by the name Aylesford Newsprint. The...
View ArticleNew to site! (based in Kent),
Hi guys, I'm new to the site, and based in Kent, So if anyone knows of any great places to check out etc., or tips, equipment ideas, then I'd love to learn. -Karl,
View ArticleLake View Care Home (Visit #2) - Withnell
Articles explaining the care home's closure: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-30912064 http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/news/11755452.Police_probe_into_care_home__abuse_/
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The Fairy Hole – Saddleworth - May 2013
The Fairy Hole – Saddleworth History The Fairy Hole is located high on the bleak moors of Saddleworth. It’s not actually a cave, but a natural rift in the gritstone, it’s about 46 meters long and 11...
View ArticleArgyll and Bute Hospital, Scotland - April 2016
History - "ARGYLL AND BUTE HOSPITAL, LOCHGILPHEAD Built as the Argyll District Asylum, it opened in 1863 and was the first district asylum to be built in Scotland following the 1857 Lunacy (Scotland)...
View ArticleSt George's Hospital, Morpeth. August 2016
Like afew other people I thought this place would be well gone by now so, it was a pleasant surprise to see a recent report showing it was still worth a look. Demolition has indeed started on the site...
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