“Goodbye my friend” Dukes Nightclub– Chelmsford – Jan 2016
The history Bit of a personal one this as I use to frequent dukes most weekends and the occasional week night. It was a big deal when they closed the doors finally in 2012. Dukes was a nightclub based...
View ArticleBBC Sports Ground and Gas Holders, Motspur Park, Surrey October-2015
Having miserably failed at our first planned location “HMP Latchmere House” we decided to head over to our backup site, the old BBC sports ground. Brief History Former BBC Sports Ground Clubhouse The...
View ArticleBargate Shopping Centre - Southampton - March 2016
History Bargate was one of the main shopping centres in Southampton for years along with The Marlands, until West Quay took over and inevitably the smaller shopping centres suffered. The shops in...
View ArticleSeldom Seen Engine House, Sheffield, April 2016
Enjoyed this lil walk out wet and sludgy but well worth it, couldn't believe this was just around the corner from where I live, I also Couldn't get access to the inside as I thought if I climbed in I...
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Royal Hospital Haslar. February 2016.
Got to start this with a massive thanks to TheVampiricSquid off O.S for getting us in and showing us about. A true gent Explored this gem with Vulex, TheVampiricSquid and a non member. A cracker from...
View ArticleRoyal Hospital Haslar - April 2016
History I am sure that the majority of the people reading this will already know the history of this amazing place. However I have shamelessly taken a few bits of history from the BBC... “Since 1753,...
View ArticleCookridge Hospital, Leeds, Yorkshire - CCTV
Firstly this webite is everything I have been looking for, seems to be a great community and I look forward to using it more. I signed up yesterday trying to find sites as i am new to the area and I...
View ArticleHigh Royds Asylum - Menston - Feb 2016
Ever since I starting exploring, this has been on my to do list. Living in Hampshire, this was a fair few miles away but eventually a North trip was planned. This was on that trip. Unfortunately it has...
View ArticleKeelby Heavy AA Battery, Lincolnshire
Here is my visit to the heavy AA Battery at Keelby in Lincolnshire. I've driven past this a hundred times and didn't even know it was there. So it was good to explore the ruins of this former military...
View ArticleHunslet Mill and Victoria Works, Leeds - April 2016
Hunslet Mill is a Grade II listed building, built in 1838 and 1842 by William Fairbairn for John Wilkinson, with later alterations by John Clark. William Fairbairn was the leading engineer and designer...
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The Grand Pavilion / Gaiety Amusements, Ventnor, Isle of Wight - March 2016
The current state of Gaiety Amusement Arcade - The Grand Pavilion was built in 1896 as a theatre venue for seaside entertainment, skating and dances. The building was rather grand at the time with a...
View ArticleBrunner mond Cheshire April 2016
A early start was need for Brunner mond so a early night was had camera charged sausage rolls packed and it was off to pick up @Dangle_Angle and spotting secca on site we stealthily sneaked in...
View Article2016 is the year I will become a proper explorer(currently recruiting in...
I have been interested in urban exploration since childhood when I spent most of my time in building sites and abandoned houses. I couldn't really appreciate the beauty of exploring these types of...
View ArticleBlues Brothers Prison (Joliet Correctional Center) - USA
Ever seen the Blues Brothers movie? If you do you might remember the opening scene where Elwood picks up his brother Jake from a prison in a police car. This is that prison, and here is the opening...
View ArticleHorncliffe house-April 2016
i wont go into detail about the history too much as im sure youve all seen many previous reports from here. i thought id post this after doing some research which brought some info to light that...
View ArticleLostock Power station - Mar 16
Its been a while since a report, we've been tweaking the blog and going through last years reports, and uploading them - we did an awful lot last year, probably fair to say quantity over quality which...
View ArticleKIRKLEES COLLEGE / HUDDERSFIELD ROYAL INFIRMARY - MAR 16
MISSION OBJECTIVE: GENERAL EXPLORATION / COLLABORATION TARGET: HUDDERSFIELD COLLEGE TARGET DETAILS: THE HOSPITAL WAS FOUNDED IN 1831 & BY 1929 SPECIAL FEATURE AVAILABLE INCLUDED TURKISH, RUSSIAN...
View ArticleDaresbury Hall - Cheshire (July 2015)
History Daresbury Hall is a former country house in the village of Daresbury,Cheshire, England. It was built in 1759 for George Heron. For some years from 1955 it was used by a charity, now known as...
View ArticleHartford Mill, Oldham - March 2016
The Mill is Grade II Listed was built in 1907 and used as a cotton spinning mill by the Hartford Mill (Oldham) Company Ltd. The building was also extended in 1920 and 1924. Probably of cast-iron and...
View ArticleOverstone House April 2016
Hi All, This is my first post. Ive been a member on this site for only a short while but have been watching and reading with great interest for some time now. I like to travel out from my Bedfordshire...
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