Very little information about the abandoned Villa Beethoven on the internet. All I could find out ws that it was originally owned by a wealthy family and when the mother passed away the inheritance was fought over by the children which resulted in the house being sold to a developer. Plans to renovate the property stalled and the house sits empty…
This abandoned grand neo-renaissance styled Mansion was originally a residential dwelling but from the mid 1980’s became a care facility and later a retirement home for the elderly and was linked to the nearby church organisations. Villa Woodstock as this place is most commonly known, was apparently set for demolition before a private investor stepped in to repurpose the old building…
The abandoned Broadoaks Manor was built in 1876 by Ernest Seth-Smith for his elder brother Charles. In 1898 the house was then sold to elderly rich industrialist and between 1911-1946 the house was owned by the brewery owners the Charrington family. The Ministry of Defence have confirmed that the property was originally acquired by the Ministry of Supply in 1946 and later used by the Army Operational Research Group (1948-1996). After closure in 1996 the site was sold by them in 1998 and since then has stood abandoned…
After the death of her Husband the surgery was rented out to other doctors who used the place as a Urology Clinic, it appears that the Doctors wife continued to live at the property until somewhere between 2000-2010 when she moved into a nursing home leaving the property abandoned…
Château Rouge was once as a rehabilitation centre for children before becoming a hotel / Seminar venue. Now, it would appear, the Château is being used as an airsoft venue…
Domain M is an abandoned Hotel / Guest house which had signs of a started but abandoned renovation. Some rooms were still full of lots of ornamental and retro furnishings such as the stylish jukebox and the clock in the lounge…
The abandoned Château de la Chapelle is a large residential building which appears to have been used at some point as a hotel or bar. The building boasts its own sizeable chapel and a large basement area as well 3 floors some of which have contents remaining from the previous inhabitants…
The abandoned Château D’ah, this generously sized Château was on the list for one reason only the entrance hall decked with painted murals which contained a rather nice staircase…
The majestic abandoned Château Du Cavalier sits in the middle of spiralling grounds surrounded by a large wall and metal fencing at the front. There isn’t a great deal of information that I can share on this place except the fact that it has been purchased by a businessman who is hoping to renovate the place…
There is not a lot of information on the abandoned Château de Singes, however since writing my previous report from the visit in March 2014 I have been told that the owner did not vacate quite as early as the 1970’s but that he actually resided here until 2012 when he went into a nursing home…
