I’ve already covered off the history of this place in a previous post here: URBEX: ST JOSEPHS ORPHANAGE, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE – MAY 2013 PART 1, but briefly, St Joseph’s Orphanage located quite literally in the middle of Preston City Center, was originally an Orphanage, established ion 1872…
Read detailsAnother grand empty Château on what turned out to be a pretty impressive trip, this one we found out shortly after visiting was under new ownership and I think has since been renovated or at least works have started…
Read detailsChâteau Grimpeur, this spot had some really nice features to it… the attached private chapel, whilst suffering a lot from water ingress, was cute and full of hand-painted decorated stonework. Inside the main Château, the most notable features were the very wide decorative marble archways both in the main corridor, main entrance and then leading into what was one of the most impressive staircases I’d seen for a while…
Read detailsLocated in a fairly isolated spot with no immediate neighboring properties, Château BC was the last location on plan for the day and despite looking a little rough from the outside, it did not disappoint…
Read detailsI feel like I may have said this before… maybe its just something about the style of French Châteaux, but I can’t help but feel like this place looks like something out of a fairytale…
Read detailsWell a little break from the norm, I don’t usually name most of the locations that I visited in Europe however, this one, Château Sarco aka Château de Nainville les Roches is fortunately no longer abandoned and has been repurposed as an active events venue…
Read detailsChateau Chimera is yet another beautiful castle in France which has slowly fallen into disrepair. Visited on a warm and sunny autumn afternoon with a few good friends, this particular Chateau is really suffering from neglect and despite indications that someone at some point had attempted to make a start with renovating this building, there were very little suggestions that any recent works had taken place. Probably the most notable feature of this Castle was the carved wooden fireplace in one of the reception rooms downstairs and the stone columns in the entrance hall, definitely one I would have loved to have seen prior to it becoming empty…
Read detailsThe Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Nuclear Power Plant, more commonly known as The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, was the site of what became the worst nuclear catastrophe to ever occur on this planet. The neighbouring town of Pripyat, which housed the works, their families and many other businesses which sprang up, had a population of just under 50,000 when the incident occurred…
Read detailsThe Naval and Military Club, known informally as The In & Out Club in London was once a very prestigious private members club which has since moved to new premises located in St Jame’s Square. Founded in 1862, the club was originally for gentlemen of the British Armed Forces but later opened its door to both female and male members. The building is tipped to become one of the most expensive private dwelling properties in the United Kingdom..
Read detailsBrewer’s house is an empty mansion which appeared to be undergoing some renovation works albeit at a slow pace. The house sits within very large grounds in a fairly isolated location within the Yorkshire countryside. I don’t have a lot of history on this place, but from what I could gather the house is owned by a very wealthy businessman who apparently a very private person…
Read detailsGreat Tew has a history dating back to the 990’s, however, the manor which stands on the property today is a patchwork of various extensions throughout the years. Some of the oldest parts of the manor today are believed to date back to the early 1700’s or shortly before with additions being made up to the 1860’s…
Read detailsWindlestone Hall is an abandoned 19th Century Country House located in County Durham. A manor house has stood at the site since the 1600’s, however, the main building was replaced with the current structure in 1835 with a new mansion by the design of Ignatius Bonomi. The house was also used as a prisoner of war camp during World War II. After the War years, the Hall was utilised by Windlestone Hall School which was a local authority funded special school…
Read detailsNot a lot to say about this one… a random little house in Ireland enjoy the photos…
Read detailsThe abandoned Maison Vinyl, is a small derelict house in a little village in Belgium. Scattered with children’s toys and a room in which vinyl records are attached to the walls, this house is pretty photogenic given its size. Downstairs the rooms are too cluttered with furniture and too dimly lit to photograph properly and there has been a partial collapse in on of the rooms giving way to a basement area. Far past being restorable, this little house will continue to crumble away…
Read detailsChâteau Pink Panther, as this place became known, was a fair-sized Château which had undergone some modernisation but also retained some of the original features. Located in an affluent area, this castle suffered a fire and was left abandoned for several years before being purchased and renovated by new owners…
Read detailsThis might be the last report from the abandoned Villa Heil… This quite large attractive detached house in Belgium was demolished just days after these photos were taken. In fact, during our visit when shooting the basement rooms just before we were planning to leave someone came into the building walking around the ground floor…
Read detailsThe abandoned Butchers House in Belgium turned out to be one of the more interesting residential explores that I have done to date. I suppose not an uncommon occurrence, this house also functioned as a butchers shop with the customer-facing area being located next to the main road and the residential areas to the side and rear of the building…
Read detailsChâteau Orties is a large neoclassical square Château which sits abandoned in a small village in France. The Château itself its in a deteriorating condition, many of the upper ceilings and floors are becoming really unstable and solid wood props were present in some of the worst-affected areas…
Read detailsChâteau Sanglier is an Abandoned castle in France. Other than the construction date of 1902, I am not too sure about the History of this building, but it remains in pretty good condition, free of the usual vandalism and graffiti and still with some furniture left at the point of our visit…
Read detailsA derelict swimming pool, part of a larger estate, the rest still being well maintained. I do love a good swimming pool especially when it remains relatively untouched. No more information, for now
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