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Urbex: St Joseph’s Orphanage, Preston, Lancashire – March 2018
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…
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Urbex: Château du Pilote, France – March 2018
Another 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…
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Urbex: Château Grimpeur, France – March 2018
Château 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…
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Urbex: Château BC, France – March 2018
Located 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…
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Urbex: Château Poseidon, France – March 2018
I 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…
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Urbex: Château Sarco aka Château de Nainville les Roches, France – March 2018
In March 2018, our exploration of France led us to a location often whispered about in the community as “Château Sarco.” Unlike many European sites where locations are kept tightly under wraps, I feel comfortable naming this one: Château de Nainville-les-Roches…
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Urbex: Chateau Chimera, France – September 2017
Chateau 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…
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Private Tour: Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and the city of Pripyat, Ukraine – October 2018
The 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…
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Urbex: The Naval and Military Club, known informally as The In & Out Club, London – June 2017
The 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…
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Urbex: Brewer’s House, Yorkshire – June 2017
Brewer’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…
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Urbex: Great Tew Manor, Oxfordshire – May 2017
Great 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…
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Urbex: Windlestone Hall, County Durham – April 2017
Windlestone 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…
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Urbex: A little house in Ireland – April 2017
Not a lot to say about this one… a random little house in Ireland enjoy the photos…
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Urbex: Maison Vinyl, Belgium – March 2017
The 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…
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Urbex: Château Pink Panther, Belgium – March 2017
Château 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…
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Urbex: Villa Heil, Belgium – March 2017
This 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…
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Urbex: The Butchers House, Belgium – March 2017
The 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…
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Urbex: Château Orties, France – July 2016
Château 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…
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Urbex: Château Sanglier, France – July 2016
Château 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…
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Urbex: A derelict swimming pool, United Kingdom – June 2016
A 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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Urbex: Château Face Off, France – June 2016
Château Face Off was definitely one of my favourite explores of 2016. Smaller than I had anticipated, the Château was full of relics from the former occupants most notably three rather unusual bustes…
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Urbex: Château Stromae, France – June 2016
The abandoned Château Stromae is yet another architecturally stunning castle in France which sits abandoned in a deteriorating state. As you can see from the exterior photos this building has been added to over the years and has quite a history to it as well…
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Urbex: Château Chasseur de cerf, France – June 2016
Another interesting disused Chateau in France, this building from what I understand is earmarked for restoration despite being in a pretty bad condition structurally.
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Urbex: Castle Miranda aka Château de Noisy Belgium – June 2016 (revisit 2)
Quite likely my last visit to this Castle, for those who might not have already heard the castle is being demolished / dismantled and work began shortly after my visit last year.Plenty of photos have circulated showing the tops of the towers and turrets removed and laying on the ground as well as other clearance…
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Urbex: The Dolls House, Wales – May 2016
Now, I’m pretty sure that contrary to the name of this place… The Doll didn’t actually own the house… nor was it an actual Dolls House. This small stone built farmhouse sits isolated, a small walk from a country road surrounded by empty fields. Clearly disused for decades the place was starting to fall apart but…
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Urbex: Tottenham House, Savernake Estate, Wiltshire – May 2016
The currently empty Tottenham House is a large Grade 1 listed building in the United Kingdom which has sat disused for some time. In 2014 the property sold to a multi-millionaire property developer after a long battle between the trustee and the Earl of Cardigan who were the previous joint owners.
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Urbex: Château Martin du Pecheur, France – February 2016
The abandoned Château Martin du Pecheur. We stopped off at this place during our trip having seen a few older reports, disappointing the few bits of contents that did remain were now gone and the Château was pretty much empty.
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Urbex: Château Secession, France – February 2016
Château Secession, maybe 2016’s busiest location…
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Urbex: Daresbury Hall aka Zombie Manor, Cheshire, England – October 2015
Daresbury Hall is an abandoned Grade II* listed, 17th Century, Georgian style country house which was built in 1759 for George Heron. After serving as a private residence for some time, in the Second World War, the building was used as a military hospital and then from 1955 functioned as a residential care home before…
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Urbex: Château Gryffindor, France – September 2015
The Chateau itself was obviously the main draw and I think accounts for most of the photos below including the lovely spiral staircase which leads up to a small landing area with decoratively painted walls. There was a room with an examination bed and a few pieces of other medical equipment which were one of…
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Urbex: Château Verdure, France – September 2015
The abandoned Château Verdure! Finally, I got around to seeing this place!
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Urbex: Le Château de Lesches, France – September 2015
This lovely Château was empty and abandoned when I visited back in September 2005, when doing a little more research on the place for this article I found that new owners had purchased an occupied the Castle and will be working to renovate the place.
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Urbex: Château de la Musique, France – September 2015
The abandoned Château de la Musique, another gorgeous, empty castle in France! Clearly occupied by an artistic and musical person the house had 3 pianos and all sorts of recording equipment and old radios, sculptures and paintings and more closer to the heard lots of photography equipment, tins of old devloping chemicals and blank photography…
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Urbex: Château Fachos, France – September 2015
Sitting relatively untouched windows all intact with no boards on them surrounded by woodland and having so much character to it this one was an instant favourite before we even got inside…
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Urbex: Maison Gustaaf, Belgium – May 2015
Maison Gustaaf is another reasonably sized detached farm house which lays empty in Belgium. Inside the place is relatively untouched with all sorts of contents left behind in the bedrooms and the kitchen. Surprisingly the power still worked in a couple of rooms despite obvious signs of water damage to ceilings from the failing roof.
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Urbex: Maison Paternoster, Belgium – May 2015
Maison Paternoster is an abandoned farmhouse somewhere in Belgium. We had the approximate co-ordinates but must admit we struggled to find the place :). Inside there was quite a lot of belongings left behind and the bedrooms were in excellent condition still set out as they would have been before the house became empty…
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Urbex: Von Dutchess, Belgium – May 2015
Von Dutchess is another large residential dwelling in Belgium which remains empty in a deteriorating condition. Beautiful from the outside the inside has been subject to vandalism and theft of parts of the structure and little contents remain.
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Urbex: Manoir des portraits aka Château Romantique, France – May 2015
Manoir des portraits sometimes known as Château Romantique, is a beautiful Manson in France which has sat abandoned for many years…
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Urbex: Maison Télévision, Luxembourg – May 2015
Maison Télévision is another little, abandoned house in Luxembourg. The story behind this one is that the previous owner who is believed to have passed away, was a TV and radio repairman and his stable / garage functioned as his workshop…
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Urbex: Maison Hommel, Luxembourg – May 2015
Not much to say about this little abandoned house named Maison Hommel. Small but full of old belongings it appeared as if this place has been empty for a decade or so…
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Urbex: Maison Greiveldinger, Luxembourg – May 2015
Maison Greiveldinger is a small abandoned little house in Luxembourg which is just off a main road in built up area. The gardens, largely reclaimed by nature were full of thick brambles which made it tricky to reach the main building…
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Urbex: Palace Casino, Italy – April 2015
Palace Casino is an abandoned ex-residential property turned Casino then I believe reverting back residential use prior to becoming empty as it stands today. The grounds were well tended and we suspect someone is looking after the building…
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Urbex: Villa PDO, Italy – April 2015
Villa PDO is a stunning abandoned villa which sits just of a major road and is clearly in a position which it could be sold and restored. I’m not sure what the current position of the place is but there must be some reason why there isnt a ‘for sale’ sign outside!
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Urbex: Villa Crypta, Italy – April 2015
Villa Crypta is another stunning and empty property in Italy which has a mixture of amazing ceilings which were in extremely good condition and other areas which were clearly falling into disrepair. What sets this Villa apart from the rest is that it has its own small chapel and private family crypt!
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Urbex: Villa Q, Italy – April 2015
Villa Q is another large derelict Villa in Italy. This one has a fair bit of history to it and currently has local residents petitioning to try and save the building…
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Urbex: Villa T, Italy – April 2015
Villa T is a relatively small Villa in Italy which sits alone, quite isolated along a country road… On the whole the building is quite empty and lacking interesting features, the main 2 rooms however which sit in the centre of the building were decorated with detailed hand painted frescos…
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Urbex: Villa 1967, Italy – April 2015
Villa 1967 has gone down hill quite a lot since some of the previous photos I’d seen and so I couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed with what was left. That aside the place was actually quite nice both from the outside and in some of its internal features.
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Urbex: Villa Moglia, Italy – April 2015
The abandoned Villa Moglia is a large residential property surrounded by vast farmland located just outside a small village. I remeber driving on dirt tracks for quite some distance to locate this place due to its quite isolated location. Once we arrived and made our way inside we soon realised we were not alone. Its seems…
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Urbex: Palazzo Di L Dei Conti, Italy – April 2015
Palazzo Di L Dei Conti is a rather large Palace located in the centre of a small village in Italy. The Palace is clearly centuries old and it would appear that the rest of the village was built around it and its vast walled off grounds at the rear…
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Urbex: Villa Margherita, Italy – April 2015
Villa Margherita is an abandoned residential building, which appeared from some of the modern decor to have been used as an office type building before becoming abandoned quite recently judging by the lack of decay…
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Urbex: Villa P, Italy – April 2015
Villa P is a pretty sizable abandoned villa which sits on the edge of a large body of water making it a prime location. Much more visually appealing from the outside, this villa has seen better days… the inside is heavily decayed and leave much to the imagination as to how this place would have…
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Urbex: Villa Beethoven, Germany – November 2014
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…
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Urbex: Health Resort aka Villa Woodstock, Germany – November 2014
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…
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Urbex: Broadoaks Manor, Surrey – November 2014
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…
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Urbex: Dr Anna’s Haus aka Dr Anna’s House and Surgery, Somewhere, Germany – July 2014
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…
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Urbex: Château Rouge, Somewhere, Belgium – June 2014
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…
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Urbex: Domain M, Hotel / Guest House, Somewhere, Belgium – June 2014
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…
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Urbex: Château de la Chapelle, Belgium – June 2014
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…
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Urbex: Château D’ah, Somewhere, Belgium – June 2014
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…
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Urbex: Château Du Cavalier, France – May 2014 (revisit)
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…
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Urbex: Château de Singes aka Castle of Monkeys aka Chateau la Folie, France – May 2014 (revisit)
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…
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Urbex: Château de Carnelle, Somewhere, France – May 2014
The abandoned Château de Carnelle is a striking Castle designed for André Philippe Alfred Regnier, Duke of Massa. Utilised as a tuberculosis sanatorium and hospital the castle was finally closed in 1992…
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Urbex: Château des Faisans, Somewhere, France – May 2014
Welcome to the enchanting abandoned Château des Faisans. This beautiful castle which sits derelict in a large grounds was a pleasure to explore. We arrived early morning, the first stop on the “Chasing Brunas Tour”…
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Urbex: Castle Miranda aka Château de Noisy Belgium – May 2014 (revisit)
The abandoned fairy tale castle, Castle Miranda aka Château de Noisy stands rotting and crumbling atop a large hill in Celles, Belgium. Surrounded by Forest, depending upon how you approach the building you are pretty much on top of it before you can clearly see where it is located…
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Urbex: Villa Directeur, Somewhere, Belgium – May 2014
A sizeable abandoned house built, in an unusual area this Villa was owned by a wealthy business man who had a passion for travelling. Rumour has it the owner was killed when attacked by a group of Koala Bears after they escaped from a zoo enclosure. The house was full of contents giving clues to…
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Urbex: Château de la Forêt, Belgium – April 2014 (revisit)
Home from a European tour for only 24 hours and I was back on the road again… back to Belgium in fact… after receiving a few messages whilst on route home I was told to repack immediately as we were going back for some more FORET!
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Urbex: Château Lumiere, Somewhere, France – April 2014
The abandoned Château Lumiere, Built by a descendant of a wealthy tobacco tycoon the Neo-Baroque style building was erected in the early 1900’s. The property apparently benefits from some historical protections from the government, it has however remained abandoned since the 1950’s and despite several changes in hands no-one has returned to occupy the place…
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Urbex: Château de la Forêt, Belgium – April 2014
This unoccupied castle, Château de la Forêt, is a stunning Neo-Tudor style building. Built in 1860 the Castle sits in the middle of a forest with a large estate grounds. The Château is not technically abandoned, From what I have been able to establish the property was left to a group of descendants who are…
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Urbex: Maison de Viron, Belgium – April 2014
Built in the 1920’s this abandoned house it quite sizeable and has some nice grounds but one of the more unusual features are a collection of around 7 large crosses which are about 2m in hight and are placed scattered around the house within the gardens.
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Urbex: Woolton Hall aka Wacky Tacky Manor aka Katie’s House, Liverpool – March & April 2014 (2 Visits)
Woolton Hall is in Woolton, a suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is a former country house built in 1704 and extensively renovated in 1772 by the influential architect Robert Adam. It is praised as the finest example of Robert Adam’s work in the north of England…
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Urbex: Château Du Cavalier, France – March 2014
There is very little history to be found on this abandoned Château codenamed Château Du Cavalier by other explorers. All I could seem to find out is that the property had been most recently purchased by a Chinese investor who apparently has intentions to refurbish the place back into a home or potentially a hotel.
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Urbex: Château de Singes aka Castle of Monkeys aka Chateau la Folie, France – March 2014
There is very little information on the Abandoned Château de Singes which I could find on the internet. I’ve read that the House was built in the 17th Century and that the last owners vacated in around 1976. Singes is one of those buildings that just has some wow factor about it both internally and…
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Urbex: Latvian Consulate Building / Stables, United Kingdom – February 2014 (Revisit)
The abandoned Latvian Consulate is an abandoned luxury farm and stables property valued at approximately £1,000,000. Sadly the building has been subject to a lot of vandalism and damage. Most of the windows are smashed doors are broken and fixtures and fittings ripped from their place.
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Urbex: Peartree Manor, Somewhere, United Kingdom – January 2014
Peartree Manor is a large stone built grand building of Gothic design. Originally built in the 1800 the property was owned by an eccentric gentleman who had a passion for shooting deer… See what’s left behind inside this grand abandoned gothic manor house…
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Urbex: Diary Keepers Cottage, Abandoned House, United Kingdom – June 2013
The Diary Keepers Cottage… An abandoned house tucked away just off a main road which was full of little treasures from the previous occupant. Accompanied by the legend Pete Costello we stepped back in time to the diary keepers house full of interesting belongings…
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Urbex: St Josephs Orphanage, Preston, Lancashire – May 2013 Part 2
More photos from the abandoned St Joseph’s Orphanage in Preston. This 2nd part of the report focuses more on the repurposed medical wing which was added to the building when it became a nursing home. Complete with several operating theatres which still have the theater lights in tact, there were some really nice scenes to…
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Urbex: St Josephs Orphanage, Preston, Lancashire – May 2013 Part 1
History Established in 1872 by R.W. Hughes for Patron Mrs Maria Holland the St Joseph’s Orphanage in Preston is a red brick complex with a welsh slate roof. Once inside I was initially a little disappointed but things soon picked up with the discovery of the Wheelchairs and theatres 🙂 …
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Urbex: Castle Miranda aka Château de Noisy Belgium – December 2012 (Part 2)
Part 2 of my Urbex visit to Château de Noisy aka Château Miranda. This Castle which could almost be considered a ruin at this stage is an Urban Explorers paradise. The building looks like an abandoned Disney castle with spiraling turrets and a dominant clock tower. Truly an amazing site…
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Urbex: Castle Miranda aka Château de Noisy Belgium – December 2012 (Part 1)
Built in 1855 / 1866 by English architect Milner under commission from the Liedekerke-Beaufort family this neo-Gothic castle known initially as Château Miranda but is now known as Château de Noisy. The castle began life as a summer home for the Liedekerke-Beaufort family. in the second world war it was claimed by German troop at…
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Urbex: 5 Hat Manor aka Villa Dennis aka La Maison d’Emile Belgium – December 2012
I suppose this will have been my first well preserved house explore. I really enjoyed it! loads of stuff to see and very photogenic. If memory serves correct we found reasonable evidence to suggest that the house has been left from the early 70’s relatively untouched. There does appear to be some flat packed furniture…
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Urbex: The White House Tunnel, Pontefract – October 2012
I don’t have a lot of info on this place. I’ve driven past it hundreds of times and I’ve always considered having a look around but its been one I’ve put off for years. What I do know about the place is that about 15-20 years ago it started to become used as a bit…
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Urbex: Dr X Manor House, Doncaster – October 2012
History A mock Elizabethan styled Manor House near Doncaster, once owned by a Doctor / psychiatrist? Someone who had a thing for classic cars and hi-fi’s based on the numerous magazines, car parts and beautiful classic cars in the garage. Seems to have been vacated in the early 1990’s and looks to be partly refurbished but certainly…
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Urbex: The Little Overgrown House Near Doncaster, South Yorkshire – October 2012
The Little Overgrown House near Doncaster. I don’t have any History on this what so ever. A random find via browsing google maps, I stuck it on my potentials list to check out when Ryan and myself were having a bit of a reccy trip not expecting to find much. The place lived up to…
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Urbex: Bramham House, Leeds, West Yorkshire – September 2012
The History The Vicar of Bramham, the Rev. Robert Bownas, built Bramham House in 1806. In 1814 it was sold and the new owner gave the house to his son as a wedding present, in 1856 it was again sold to clear up large debts. For the next 70 years it had numerous owners. In…
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Urbex: Newlands Estate, Wakefield, West Yorkshire – June 2011
This odd little abandoned village on the outskirts of Normanton was probably my first Urbex Experience. My old Landlord asked if we wanted to join him for a walk and he showed me this place just a mile or 2 from the main road accessed via a small dirt path next to some woods! While…