The White House Tunnel - Pontefract

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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Dr X Manor House - Humber Super Snipe

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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Overgrown House Doncaster

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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Bramham House Ceiling Rose

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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Abandoned Newlands Estate Wakefield

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 trolling the internet looking for information on this place I found links to several UK Urbexing websites and there began the addiction..

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