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: 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: 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 in to repurpose the old building…
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Urbex: Château Sous Les Nuages aka The Castle in the Clouds, France – October 2014
Not much information about this gorgeous Château… Internally the building had some clear signs of modernization in comparison to the much older external architecture. Château Sous Les Nuages or the Castle in the Clouds appears to have been left empty with much of the belongings left behind. There are some hint to attempts to renovate…
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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: Pritzer Fac, Somewhere, Belgium – June 2014
An abandoned University somewhere in Belgium, the Pritzer Fac as this place is known has a real nice mix of old and new with some heavy decay in the older buildings whilst also featuring some nicely preserved areas…
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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: 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 the previous residents life…
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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 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 unable to agree upon a single owner…
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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: Another Orphanage, Somewhere – December 2013 (Revisit)
History Built in the early 1800’s this beautiful building was for the majority of its occupied life an orphanage particularly catering to the children of actors. Th property was later utilised as a nursing school before closing in the 1990’s . Plans were submitted to establish a home for various types of criminal offenders during…
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Urbex: Villa Hector. Belgium – November 2013
The Abandoned Villa Hector, or the former Abandoned Villa Hector I should say… sadly now demolished :(. Another stop on the 3 men and a little lady European tour, this small little farm house was right beside a really busy road between two towns… getting the nerve up to even go scope out the place…
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Urbex: Another Orphanage, Somewhere – November 2013
Not much to say an old Orphanage building with some stunning features on the ground floor! Some awesome chandeliers and decorative coving / ceiling roses and lots of nice wood work! I’ve fancied checking out this place for along time but only this year seen more pictures of the other rooms which are extremely impressive…
