History Briefly, the abandoned St Joseph’s College, Upholland is a former Roman Catholic seminary, situated at Walthew Park, Upholland, Lancashire, England. The foundation of the large building were laid in April 1880 and college was opened in 1883. The buildings have recently been deconsecrated following the announced closure of the College which saw the last students…
The History of Soda Ash Works Founded by a couple of chaps named John Brunner and Ludwig Mond in 1973 they began producing soda ash about a year later. They used brine solution, ammonia and limestone to produce sodium carbonate in pure form. I understand that at its peak the factory produced 200,000 tons of soda…
This beautiful abandoned Hotel building sits by the coast on Wales. Disused and stripped of everything and anything of value. You’d think with these sorts of views and the location that someone would have purchased the property whilst it was still in good condition and retained it as a hotel or even converted it into…
The Tweed Mill aka Simon’s Mill is a lovely little old abandoned Mill in the heart of Wales. Not a lot of history but the place appear to have been a textile mill closed in the 1970’s or 1980’s I think and its slowly rotting away. Floors are getting a little bit dodgy as I…
Leri Textile Mill is an abandoned textile factory in the darkest depths of Wales. I don’t have a lot of info on this place, I don’t know when it opened, when it closed or who ran the place… All I do know is that it appears to have been water wheel powered and looks to…
Not much info on this one… just another derelict farm house in Wales full of belongings from the previous owners. Visited with Dystopia, Shush, Skanky pants, Travis, Lowri and beardy, this was a special little place full of all sorts of items left from the previous owners. There were signs that the property was beginning…
History This huge abandoned site was constructed in 1958 following the establishment of local mines and collieries in the previous 100 years From what I have read the majority of the low sulphur high quality coal which was mined at the nearby CWM colliery was processed here producing high grade coke suitable for foundry use.…
No info on this one, just another abandoned Morgue… Enjoy! If you’ve made it this far… thanks for reading / checking out the pictures. Leave me a comment below or hit the like button to let me know you’ve enjoyed the shots and to encourage me to keep posting more 🙂 Canvas prints and regular prints are available for…
History HM Stanley Hospital was originally established as a Workhouse in 1938. Between 1855 and 1906, the chapel was built and laundry extended. In 1906 a 2-storey infirmary was built at the rear of the Workhouse (north east) to house the sick inmates and members of the public, and in 1924 it was joined to the workhouse.…
A brief visit to RAF Echo Dome. This place had been on my to do list since I saw a shot from Darbian a while back. The dome was the main focus of the trip but the site did have a lot of other buildings that caught my eye but sadly we were pressed for…
