Castle Miranda aka Château Noisy - Reflections of Beauty

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 the battle of the Bulge. After the war the Belgian National Railway Company rented the building to use as a school and holiday home for the children of the Belgian railway employees until the late 1970’s…

The Leeds Reformatory for Boys - Swimming Pool

Urbex: The Leeds Reformatory for Boys aka Eastmoor Approved School Adel, Leeds – June 2009 (Revisit)

Another revisit to Eastmoor School you can find history and the photos from the first visits HERE. 9 Months after my original few visits and very little had changed to be honest. I’m not sure exactly when it happened as this was my list trip to eastmoor but I’ve seen other explorers photos recently which most of the tiled areas in…

The Leeds Reformatory for Boys aka Eastmoor Approved School - The Pool

Urbex: The Leeds Reformatory for Boys aka Eastmoor Approved School, Adel, Leeds, United Kingdom – September 2008

The complex first opened in 1857 as the Leeds Reformatory for Boys.Up to the mid-C19, children who committed crimes were commonly sent to adult prisons as there was no separate provision. The system was superseded by the Borstal system in the early C20 and many reformatories later became approved schools…