Urbex: The Snow Factory, Somewhere, United Kingdom – April 2014 (revisit)
The Abandoned Snow Factory! Ever wonder where that cold white stuff comes from in winter? well check out the photos below to find out…
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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: Prison H15, France – March 2014 (revisit 2)
This abandoned prison in France named H15 closed at some point in 2010 when another detention centre which was closer to modern american maximum security prisons was built. This old prison which is described as dilapidated before its closure was set for demolition before the site was occupied by travellers
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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 externally.
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Urbex: L’hôpital dans la forêt aka Sanatorium Forêt, Somewhere, France – March 2014
What little information I can dig up on this place suggests that this now abandoned Sanatorium was a former cancer hospital built somewhere around the early 1900 and closing in approximately 2000.
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Urbex: Severalls Lunatic Asylum, Colchester – March 2014 (revisit 3) Part 3 of 3
Part 3 of this 3 part report on the abandoned Severalls Hospital / Lunatic Asylum in Colchester.
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Urbex: Severalls Lunatic Asylum, Colchester – March 2014 (revisit 3) Part 2 of 3
Part 2 of this 3 part report on the abandoned Severalls Hospital / Lunatic Asylum in Colchester.
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Urbex: Severalls Lunatic Asylum, Colchester – March 2014 (revisit 3) Part 1 of 3
Briefly Severalls Lunatic Asylum aka The Second Essex County Asylum aka Severalls Hospital was built in 1910 and opened in 1913. At its peak the Asylum could house 2000 patients making it one of the largest in the country. Based upon the Echelon Asylum Plan Severalls has become well known for its spiralling Corridors which connect various buildings and the vast amount of bay windows within the wards.
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Urbex: St Josephs Seminary Upholland, Lancashire, United Kingdom – March 2014 (revisit 3 and 4) Part 2 of 2
Part 2 of yet another trip the The abandoned Seminary in Upholland. We were blessed with some excellent light, here are another batch of shots taken from the visit including the dormitories, ground floor corridors and the study hall. Enjoy!
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Urbex: St Josephs Seminary Upholland, Lancashire, United Kingdom – March 2014 (revisit 3 and 4) Part 1 of 2
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 last students left Upholland in 1992 and the building has been empty since 1999.
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Urbex: Ushaw Seminary, Durham – March 2014 (Revisit)
Briefly the abandoned Ushaw College, a former Catholic seminary was founded in 1808 by scholars from English College, Douai, who had fled France after that college had been closed during the French Revolution. Ushaw College had been affiliated with the University of Durham since 1968 and finally closed in 2011 due to the shortage of vocations.
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Urbex: St Mary’s Hospital Church, aka Gateshead Borough Asylum – March 2014
One of the Asylums which I unfortunately missed when it was in its prime. the derelict St Mary’s Hospital aka Gateshead Borough Asylum is now stripped bare and is an active building site. Very little remains of what was once left behind at this place.
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Urbex: Denbigh Lunatic Asylum aka North Wales Hospital, Denbighshire, Wales – March 2014 (Revisit 3)
The abandoned Denbigh Asylum aka The North Wales Hospital was completed and opened in 1848 to accommodate the Welsh paupers who were reportedly receiving poor treatment in comparably English Lunatic Asylums. Electro-Convulsive Treatment (ECT) and Pre-frontal leucotomy operations aka Lobotomy operations were performed here.
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Urbex: Cherry Tree Hospital, Stockport – February 2014
The abandoned Cherry Tree Hospital appears to date back as far as the 1880’s and throughout its lifespan was known as The Stockport Infectious Diseases Hospital, Dialstone Lane Hospital, Whitehill Sanatorium as well as its last name of Cherry Tree Hospital.
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Urbex: Globe Mill, Huddersfield – February 2014
Globe Mill is an old abandoned textile mill located in a small village near Huddersfield. The old stone building is very well built and surprisingly suffering little decay. There are plans which are undergoing review for a complete refurbishment of the site introducing accommodation, doctors, shops and a planned supermarket.
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Urbex: Greenbank Synagogue aka The Ark, Liverpool, United Kingdom – February 2014 Part 2 of 2
Part 2 of this visit to the abandoned Ark Synagogue in Liverpool. Plenty to see at this place and lots of nice light so I ended up with more photos than expected. I hope you enjoy the rest of the report 🙂
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Urbex: Greenbank Synagogue aka The Ark, Liverpool, United Kingdom – February 2014 Part 1 of 2
An abandoned grade 2 listed Greenbank Synagogue in Liverpool which was built in 1936/1937 and then closed in 2008 when it was given grade 2 listed status. The building is falling into a state of disrepair but was still full of all sorts of contents to photograph…
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Urbex: Camelot Theme Park, Chorley, Lancashire, United Kingdom – February 2014 (Revisit)
Briefly the Camelot Theme Park opened some 30 years ago in 1983 and continued to operate seasonally until 2012 which was to be the Theme parks last year before finally closing its doors. The park has since lay abandoned while the majority of the ride are sold off to other amusement parks. Two of the remaining highlights are the Knightmare and Dragon Flyer roller-coasters…
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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: Cookridge Hospital, Leeds, West Yorkshire – February 2014 (Revisit)
The abandoned Cookridge Convalescent Hospital on Hospital Lane. Built in a Gothic vernacular style, it opened in 1869 to provide a place for patients treated at Leeds General Infirmary to continue their recovery.
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Urbex: Terry’s Chocolate, York, North Yorkshire – February 2014 (Revisit)
Briefly The abandoned Chocolate Works was the confectionery factory of Terry’s of York, England. Opened in 1926, it closed in 2005 with the loss of 300 jobs, with production moved to other Kraft Foods sites in mainland Europe.
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Urbex: Pitchfork Abbey aka The Sweat Shop, Somewhere, United Kingdom – February 2014
An abandoned convent somewhere in the United Kingdom. After receiving a tip off from a good friend that this place was once again open we made it priority number one to visit. After making our way in very early and passing time in the main chapel while the sun started to give us enough light to work with, we began to shoot for what was probably less than an hour before we were interrupted…
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Urbex: The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum – February 2014 (revisit 3)
A trip to the Abandoned St Johns Lunatic Asylum in Lincoln. This report includes photos of the previously inaccessible hospital nursery as well as some shots of the classic honeycomb corridors which sit above the main cells….
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Urbex: L’école FMP, France – January 2014
L’école FMP A rather large interesting abandoned school / college in the middle of a built up area in France. Some of the highlights were the lecture theatre and the vast corridors full of classrooms. No front externals for the moment but it was a pretty impressive building…
