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Witney Nunery

The nunery in witney has been abandoned for a long time and is a good mediumly sized location. The sight is hidden by trees and is next to Our Lady Of Lords Primary School which is separated by a tall...

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Grimethorpe Hall, S.Yorks, March 2017

1. The History Grimethorpe Hall is a Grade II double star listed building which was built in 1670 for a family home for Robert Seaton who had previously married Theodicia Adwick of Arksey the year...

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Retro House, Sheffield (April 2017)

Don't know anything about this place (hence the "codename") but I was told that a couple used to live there, the wife died around 20 years ago but the husband lived there until he died a few years...

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Plough House Farm, Worthen - October 2016

Our Visit Since we had some spare time on our hands, we decided to take a trip down to Shropshire to visit two locations that we had been looking into for a while. When we arrived at the site, access...

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Hoarders House, Midhopestones, Sheffield, April 2017

After a few warnings we may not get in here nevertheless we had a go and to our joy it was wide open but most of the remnants had been cleared out and burnt by the secca company watching it... ......

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Park Hill Sheffield April'17

Park hill flats has not had a post in a while so I will post the history History In the nineteenth century the Park Hill area was made up of old quarries, untidy waste ground, steep alleyways and some...

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Sussex Hotel Staff Quarters - Sussex - April 2017

This was a very lucky find that I stumbled upon when I saw something vaguely Derp looking on Maps. I was in the area so thought I'd have a nosey, but wasn't expecting anything. However it turned out to...

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The Andrew Gibson Memorial Home for Seaman’s Widows, Wallasey - January 2017

History “If nothing is done, Andrew Gibson House will continue to deteriorate and the character building which is an important part of the area’s history will be lost for future generations” (an...

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Eldon Grove, Liverpool - March 2016

The 90-year-old Grade II Listed building is the last remaining original style tenement building in the city. Eldon Grove was the first accommodation in the city to consist of blocks of balcony-accessed...

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ELDON GROVE TENEMENT-vauxhall feb 16

HISTORY-eldon grove is in the district of vauxhall which is part of liverpool , built in 1912 it was originally constructured as part of a LABOURERS VILLAGE and was officially opened by the countess of...

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Tinkers House-Walberswick November 2016

Tinkers House is situated on Tinkers Marsh, just North of the Village. Rumour have it that the gentleman who lived there was given sandwiches from the locals up until he was moved out. We first visited...

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Horncliffe Mansion, Edenfield, 8th January 2017

I know this one has been done to death, but this is only our second explore and we wanted an easy one. Horncliffe Mansion is a Grade II listed former mill owner’s house dating to the late 19th century....

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Berkyn Bull Manor 26/02/17

a brief history of berkyn manor from the website of the current farmers at the land http://www.jraynerandsonsltd.co.uk/page.php?p=berkynmanor 1458 John Berkyn died 1560 Nov 24th Will of Thomas...

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House Of The Damned - April 2017

So I went on an Easter Holiday with the family, only to discover that I was 8 miles away from the House of The Damned/New Barn Farm, so it was a sort of no-brainer to go and visit, as it had been on my...

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Game Keepers Cottage,Blenheim Estate,Cotswolds

Went for a walk around Blenheim grounds and came across a fenced off derelict cottage!. It would be rude to not have a look.

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-New Barn Farm - Belper - April 2017

So I went on an Easter Holiday with the family, only to discover that I was 8 miles away from the House of The Damned/New Barn Farm, so it was a sort of no-brainer to go and visit, as it had been on my...

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The AR house tal-y-Llyn Wales April 2017

This was another stop on the Wales tour we did with @GK_WAX and @Dangle_Angle and dylan.afrer the early start this was the first stop of the day where we met dylan. This big old house is in a amazing...

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Salhouse Hall, Norfolk - July 2012

Salhouse Hall was built around the mid 16th century although the first record of the hall being lived in was in 1712 by the Ward family. The Ward family owned the hall to 1955. This hall is Grade II...

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Dunalastair Castle - APR 2017

Backstory... Went to a museum in Perth, Scotland. They have a list of old castles. Dunalastair Castle was listed as 'Abandoned'. Challenge set... Here's a shot from the 50's (I think) when it was still...

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New Copford place, March 2017

Copford Place care home​ History Copford Place is a 18th century Grade II listed building in the village of Copford, situated just 5 miles away from colchester.It contains a chimneypiece dated 1698 and...

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