Nocton Hall - Feb 2016
This is my first post on here, been exploring for a while now, hope you enjoy. Here we have Nocton Hall, solo visit and was the last of 3 sites I visited that day. Looking at other posts I thought it...
View ArticleShirburn Lodge β Oxford β June 2016
The history I couldnβt find much history about this place but here is what I did find. Shirburn Lodge is a 7 bed detached house located near Christmas Common it was built in, 1730, for Joseph Collett...
View ArticleSilverlands Orphanage, Chertsey - May 2016
Silverlands: Growing Up at the Actors' Orphanage" By Judy Staber Prologue Imagine being just shy of four years old and left on the doorstep of a house bigger than any you had ever seen before: a...
View ArticleYoung Offenders Institute - Hull - May 2016
Another road trip out, we decided to go to Hull!! "Sutton Place was a reformatory prison for young offenders in the criminal justice system deemed to be dangerous to themselves or others. The facility...
View ArticleDaresbury Hall, Warrington - 2016
Another drop by while in the area, been to this place a few times, always found it very interesting because of it being part of the Zombie apocalypse game ZED so it was more interesting seeing the fake...
View ArticlePlough House Farm - May 2016
Breaking my first report cherry with this... As previous reports have suggested, being a residential explore there is not an awful lot of known history of the place but it's a house filled with...
View ArticleThamesmead Southmere Housing estate demolitiom, (Clockwork Orange film location)
This is my first post, so please be gentle with me. I think I understood all the rules, and I know you do not generally encourage posts on empty housing estates, but I feel the history behind...
View ArticleAlexander Court Care Home, Harrogate - July 2016
The History Formerly known as Waldern Heath, the 85-bed home lost its nursing registration in July 2014, after CQC took enforcement action due to the poor quality of treatment uncovered in an...
View ArticleHall Farm, Packington, Leicestershire - July 2016
"There has been a substantial farmhouse on the site for several centuries, although the current farmhouse is believe to have been constructed around 1850" - mattdonut There isn't much information...
View ArticleMaster Hosier's House, Leicester - July 2016
This one required an impressive wall climb but was worth it. A wonderful stack of 1960's newspapers lay in the cellar. History: A very important part of Leicester's history, hosiery has been made in...
View ArticleHouse in the fens, Cambridgeshire - July 2016
Driven past this place many a time and thought about seeing what was inside, well now I have. I don't think I've ever seen a report of this place, though I'm sure someone has visited it. Had a google...
View ArticleWinstanley Hall, Wigan - July 2016
Winstanley Hall βThe Visit First off, I'm sorry I haven't posted in a while. I've been going through a lot at home and work, and not had any time to explore. Finally went out for the first time in a...
View ArticleNew Barn Farm/ House of the Damned July '16... Belper, Derbyshire
β Hi Everyone, Thought I'd do a report on this infamous house. This place was not on my hit list, I went to see the Willington Cooling towers firstly and then Milford Mill. Time spare and so close it...
View Article'The Beeches' - Preston - July 2016
I can't find much history on this place. It appears that the Curwen Sisters owned it who were Sunday school teachers and children went there for bible classes. The building also apparently housed...
View ArticleHorncliffe Mansion, Edenfield - June 2016
Horncliffe Mansion I hopped on the tourbus and headed up towards Rawtenstall to visit this pretty ###### manor house. Whilst it's not in as bad a condition as people say, it's far beyond repair and...
View ArticleThe Bottlebank Mansion - Scottish Highlands - June 2016
What a superb, passing by, exploration this was. Nestled in the Scottish Highlands, this country house has had many guises, additions and functions over the years. Im not naming it as i wish to protect...
View ArticleFirbeck Hall, Rotherham - July 2016
After parking the car a nice walk and i was there, was amazed at just how far gone it has become. Had a good look round and spent 3hrs wondering round. There are some parts that are very dodgy in...
View ArticleOakwood house - Briton Ferry - July 2016
Hi all, first report so hopefully everything goes smoothly. I'm no photographer, just have a fancy phone camera and a love to explore... I have not been able to find out any history on this house. It...
View ArticleBank Hall, Chapel-en-le-Frith - July 2016
As derp-houses go, this one was something pretty nice. This was brought to our attention a while ago by darbians, and we totally pushed it to the side. Fast forward 3 years and we find ourselves...
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