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"When there’s enough left in a building from its past use, I can definitely get a sense of the people that used the building, how they went about their work or their lives in these spaces… you can almost see workers going by and parishioners going down an aisle. You really get that sense." 
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St Michael on the Mount Without Church
September 2016

This church has been derelict since 1999 and still has a very intact interior adorned with plaques and memorials. Chief of which is a memorial to all the fallen 6th Battalion Gloucestershire regiment that fought during WW1. My Great Great Uncle served and died in this battalion and this plaque has his name on it. 

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Lloyds Bank - Bristol
March 2016

This spectacular grade II listed bank closed in 2014. Styled on a library in Venice in the 1840's it's decor and attention to detail, particularly in the banking hall, is stunningly beautiful. The maze of vaults were still intact and contacted many vault doors as well as safes. A great place to explore. 

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Salston Manor Hotel
January 2016

This large manor house was last used as hotel which huge rooms. However, since closing in 2008 it has suffered from disrepair and neglect. There are plans to convert this into a care home. Whether this happens is yet to be seen.

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Abandoned Farmhouse - Bristol
November 2015

A rather interesting and charming little farmhouse in Bristol. Complete with rusting cars, tractors and other machinery scattered around. Looks to of been abandoned for several decades. 

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Coal Exchange - Cardiff
July 2015

A building steeped in history. In 1904 it was the site of the first ever £1,000,000 business transaction. The trading floor still exists adorned with its original and beautiful wood paneling and fittings. 

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Birmingham Central Library
March 2015

Situated in the centre of Birmingham is this huge Brutalist type building that remains derelict and without books since the £189 million Library of Birmingham was built to replace it. 

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Hampton House
February 2015

This is a beautiful abandoned country house in Malvern. Most of it's original details have unfortunately been removed however.

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North Leamington High School
January 2015

This place really took me back to my years in high school. The gym and science rooms were the best part of this fun explore.

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Silverlands Orphanage
November 2014

Located in Chertsey lies this stunning Grade II listed building. With such beautiful interior decor this place was incredible to photograph.

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Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
October 2014

28 years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster the towns and cities that lie with the exclusion zone lie abandoned and disused. It resembles a post-apolocaytpic scene in which nature has begun to reclaim everything in it's path. I have wanted to take a trip here for years and had the opportunity, with some good friends, to do so. I absolutely loved every minute of it. Truly remarkable to see.

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Ingelbourne Manor - Malmesbury
October 2014

A huge mansion in Wiltshire that boasts ornate rooms with some incorporating hidden doors. It was once used as a school but now lies empty.

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The Hobbit House
October 2014

A very peculiar building that looks just like something out of the Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit. Built by a farmer for his sheep but he got a little bit carried away. It's very charming and totally unique.

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Farnham Police Station
October 2014

A recently closed down police station that was pretty interesting to wander around.

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Prinknash Abbey
September 2014

Situated near Gloucestershire lies this huge abbey that contains some stunning details, particularly the stained glass walls in the chapel area.

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New Bridewell police station
June 2014

This building has always been regarded as a bit of an eyesore. An eight storey police station that, for the most part, resembles more of an office block. No holding cells unfortunately. The basement was full of equipment that was still running. A fun place to explore.

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The Abbey School Tewkesbury
May and August 2014

Visited on two occasions. This is a really nice school that closed down in 2006. Some very nice details inside and out.

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Crookham Court Manor/School
August 2013

An incredible abandoned manor house turned boarding school with an unfortunate past.

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St Joseph's Missionary College
August 2013

Located in Mill Hill, North London, is this incredible missionary college still stands with an incredibly beautiful chapel.

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Home Farm & Farmhouse
January 2012

Located in Minley, Hampshire, this is Home farm which was formerly Minley Manor estate’s model farm. This was quite a strange explore as there were toys and children's wallpaper on some of the walls.

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  • Asylums & Hospitals
    • Barrow Gurney Hospital
    • Brecon and Radnor Asylum - Talgarth
    • Cane Hill Asylum
    • Frenchay Hospital
    • Frenchay Hospital Mortuary
    • High Royds Asylum
    • Severalls Mental Hospital
    • Standish Hospital
    • St Cadoc's Hospital
    • St Clements Psychiatric Hospital - East London
    • Vagrant Cells - Melton Mowbray
  • High Stuff
    • Aldgate Tower Crane - London
    • Bayscape Tower Crane - Cardiff
    • Canons Marsh Crane - Bristol
    • Froomsgate House - Bristol
    • Newport Transporter Bridge
    • No. 3 Gasometer - Bath
    • No. 7 Gas Holder - Battersea
    • Simplyhealth Offices Crane - Bristol
    • Tees Transporter Bridge
    • The Forth Bridge
    • Warrington Transporter Bridge
  • Industrial
    • A Bond Tobacco Warehouse
    • Battersea Power Station
    • Celuan Wool Mill - Talybont
    • Coryton Refinery Power Station
    • CWM Coke Works
    • Ford Grain Silo - Avonmouth
    • Gloster Aircraft Company - Bentham Works
    • Granary No. 5 - Avonmouth
    • Healings Mill - Tewkesbury
    • Intier Automotive - Bristol
    • Lafarge Cement Works - Westbury
    • Leri Tweed Mill - Talybont
    • Longfords Mill - Stroud
    • Lostock Power Station
    • Mckechnie Brass - Aldridge
    • Morlands Tannery - Glastonbury
    • NGTE Pyestock
    • NT Frost Electroplating
    • Penallta Colliery
    • Pine End Works
    • Sharpness Grain Silo
    • Spillers Millennium Mills
    • Spillers Silo - Avonmouth
    • Spondon H Power Station
    • Tone Mills
    • Tower Colliery
    • Vencel Resil
    • Wansbrough Paper Mill
    • Welton Bibby and Baron - Midsomer Norton
  • Leisure
    • Birmingham Central Library
    • Bristol Ice Rink
    • Bristol North Baths
    • Odeon Cinema - Portsmouth
    • Oriental City
    • The Broadway Cinema - Bristol
    • The Palladium Cinema - Midsomer Norton
  • Military
    • Avro Shackleton MR3
    • Bletchley Park - G Block
    • Farleigh Down Tunnel
    • Hallen ROC Post
    • RAF Greenham Common (GAMA)
    • Royal Military Academy Woolwich
    • Wentworth D-Day Control Bunker
  • Underground
    • Bethel Quarry
    • Coulsdon Deep Shelter
    • Dreadnaught (Malago Stormwater Interceptor)
    • Finsbury Park Reservoir
    • Kingsway Telephone Exchange
    • Oslo Nuclear Fallout Shelters
  • Other
    • Abandoned Farmhouse - Bristol
    • Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
    • Coal Exchange - Cardiff
    • Crookham Court Manor/School
    • Farnham Police Station
    • Hampton House
    • Home Farm & Farmhouse
    • Ingelbourne Manor - Malmesbury
    • Lloyds Bank - Bristol
    • New Bridewell Police Station
    • North Leamington High School
    • Prinknash Abbey
    • Salston Manor Hotel
    • Silverlands Orphanage
    • St Joseph's Missionary College
    • St Michael on the Mount Without Church
    • The Abbey School Tewkesbury
    • The Hobbit House
  • Links