Greetings OS, me again. Just got back from an ace tour with AndyK, Kriegaffe and a non-member. We also met up with Vals Darkroom for the weekend (Nice to meet you
:) ) We visited some sweet locations and although this one has been a bit trashed it's still a nice place with a fair bit to offer...
Been eyeing this place up for ages but is it's in the middle of town & even at stupid o'clock that area is still full of club goers trying to make their way home :zombie :zombie:zombie .... :sad: Anyway popped out to get some milk the other day & spotted a much easier way, knew that...
Hey again! Visited this one with Goldie, feel really lucky to have done it at this time because many people soon after found it sealed and completely inaccessible. Beauty of a place but at the same time a death trap.. Dry rot central!
Only certain areas i could get to to take photos for fear of...
This was a great fun place to explore, due to the nature of the place it's easy to turn into a big kid once inside. I visited at night with a couple of 28DL members juicerail and sentinel, we had a proper good giggle throughout and I promptly went back for some daytime shots on the roof the...
The La Scala was built in 1913 & was designed by Leonard Clegg,it was first used as a cinema but them days ended in 1957.
It was then used as a ballroom playing host to a number of bands who played there every other evening,one of the bands were The Beatles who played twice here in...
Great explore with SK, Lara, Troglodtye and Peach
After exploring some tunnels that would of took a match at one point to replicate a scene from backdraft ;) we decided to try a cinema, after enquiring with some car washing guys how much a mini valet was we decided the best way to approach...
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I believe this is up for demo.
2011:
So not having urbexed for MONTHS :-(, I got to do the Skyking, which is something I'd been meaning to do for a while. We had a guided tour round the place with a very knowledgeable man who has worked at Heyford for 36 years!
The Skyking was first...
Evening all,
A very brief stop in a small village in France. Not much here but the stairs.
Don't know anything about history but it was only a stop if we were close by.
The full set of photos below
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Back ground History,
The cinema first opened in 1937 as the Regal with 1,966 seats, and was renamed the ABC in 1961.
In 1966, the former stalls were converted into a supermarket, with the cinema occupying the original balcony area.
By 1980, there were three screens, with 300 seats in screen...
The Cinema-Theatre Varia was built in 1913.
Closed in 1986, the particular facade and roof structure were listed as historic monument in 1992. Renovation started end of 2004 but was recently cancelled by lack of funds.
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Explored this place (finally) tonight with Swamp_donkey. :thumb
This cinema has changed hands more times than my car! It started life as a Ritz Cinema in 1934, and was billed as "Kent's most luxurious cinema" with 1600 seats. It then become the Essoldo in 1954 and it was subsequently split...
Visited with my mate Nasher. After a recce with Maniac and Cave Zombie, i decided this must be done. Although was originally planned to go with Maniac, due to his busy lifestyle we couldn't fit it in.
A bit of history:
The derelict site on Mount Pleasant Road has stood abandoned since October...
probably one of the weirdest places ive explored as the heating and electric still runs as its connected to the bingo hall next door thanks to abandoned uk for the tour visited with 12 gauge as well. loads of little bits still around didnt have my eos with me on this one so pics are a bit poor...
Thought I'd post up photos from my visit here in April this year.
This location is very under-valued in my opinion, it is in fantastic condition inside and makes for a really interesting couple of hours explore. The building is pretty big inside, many offices and little back rooms to be found...