I visited this site back in 2010 with a whole group of friends on boxing day, I dont know much history on the place to be honest, other than it used to be some sort of eye clinic. When we visited there were signs of drug addicts using the building, neddles everywhere so we had to watch our...
Some history,
Stones brewery (William Stones Ltd) was a regional brewery founded in 1868 by William Stones in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England and purchased by Bass Breweryin 1968. After its closure in 1999 its major brand, Stones Bitter, has continued to be produced by the Molson...
Brief History,
The Vicar of Bramham, the Rev. Robert Bownas, built Bramham House in 1806. In 1814 it was sold and the new owner gave the house to his son as a wedding present, in 1856 it was again sold to clear up large debts. For the next 70 years it had numerous owners.
In 1947 West Riding...
Bit of history on the asylum.
Derby's first lunatic asylum was the privately-run Green Hill House (at Green Hill, where the Hippodrome would later stand) and was run by a Dr Brigstockes. Although it appears to have been running for several years prior, it is recorded that there were 32 patients...
Out and about looking for derps, drove past this interesting place by the roadside, turns out the cottage was lasted used as an office for a small firm.
Quite shit, but hey worth a couple pics :thumb
Not the best, but far from the worst I've done, still another one ticked off the...
So after a night in a Stoke Hotel, the car was thankfully still there... Me and Ben went on our way to the next site. I hadn’t actually heard of this one but instantly recognised it when I looked UP! I’d been wondering where that photo had been taken!
The lovely but derped admin block is...
Visited this site with OliverGT - big thanks to him for getting in contact with me.
This was my second attempt, but first successful visit. What an amazing place, I am so glad I've seen it. Pictures just don't do it justice.
Access was fun, and once you're in there are lots of holes to fall...
Located at Langdon Hole, in East Langdon, lays an air raid shelter deep underground. I can’t find too much information on this place but it is believed it was formerly known as Dumpy ‘B’ and used as a communications shelter during WW2. Also located in Dover was Longhill shelter which was...
One of the largest hosts to the development and testing of gas turbine engines, Pyestock stands proud for over 50 years in Surry in the UK. Pyestock had a huge part to play in the jet age through designing, testing and carrying out experimentation on Concord engines, Royal navy gas turbines and...
I first did this with obscurity about a year ago and decided i was never going to go back!! but....... i forgot my camera so i had to :rolleyes: !!
Visited again a little while back with frosty. After rigging up the abseiling equipment and checking our gear, making sure i had my camera, we...
Visited this with the permission of the local RAYNET group who are based in this AAOR.
Had a guided tour and a few sneaky looks around whilst our guide was getting different keys.
With me on this visit was Hood_mad.
Built in the 1950s as were many others, the roof has been re-covered as it...
Another successful trip, another means of access, another huge section of mine explored. Unfortunately I didn't bring the big torch, so we weren't able to get the best pics but will post anyway.
Middleton mine stretches for over 20 miles, with insane roof heights and passages that stretch off...
Big shout out to Oxygen Thief for not getting us lost (y) , Jesus for driving, Maniac for the tripod :p and everyone else who made it, special shout out to Tommo for making it through that gap!!
History - http://www.mineexplorer.org.uk/boxmine.htm
On with the pics, I'm sure others will add...
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...
Myself and Jesus out on a nice countryside wonder to do a recce on this industrial beauty. Will head back very soon. Expect a BIG report ;)
For now, have some arty farty photos :D
Hope you like 8-)
whent for a drive a while ago cant really say were this place was as i was lost when i found it coudnt find a way into the pub but the out buildings were trashed could see them looked like it had been shut dwn for a long time the main pub looks to be a wonderfull building
the upper and lower oil mills are a horse shoue shape and have had many usages built before 19th century they were used to store oil in and as air rade shelters in the war this report is for both upper and lower as i took so many pictures i cant differetiate between them
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heres my pictures from my trip to shorn mead fort great explore and found the tunnels underneath but due to water level being to high had to stop part way!
i love this grafiti i no its sad
this guys dancing lol
some more great grafiti
these are the tunnels i...
some more pics of myn and solarpowered trip to dover heres one of the plotting rooms in dover was amazed at the ventalation machinery still being inside.
heres lots of pictures of the machiney
the filter equipment still in good nick