The above ground part of an old slate mine. This one was quite deep but unfortunately totally flooded now. This one is in the centre of a small village so care needed to be taken not to bee seen.
There is also the administrative building but that one seems to get renovated,hence the new coat...
A small mini stonehenge . built in about 1850
its about 35 feet wide with upright pillars with iron fixings to hold it togeather
known localy as the temple
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Video report from Kentucky in the United States. This is an early 20th century stone house that was ironically purchased recently by a stone quarry company adjacent to the property. This house is quite rugged and I don't believe much could bring it down, they would have to bring out their...
A abandoned air craft shelter in west germany.
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I visited this place last year when I was trying to see as many asylums as possible before they were knocked down or converted.
I must have got to this one just in time, as last time I visited there were people living in it.
It was nice to see the building being put to good use and the...
This is a classic mooch from a little while back, only never got around to actually reporting it anywhere! This site is now completely redeveloped, so no chance of future explores unfortunately :(
HISTORY
Stone House Hospital, formerly the City of London Lunatic Asylum, was a hospital and...
Stone House Hospital, formerly the City of London Lunatic Asylum, was a hospital and former mental illness treatment facility in Stone, near Dartford, Kent, in the United Kingdom. As of November, 2007 the hospital has been closed, and bids have been taken for its redevelopment to house luxury...
Stone House Hospital, formerly the City of London Lunatic Asylum, was a hospital and former mental illness treatment facility in Stone, near Dartford, Kent
Stone House was originally constructed at a cost of £65,000 between 1862 and 1866 at the behest of the London Commissioners in Lunacy to...
Stone House Hospital, formerly the City of London Lunatic Asylum, was a hospital and former mental illness treatment facility in Stone, near Dartford, Kent
Stone House was originally constructed at a cost of £65,000 between 1862 and 1866 at the behest of the London Commissioners in Lunacy to...
Well we were very disappointed with this mine due to not having our 4gas meter..... all i will say is if you go in FFS take a meter 30 yards in we could not breath hardly and that was just walking, the mine had NO air flow at all..... time for the pics
first the beach with the fossils...
This was our second visit to this area, i have no history on this place all i can tell you is it is a stone quarry with 4 stone mines within the faces, there was a rail line within the quarry which went down hill to the railway for off loading there stone.
on with the pics.
2 of the ways in...
This was are second attempt at this place, :oops: After the weekend before we were caught by secca before making it in the building :( we gained entry this time and were fine for a few hours then bang all the contractors lighting come on and in walk secca, Time to do legs a memory i dont...
Haven't checked for history yet but we did bump into a 'yocal' who started laughing as i nearly threw r lass over a well trying to light up one of many openings we found all blocked by bloody concrete walls except this one....must go back and hunt them down as this place is steeped in history...
Stone House Hospital, formerly the City of London Lunatic Asylum, was a hospital and former mental illness treatment facility in Stone, near Dartford, Kent, in the United Kingdom. As of November, 2007 the hospital has been closed, and bids have been taken for its redevelopment to house luxury...
Visited here in early May with Frosty.
History 'borrowed' from wikipedia. . . .
This was quite an explore, as this building is not the easiest place to explore, but it was well worth it. :)
Before visiting the main Hospital building, we first found the boiler house.
And then found...