Parkside Hotel, Pontefract-May 2015

[Jamie_P]

History;

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The Parkside Hotel is situated directly opposite to the Pontefract Park Racecourse. The hotel is built on a site that was originally the Parkside farm and dates back nearly 200 years. The original farm house buildings still remain as an incorporated part of the hotel. The Parkside Hotel was shut down in September 2009 following a period of decline from 2006 when apparently its ownership changed hands and was ran on a leased basis. On the 8th January 2012 however there was a big fire in the larger two storey area of the hotel that lead to this area being totally destroyed leaving just the first floor shell intact.

Explore;

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I went to check this place out as a solo explore since it's close to home. There's not much left of this place, just needles and burnt out rooms, a few beds for the homeless. If it wasn't in bad enough condition when i left to make it worse, a few hours after I left it got set on fire again. All in all this is the hotel of derps.

However, on with the photos;

Wreck.

Last orders.

Banksy?

Follow the light.

History, that is now history.

Looking out a dirty old window

Time for a brew.

Cheers for reading!

-JP

 

[Hydro]

Looking good mate

From what i can gather when i was looking into it and judging by the reviews it looks a lot like it did when it was open, maybe even a little cleaner.

Hope you wore a FFFP3 mask in there as its like wading through asbestos in parts.

Nice to see another report from you, keep em coming :lol:

 

[skeleton key]

One of those that's pretty well trashed but always good to see when a locations work well and you come away with some nice shots.

Cool write up as well Jamie

 

[Jamie_P]

Looking good mate From what i can gather when i was looking into it and judging by the reviews it looks a lot like it did when it was open, maybe even a little cleaner.

Hope you wore a FFFP3 mask in there as its like wading through asbestos in parts.

Nice to see another report from you, keep em coming :lol:

Probably.

Cheers man, maybe not fffp3 but it'll be close enough

 

[Jamie_P]

One of those that's pretty well trashed but always good to see when a locations work well and you come away with some nice shots.Cool write up as well Jamie

Sometimes it's the trash that makes the photo.

Cheers SK!

 

[skeleton key]

Thats true enough

 

[Hydro]

Forgot to mention... Liking the macro on the last shot. Very nice

 

[Jamie_P]

Forgot to mention... Liking the macro on the last shot. Very nice

No macro was used in the process of that image, but thankyou anyway

 

[-Raz-]

Nice report went in here years ago and bumped into some metal fairies should of seen them leg it when we said the police were outside!! :mrgreen:

 

[Jamie_P]

Nice report went in here years ago and bumped into some metal fairies should of seen them leg it when we said the police were outside!! :mrgreen:

Cheers man, yeah when I was there I wasn't alone hahah. Pontefract for you.

 

[Hydro]

No macro was used in the process of that image, but thankyou anyway

Oh whatever :Weapon2:

 

[hamtagger]

Really like those detail shots, especially the mug one at the end. Cheers for postin

 

[Jamie_P]

Really like those detail shots, especially the mug one at the end. Cheers for postin

Cheers HT!

 

[Bonesout]

That's had a tough life. Hope you didn't waste to much time gaining entry ;-)

Captured that one well.... I'm feeling the mood in there.