The court is a grade 2 listed building which opened in 1850. It served as the magistrates and coroners court and housed the local constable. It closed in 2016 and is currently being converted into a hotel. The owner's instagram page shows lots of lovely photos, but having been there I think those must be computer generated images or photos of other places they want it to look like. Because we could see through the windows and it was mostly bare or busted.
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We were hoping for a good explore based on previous reports such as:
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But on arriving it was clear they had already done a lot of demolition. After a wall jump and brick-pile scramble we got super happy on finding the back door completely open! Then angry at being so horribly tricked by what was behind the unlocked door. The only other easy access was round the side, but again - it looked like an open window but isn't. It's sheet metal. The inside still looked very explorable and there were some high access points for the more adventurous of you. We don't do those. No idea if the jail cells are still intact. But you don't have long for this one I think.
Here is what Google maps are showing. Doesn't look like that at all just now:
Here is the few photos we took trying to get in just so you can see how much has already been done:
You know that moment when you think you've just found an easy way in? Lasted about 1.5 seconds.
The "Standards of Imperial Measurement" plaque was still on the side of the building. These would be near courthouses and places of trade so people could check the trader was using a proper measuring stick if they thought they were being cheated. Or for traders to create a new measuring stick if they needed one. "The inch, foot and yard are defined at 62 degrees Fahrenheit."
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We were hoping for a good explore based on previous reports such as:
Report - - Ormskirk Magistrates Court - Ormskirk - November 2020 | Other Sites
History - The court is a grade 11 listed building which opened in 1850. It served as both the magistrates court and the coroners court and also housed the local town constable. It closed down in 2016 and is due to be turned into an aparthotel. Explore - Visited this early last week as soon as...
www.28dayslater.co.uk
But on arriving it was clear they had already done a lot of demolition. After a wall jump and brick-pile scramble we got super happy on finding the back door completely open! Then angry at being so horribly tricked by what was behind the unlocked door. The only other easy access was round the side, but again - it looked like an open window but isn't. It's sheet metal. The inside still looked very explorable and there were some high access points for the more adventurous of you. We don't do those. No idea if the jail cells are still intact. But you don't have long for this one I think.
Here is what Google maps are showing. Doesn't look like that at all just now:
Here is the few photos we took trying to get in just so you can see how much has already been done:
You know that moment when you think you've just found an easy way in? Lasted about 1.5 seconds.
The "Standards of Imperial Measurement" plaque was still on the side of the building. These would be near courthouses and places of trade so people could check the trader was using a proper measuring stick if they thought they were being cheated. Or for traders to create a new measuring stick if they needed one. "The inch, foot and yard are defined at 62 degrees Fahrenheit."
