academy

History Constructed between 1874 and 1876, Wispers was designed by renowned architect Richard Norman Shaw for stockbroker Alexander Scrimgeour. In 1928, the estate was acquired by Mary Russell, Duchess of Bedford, a passionate aviator who added an eastern wing and built a hangar on the grounds...

Background History Auchinleck Academy was constructed in the early 1970s on a hilltop at the edge of the of small town of Auchinleck in East Ayrshire and opened on the 31st of March 1971. It provided secondary education for the towns and villages of Auchinleck, Muirkirk, Catrine, Drongan...

Maltby Academy Speedy posting as always but I was flicking through some pics & forgot how good this one was. Im sure you all know this place from a few years back, Not sure what the state of play is here now? Explored this with @HughieD back in the day which was great as I knew I could...

Explored with concreteJungle. It was as long ago as 2009 that I first visited Bradford with Little Mike to see what lay below the city following the course of the Bradford Beck. 14 years later it was largely the same which in many ways was a shame because one of the things that I recalled was...

THE HISTORY Greenmill Primary School was the main primary school of the small town of Cumnock in the deep dark depths of East Ayrshire. It also happened to be my former primary school so this was a very exciting explore for me and allowed me to share the spoken history of the building which...

HISTORY (SIMPLIFIED) The Palace Theatre, opened in 1898 in Plymouth, began as a grand music hall designed in the Flemish Renaissance style with an Art Nouveau interior. Shortly after, a fire damaged it, leading to a reopening in 1899 as the New Palace Theatre of Varieties with a plainer...

Teaming up once more with Nuboid we returned once more to that Mecca of drains Bradford . This was our 4th visit up here basically to finish up the main system . Our entry point was were we bailed out after doing the arches so please excuse me if the first pics are a bit of a repeat ...

A mid-century secondary school which began life as ‘Intake High School’ and went through the standard multiple name changes and mergers with neighbouring schools over the years, before becoming Outwood Academy Danum. This school was one of a pair - the other live buildings further up the road...

History The palace Theatre opened in 1898 as a music hall and was built in the Flemish Renaissance style, with the interior in an Art Nouveau style, with nautical features but was damaged by fire only three months after opening . The theatre was rebuilt after the fire and was re-opened on 22...

History This swimming pool in Govan was built in 1875 and was designed by Robert Baldie. it was attached and owned by the former Ballahouston academy primary school, The school itself next door has been converted into offices. The building is grade B designated so has survived demolition...

History The school was constructed in 1964 and was subsequently added to over the years with additional buildings, in 2011 St Peter's School merged with the nearby Berry Hill High School and management was passed from the local council to an Academy Trust. The two schools remained open until...

History: Used to be an old police academy, located in Borehamwood. The police academy closed almost 8 years ago (August 12 2013). Closed due to lack of reports or calls in the nearby area. Now the place is covered in graffiti and nature has taken over. Trip: Took a train from one of my...

History Maltby Grammar School is a stone built former secondary school which dates back to the 1930s. Known for its impressive clock tower, the school had a reputation for authoritarian discipline and conduct among its faculty. After years of unsatisfactory and inadequate Ofsted reviews, the...

'Maltby Grammar School was built in 1932 and includes a south-facing, twenty-bay, two-storey range with a near central entrance and clock tower. It is this range with its prominent clock tower which is the principal focus of architectural interest in the school.' The school became a sponsored...

This was mine and my son's first venture out exploring together. Looking for more places. I have to say it was getting dark and it was raining. The place spooked me out and I had a strange feeling about it. Maybe next time we'll go in the sunshine! Beautiful old structure though and great...