balrossie

Hello, Everybody. I hope you are all well... The last week I explored an abandoned orphanage/school. Here is the history... Built as an orphanage between 1898 - 1899. The orphanage was designed to house 82 boys and 32 girls. The principle building contained accommodation for 50 boys in the...

The History: Dating from 1899, Balrossie School was originally an orphanage which was commissioned by the Sailors Orphans Society of Scotland for the children of deceased sailors. In 1931 the section of the home reserved for boys was closed, as relatives of the boys who had previously not wanted...

This is my first report so feel free to let me know if there is anything I can improve on and I’ll take it on board. The Sailors' Orphan Society of Scotland was established in 1889 by three of Glasgow's leading shipowners: Richard Hubbard Hunter, Alexander Allan and George Smith. Its object...

really enjoyed this explore, the building is in a really bad way with the staircases collapsing and pulling the exterior walls with them. Sad-fully there has been plenty of fires set here and has completely destroyed everything. for more pictures of this explore and others feel free to check our...

Visited with Scattergun, Stussy and jfr420. Balrossie School was originally built as an orphanage by The Sailors Orphans Society of Scotland. It was designed by Glasgow Architect, David Barclay and built in 1898-1899. Money to build the orphanage was raised by various donors and was...