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  1. T_Explorer

    Report - Sandhar & Kang - SK Building/George J. Mason Grocers in Birmingham (May 2024)

    Hello, Everybody... I have recently explored the Sandhar & Kang (SK Building), and I was able to document my exploration. The Brief History Sandhar and Kang 'SK Building formerly George J. Mason LTD. Grocers. This building was originally used as the headquarters for the grocery stores owned...
  2. T_Explorer

    Report - Methodist Central Hall/Que Club in Birmingham (1/5/2024 - 2/5/2024)

    Hello, Everybody... I have recently explored the Methodist Central Hall/Que Club, and I was able to take pictures and shoot footage the next day. The Brief History Methodist Central Hall in Birmingham was built 1903–1904. Seating in the main hall for 2,000 worshippers, and more than 30 other...
  3. tobytron

    Report - Methodist church central hall - Birmingham - March/24

    This place has been featured on this site multiple times before but the latest report I can find on it was in 2018. I thought I would give it a write up despite my sub-par camera as an update as the building has undergone some changes in the last 6 years. History (Shameless wikipedia copy...
  4. GRONK

    Report - Northbound Tower, Hilton Park Services, M6 - January 2024

    January 2024 The Visit Following my successful visit to Forton Services back in November, I felt the time had come to have another crack at the beauty that is the Hilton Park Tower. Just as I had been doing with Forton, every time I passed the services I would pull in for a quick look at the...
  5. Lotusisok

    Report - Five Ways Tower, Birmingham - May 2023

    19/05/23 Five Ways Tower in Birmingham is a 23 floor abandoned office building that closed down due to sick building syndrome in 2005. More information in my previous threads, this is a sort of update about the building. My past few visits to the tower have been filled with great effort...
  6. Lotusisok

    Report - Argyle Works, Birmingham - April 2023

    (as of 29/04/23) Argyle Works in Birmingham is an abandoned 19th century factory. There isn't an awful lot I could find about its history sadly. I'm sure there's a lot behind this place. The access for this place is fairly obvious and if you're on the larger side you may have a very tight...
  7. Lotusisok

    Report - The Royalty Cinema Birmingham - April 2023

    (as of 16/04/23) The Royalty Cinema in Birmingham is an abandoned and collapsed cinema in Harborne Birmingham. Originally opened in 1930, the cinema closed in 1963 before it reopened as a bingo club in 2010, where it remained open until 2012. The building suffered a minor fire in 2017, and a...
  8. forgottentourists

    Report - 103 Colmore Row - Rooftop, 2015.

    Colmore Row Rooftop, 2015 Birmingham’s highest office building. 103 Colmore Row, formerly known as National Westminster House, was a building on Colmore Row, Birmingham, England. The original building was designed by John Madin and was completed in October 1975 as offices and a banking hall for...
  9. forgottentourists

    Report - Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, Derby - April 2014

    A visit we made to Derbyshires Royal Infirmary a while back in mid 2014, we was escorted off by security after a good few hours inside. The Derbyshire Royal Infirmary was a hospital in Derby that was managed by the Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Following the transfer of...
  10. forgottentourists

    Report - Waterstones, Birmingham. 2014

    Waterstones, Birmingham. In 2014 we gained access to the roof of Waterstones in Birmingham city centre. Art-Deco architecture became popular in the design of cinemas, however, it was not so widespread in other buildings and its use was very limited in Birmingham. In 1933, the new Kent Street...
  11. Flanders

    Report - Bagot Arms 15/08/20

    I was on my way to see a lady about some ornaments I was collecting when I was at the bus stop over the road waiting to change buses to get over to hers. Fortunately she was real diamond and didn't mind me going later than planed. I have drank in this pub before but I don't usually go down that...
  12. Pixels

    Report - Bellfield House, Birmingham - May 2017

    Having grown up in this area I was keen to get up on the flats to see the estate from above - I was able to see two of my old houses, as well as the Birmingham skyline further on in the distance. This was just a quick visit to end a good day of exploring with @plod and @jellyfish. Bellfield...
  13. Yoshimitsu93

    Report - New Hawne Colliery - Halesowen - Feb 2020

    This is only our second thread (myself & @Narg1992). We thought we may as well post while we are in lockdown due to the amount of photos we have lying around! So as we are local to Halesowen we thought we might as well check out the New Hawne Colliery. Unfortunately we dont have much history on...
  14. Yoshimitsu93

    Report - Selly Oak Hospital & Library, Birmingham - Jan 2020

    Hey, this is our first explore.. go easy on us! Any feedback appreciated! So we decided to check out Selly Oak’s infamous abandoned hospital, (Me and @Narg1992). A lot of this site has been knocked down over time and has now become a thriving housing estate.. which obviously causes some...
  15. M

    Report - River Rea - Birmingham - March 2020

    My first UK explore after moving here a year ago, happy to be here, lots of exciting places to explore. I've done a lot of urbexing in the past, but this is my first time in the UK! Sorry about the bad oversaturated quality, we kind of just stumbled upon an access route and didn't initially...
  16. Mr Sam

    Report - Longbridge Tunnels - Birmingham - December '15

    I think nearly everyone and his doggo went here so i never posted a report at the time. The first 2 shots are of the last Mini to leave Longbridge which I'm sure some of you photographed in situ about a decade before. https://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_sam/albums/72157713876836322
  17. Seffy

    Report - The Majestic Cinema, Cradley Heath, Birmingham - Oct 2018

    The Majestic Cinema, Cradley Heath Another from the archives. Visited with @WhoDaresWins and Callum who has been inactive for so long his account has gone. After a long day looking at a few bits around Birmingham, and failing at every single one, we were getting a bit low on morale. This was...
  18. Mr Sam

    Report - Guest Hospital - Dudley - November '15

    These pictures date from late 2015 and I would assume its all gone now as demolition machines were ready and waiting, seems we got here just in time. https://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_sam/albums/72157661698783882 The original buildings were constructed in 1849 by the Earl of Dudley to...
  19. E

    Report - Five ways tower, Birmingham - April 2019

    Five ways tower used to be an old office block in central Birmingham, by the five ways round about. The 23 storey building was completed in 1979 however it was abandoned when a large amount of the workers kept on falling ill. Known as sick building syndrome this is caused by poor ventilation and...
  20. salinium

    General - Big structure SENNELY BIRMINGHAM

    There is a big structure in sennelys Park just over the bridge and beside the swings, it's hidden behind the trees but it's a big abandoned building, I saw it two years ago and forgotten about but my dad recently reminded me it was there, it's boarded up but I didn't take that good of a look at...
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