houghton grange

In 2016 I made a couple of visits to the well known, well trodden and often photographed former poultry research facility at Houghton Grange in Cambridgeshire. The place and history has been so well gone over time and again I'll keep it brief - the original manor house, Houghton Grange, was...

Lab X Wing 5 is the notorious "Laboratory X" located on the Houghton Grange site. This lab would have seen some of the more live experiments carried out of the poultry stock. The curved Perspex windows peering into the almost operating theater like rooms would allow the observer to view the...

Normally I only really post places once they're gone but I'd though I'd post this one now. Houghton Poultry Research Station can be called one of those "Old School" explores, since it had fully closed almost 30 years ago. The site itself was operated by the pilbright institute until it's...

When I started Urban Exploring almost 2 to 3 years ago this was the first ever site I ventured inside. This site was also one of the reasons I met someone who would become the person I'd explore with from then on. Anyway, enough personal stuff and now to the actual site. The site closed in 1992...

Second of three sites on another amusing day out with KM Punk & Frizman, including a fun afternoon around Upwood’s famous tanks. This site has been off the radar for a few years, but has not been developed as yet. The site is huge (100 acres), and has over 70 buildings. The main building was...