library

Explored September 2022 The Burley Branch Library was open on Cardigan Road, Burley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, between 1926 and 2016. It was established on vacant industrial land adjacent to a printing works and railway depot by Leeds City Council, and was majority financed by Carnegie. It is...

We were exploring an abandoned convent in the south of England when we came across absolutely stunning library. Such a shame to see a magnificent place starting to fall apart.

The Burley Branch Library was open on Cardigan Road, Leeds between 1926 and 1927 It was established on vacant industrial land adjacent to a printing works and railway depot by and was majority financed by Carnegie It is built to a design by Gilbert Burdett Howcroft. The Council closed the...

visited with @GRONK @Shaun & @sam8327 access was a bit sketchy but well worth the effort, it's a shame seeing such a grand building deteriorating & being held by scaffolding. The building was designed by Thomas Shelmerdine & opened as a library in 1896, the library closed in 1999 & the...

This ones been on the radar for a while but after seeing a report from @GRONK I thought id finally give it ago, its in pretty bad condition now the water is getting in everywhere and its literally crumbling. I was shocked by the lack of vandalism despite the area it's located. Decent explore and...

May 2024 The Visit I went to this place with @stranton, @Shaun and @sam8327. I've had my eye on it for a while now, ever since my failed attempt a couple of years back. Once inside, we were surrounded by scaffolding and steel supports, the once grand library hall now on the verge of collapse...

Derby Central Library Clock Tower - June 2023 Derby is rather lacking in tall things compared to neighbouring cities such as Nottingham and Leicester. I think I'm correct that the cathedral is still actually the tallest structure in the city centre?? So when the former Central Library and its...

Thought I'd stick this mini-explore up as it's something different, but nothing particularly amazing. Also, the photos sadly suffered where I left my tripod behind to free up mobility, but I regret it looking back as the high ISO has absolutely mullered them. The History In 1895, a memorial...

Introduction Although visited and reported upon numerous times Everton library, in Everton, holds some rather interesting and unique architecture within. So one morning, of a day that would result in numerous visits to well known locations, we took a peek inside. A bit of history. Source...

This was one of the first buildings I noticed when setting out to explore Liverpool in 2017. However I soon found out it had been reported before in 2015, https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/everton-valley-library-23-august-2015.99316/, so I put it on the list of things to do eventually, and...

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...

CARNEGIE LIBRARY Shipley, England March 2020 HISTORY Carnegie Library, on the corner of Leeds Road and Carr Lane, was built in 1905 after Andrew Carnegie, a world famous industrialist and philanthropist, donated £3,000 through his Carnegie Trust for the opening of a new library...

Not much to see here I'm afraid... Built around the turn of the 20th C, and fairly Nouveau in style. Sadly it lacks the flamboyant tiling found in some of the big Manc libraries but had a few nice details in the way of glass and some lovely radiators. The fitted shelves were also very good...

The old library is a Victorian building dating from 1894, next to the former public swimming baths on Wellington Road. It is Grade II listed and closed in 1996. In the years since then it seems that several ventures to redevelop have failed so sadly it remains in a very neglected state. Much of...

This one is almost literally at the end of my street so I’ve been round a few times, on the last occasion to chase away some kids I saw climbing in with spray cans. It’s been in the same semi-stripped state for years and nothing much has happened until recently when all the cherry blossom trees...