manor

Another one from the road trip of derps, driving, farm shop lunches and Wendy's with @mookster in the old Astra a few weeks ago. This wonderfully decayed school has seen better days; but since it's been closed for 38 years it's no surprise! It's mostly natural decay as well and by God it...

ALDERMASTON MANOR — A PLACE OF HISTORY, SILENCE AND FADING PRESENCE There are houses that stand proudly through time, and there are houses that witness time itself. Aldermaston Manor belongs to the latter. Set into the rolling landscape of West Berkshire, on a plateau overlooking the Kennet...

Visited here in the early part of the year with my usual two mates. We were in the area after visiting the brewery in Burton, and MotionlessMike had suggested this place. It was in quite a beautiful setting, and we had a lovely stroll along the river to get too it. Sadly the manor house was...

If you’ve spent any time digging into the darker side of the modern-day institutional landscape, Taplow Manor needs no introduction. Hidden behind woodland on the edge of Maidenhead, this Grade II-listed manor house spent the last two decades operating as a specialist adolescent mental health...

Visited: 2025 Silwood Park is a name many explorers will recognise — a sprawling site with layers of academic history, military use, Victorian architecture and more recent scientific research. Hidden among the laboratories and accommodation blocks sits the old manor house, now long disused and...

This one is unusual in that is was originally both a corn mill and a sawmill. It’s a listed building : ‘Kirkton Manor Mill, late 18th or early 19th century. 3-storey rubble building on L plan with an additional bay. 2 pairs of stones are driven by an all-iron, 6-spoke, high-breast bucket...

Grayshott Manor Spa, once one of the UK’s leading health retreats, closed its doors permanently in December 2020. After more than 50 years of operation, the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic proved insurmountable. Repeated lockdowns, the uncertainty of future trade, and the sharp decline...

In 1885, Bergman-Österberg established the Hampstead Physical Training College and Gymnasium for women, against financial advice, at Broadhurst Gardens in South Hampstead, London. Her college was the first physical training college in England, one in which she admitted women only, as she felt...

closed permanently in December 2020 due to the financial impact of COVID-19. After over 50 years in operation, the uncertainty of future trade and repeated lockdowns made it impossible to continue. The site has since been put up for sale, with plans for redevelopment potentially on the horizon...

10 Bedroom Victorian Manor with 1 acre of grounds with a coach house residing in a residential area of South Manchester, currently been vacant for a number of years, has been had at by taggers, firebugs and probably numerous curious explorers. Upon arrival i was quick to notice the cctv turret...

The History: This location was originally built by two brothers in 1585 as a manor house, with residential use up until early the 1960s where it was purchased by two local business men and turned into an exclusive gentleman's dining/ gaming club, while also building a new office block alongside...

The History: This location was originally built by two brothers in 1585 as a manor house, with residential use up until early the 1960s where it was purchased by two local business men and turned into an exclusive gentleman's dining/ gaming club, while also building a new office block alongside...

Doveleys Manor, Staffordshire - November 2024 Doveleys Manor (originally ‘Dove Leys’) is situated between the East Staffordshire villages of Ellastone and Rocester next to the River Dove - hence the name I suppose! The manor as it stands today was mostly rebuilt in 1875 and was lived in by...

This will take some doing: Powys' infamous 'Red Dress Manor' to be redeveloped into homes

Intro Hi all, Thanks to previous reports on 28DL, I thought I'd check this one out and wasn't disappointed. I wont go into the history of Headley Court, @mookster has done a decent write up of that in his report so check that out if you'd like to know more... Visited with @Shlum Le Flame and...