ormskirk

We visited this place a couple of months ago but it was being posted everywhere so left it a couple of months. The tile room was the big attraction for most people but I quite liked the rest of the place, mainly the early morning lighting in the empty corridors and some of the odd staircases and...

HISTORY: Ormskirk Cottage Hospital or Ormskirk Dispensary was established in 1797. The Dispensary and Cottage Hospital opened in Hants Lane in 1896. An extension was built in 1928, by which time it was known as the Ormskirk General Hospital and Dispensary. It seems to have evolved into the...

Another repost due to website rebuild. Not a lot to this place but it is very photogenic on the outside. Sadly very stripped out and half converted on the inside. The Mission Room was opened in July 1896. Meetings were first held in a nearby cottage. The Mission was built to accommodate 140...

Opened in 1896 and operated under several names over the years; Ormskirk Dispensary & Cottage Hospital Ormskirk General Hospital Brandreth Hospital In the mid-90’s the hospital closed and became the Ormskirk campus of West Lancashire College, who moved out a few years ago leaving the site...

In terms of history, this place was opened in 1983 and closed in 2013 due to the business going under, fairly recently planning permission was granted to demolish the existing building and build a 3 bedroom house, it is now in the process of being demolished. Most of the interior, items and...

History - The court is a grade 11 listed building which opened in 1850. It served as both the magistrates court and the coroners court and also housed the local town constable. It closed down in 2016 and is due to be turned into an aparthotel. Explore - Visited this early last week as soon as...

The history The part grade 2 listed court first opened in the 1850’s before closing in 2016 due to cost cutting measures. The Police Court, the Monthly Sessions, the Brewster Sessions as well as the Magistrates Courts, brought all kinds of cases and people to the town. The Coroners Court was...

The firm, which dates back to 1902, has operated from the town of Ormskirk for over 100 years, announced plans to re-locate all operations from Ormskirk to other locations within the Archwood Group. The company’s plans included warehousing and distribution for flooring, transferring the groups...

I dont normally do night time explores even tho I love and enjoy walking around buildings and I love the history that follows and surrounds them but at the same time I like to document them with clear photographs and I wont use flash in a building it brings attention and also I dont like the...