police station

History South Wales Police's station at Berw Road, Pontypridd opened in December 1985. The station had a custody suite, but it was replaced by newer facilities in Merthyr Tydfil and Bridgend in around 2015-16. The police station closed its doors in June 2026 with demolition said to be "weeks...

Morning. The Ladywood Police station in Birmingham, down near Broad Street / 5 ways has closed. Fences up around it. I have explored it twice but have nothing but an out of date camera phone so just passing on the lead. Access is plentiful. It is mostly empty and the copper wire boys have had...

March 2025 In March, beneath a dull grey Glasgow sky, I visited the District Courthouse with @Mr Budge. Once inside, it was immediately clear that the ground floor had been completely gutted. Rooms that once buzzed with life were now hollow shells—stripped of furniture, panelling, and any sign...

History That original police station was replaced in the 1970's (it was closed in 2017), but towards the end of its use; it seemed to keep strange opening hours for a police station in such a large town. No doubt many a person rolled up there, only to find it closed! Pics are shitty phone...

Tamworth Police Station, Staffordshire - December 2024 This police station along Spinning School Lane in Tamworth was officially opened on 2nd of July 1975 by Princess Margaret and became redundant in May 2019 when the police moved into modern premises already occupied by the local fire and...

Not posted for a while so will share a few over the next few weeks. History Building work on the station was completed in 1971. As well as providing local services, the station was used as an interrogation centre for prisoners suspected of terrorism. Underneath the station were sixteen cells...

The other day I tried getting in but it was unsuccessful. Did anyone manage to get in this week?

Cotton Lane Police Station, Derby - January 2024 Cotton Lane Police Station was built in the late 70s after the wholesale demolition of swathes of Victorian terraced houses in the area (former Graham Street / Russell Street). The station was the base for Operational Response, Local Policing...

Good evening everybody. I visited here with @blueprint507 and it's been my first explore in a while. Good to get to a new place and meet a fellow explorer. As you can see from the photos the place has deteriorated more over time.... Nottingham Guildhall was built in 1887 to 1888 to...

THE HISTORY Nottingham Guildhall was built in 1887 to 1888 to replace the previous Nottingham Guild Hall on Weekday Cross. Following a competition with Alfred Waterhouse as the judge, the French Renaissance Revival design by the architects Thomas Verity and George Henry Hunt was chosen...

(My first report so it may not be the best, but fuck it) History: This building was the town's main station, right up until late 2019 when it suffered a large arson attack. The fire spread from the downstairs admin room through to the majority of the right side of the building (as discovered on...

We saw this place pop up on here and had to have a look as it's not that far from us. Designed and built by architect by Roger Booth in 1968 in the brutalist style this police station opened for use on 19 February 1971. It was the third Blackpool police station and Divisional Headquarters, the...

Kettering Police Station I dont think this has been covered before, prob because its a bit empty & crap really but as Corby was done recently here Report - - Corby Police Station, April 2023 | Other Sites this is its local counterpart. I couldnt get in the court here but cant imagine that...

BRIEF HISTORY Bonny Street police station was built by Roger Booth in 1968. The last bespoke police station to be designed was Chorley in 1967, accompanied by a magistrate’s court, this station building was almost replicated at Bury and the court informed a very similar construction in Leyland...

Corby Police Station and Magistrates Courts Intro A few years back, in 2016, a list came to light outlining all of the planned courthouse closures across the UK and with many of these 86 closures already being accounted for. Corby and a few other East-Midland and Anglian examples remained the...