rotherham

The 12000 sq ft First Depot was built in 1982, housing 80 vehicles and employing 250 people. The site became too large for the operators requirements and was closed in 2017 with services being moved to other locations. According to the local rag where I stole that information from a planning...

The day after the 28dl meet myself, @Landie_Man and @TheTimeChamber (who by chance was staying in the same hotel as us) decided to do some local wanders. First up was William Rowland Metal Finishers which I might get a post up about at some point, after that Mr. Time Chamber departed as he had a...

1. The History Guest and Chrimes is a former brassworks in the centre of Rotherham, South Yorkshire. The former iron and brass foundry sits on the edge of the town centre, between Rotherham United’s £20m New York Stadium and the council's new offices on Main Street. The company itself was...

1. The History The Regal Cinema is located in the centre of Rotherham, South Yorkshire. It opened in December 1934. Owned by Thomas Wade Cinemas Ltd of Wrath-upon-Dearne. The first show to grace the 1,800 plus seater was “Girls Please” staring Leslie Howard. Designed by Hull-based architectural...

History From what i can find online this place closed its doors without notice in 2016 and has been closed ever since. Rotherham-based Brinsworth Training has ceased trading after experiencing falling revenues. A leading engineering and manufacturing training provider, its training premises...

While back in the UK recently to deal with a family matter, I spent some time rummaging through a few places to clear my mind. I suppose the fact I'd rather spend a day on my own in dirty derelict buildings than with people I don't see very often anymore says a lot about my character! There is...

It's been a while since I posted a blog here due to work committments and no play at all lately. This being an Easter weekend, I awarded myself some time off (I'm self employed) and took a tour around my local derelict buildings, what's left of them. Today's 2nd location was an abandoned...

1. The History The depot was built in 1982 on the site of the former Midland Ironworks on Midland Road. The site’s 17,000 square metre footprint depot consisted of maintenance and cleaning facilities, a large canteen and admin offices. At its peak level of utilisation, the depot was home to 230...

Didn't plan on heading North again until the Spring, but I heard this was wide open, so decided to make the trip... Found time 4 weeks later, and it had unfortunately been sealed back up tight... Well mostly ;) Doesn't appear that anybody has done a report on here before, so here goes! The...

A brief history - The Regal was opened in 1934, designed by Hull based architects "Messrs Blackmore & Sykes" who also designed the Carlton cinema in Hull, which explains the architectural similarities between the two buildings. Report on the Carlton in Hull here - Report - - Carlton Theatre -...

First time posting but have a few different reports I need to write up. Been exploring for a few months but this seemed a good one to start with as it’s certainly not what we expected to find within!! The cross keys used to be a pub and hotel and was a highly rated (according to reviews) pub but...

After heading up for a festive week in Scotland with the girlfriend I had this place in mind. The weather was atrocious though and I half wondered if to bother. But the rain cleared my end and the snow that end was starting to thaw and I had some time spare so I made the small diversion. Set in...

Had a tip of about this one from a kayaking friend and it was a very easy one to access popped out on motorbike the other week to do a scout and has been on my to do list since then returning again fully kitted up i was over the rather ornate cast railings and descended the giant steps to the...

More of a mini report on the Rotherham suite building which I haven't seen inside of online so thought I'd share my pictures of the building. I did explore the full grounds but I'm aware the pitch is still looked after and people have seen it before. I was surprised how good of condition the...

1. The History Not a great deal on this place out there. Lying three miles to the east of Rotherham town centre, the former school buildings were more recently used as the Council Training Centre. Prior to the fire it was empty and in a bit of a poor way and went up for auction with estate...