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History Mentmore Towers is a large Victorian country house located in the village of Mentmore, Buckinghamshire. It is a Grade I listed building and was constructed as a private residence rather than for any institutional or public purpose. The house sits on elevated ground overlooking the Vale...

the abandoned army headquarters in Aldershot, a grand red-brick and stone Victorian building dating back to 1895, still carries the imposing presence of its military past. Once the heart of command in the town, it has stood largely silent since the army moved out in 2014. On our visit, we...

The Marlborough Hotel in Felixstowe, built approx 1910, is a Victorian era hotel with a prime seafront location. Originally a row of houses with balconies, it was later converted into a hotel, eventually including the "Flying Boat Bar" and a function room. Abandoned since may 2020. Explore...

A stunningly located Victorian Brickworks on the coast of Anglesey Wales. Built to produce Fire Bricks of Quartzite which was found in quantity in the area and mined nearby. The quarries were linked to the mine and this included a crushing house, moulding shed, drying sheds, chimneys and kilns...

Explore - Been wanting to explore some sort of cinema for a while and after a few failed attempts in Liverpool thought I’d give this one a go. Never been happier to finally see the classic red pews. We could have spent longer inside as I believe the old school projector has been left behind but...

After doing some research, North Weald Redoubt seemed like a great first proper urbex explore. It looked easy enough to get to, had a mix of above-ground ruins and underground tunnels, and had plenty of history behind it. I knew there were already tons of reports on the place, but I figured I’d...

This is my first post here so any advice will be great. This was an old Victorian-age water pipe, that ran from the Thrybergh (From what I've read) Through Conisbrough, Edlington and possible to doncaster. This pipe section ran for approximately a Kilometre from Conisbrough to Edlington...

So I revisited this place very local to me, just to get myself back out there really after a few years away from the exploring scene. Climbing over the fence and making my way through the brambles, and finding the entrance again I soon felt like I'd never been away from it.... Bug certainly...

Bit random but I collect old bottles and love the blue ones so if anyone has any going for fairly cheap just send me a link.

Background History Ayr’s Station Hotel opened in 1886 and was built as part of a new main railway station for Ayr. It was designed by Andrew Galloway, chief engineer of the Glasgow and South Western Railway company, and was constructed in a French Renaissance style with a Scottish influence...

Background & History: The Halifax Swimming Pool building at Skircoat Road. Calderdale Council shut it down in 2021 due to severe structural deterioration. “This has resulted in a review being undertaken of all leisure facilities in Halifax to determine the most appropriate and cost effective...

This was a chance discovery whilst on holiday to Dorset earlier this year. I'd arranged to meet a friend at Portland and whilst parking up we came across this interesting bit of military heritage (hopefully this makes the cut above residential :rolleyes:). It was a pretty misty rainy day, but it...

Introduction I've got a soft spot for Victorian-style architecture, so I was keen to check out this local water tower. I originally thought I didn’t have any internal shots of this, but I found some rare photos on my phone that I took, so I put them through Lightroom and thought I’d write a...

Not sure how to posy this one but OK so doesn't have much history on it at the moment as this is still a massively on going dig with permission from local business owners ect So far we've uncovered bottles medicine bottles ornaments from what we can gather what stood was demolished just after...

1. The History This Victorian-era tunnel runs from Edlington near Doncaster towards Conisbrough and was apparently constructed by the mining conglomerates to house a water pipe that channelled drinking water to Conisbrough. In runs for 1290 yards (approximately 1.2km) underground before emerging...