village

I haven't posted on here for so long that I verify my email address! I hope that this is up to 28DL standards! History: Bangour Village Hospital is a unique remaining example of a psychiatric hospital built in the village style – a revolutionary design for the late 19th century. In 1897...

Garage pour anciens Tucked away is a Normandy village lies a non descript "shed" with probably the oldest motorised vehicles Iv explored. In full cringe mode Im reluctant to use the term "frozen in time" but well... genuinely looks like the owners have just walked out! I dont have any...

In a small spa village in the French countryside, there are thermal baths dating back to Roman times. The facility closed a few years ago for no apparent reason; all the beautiful furnishings were sold at auction, but for now, there are no plans to reopen it in the coming years.

Église Saint-Georges Popped in this lovely little church on a recent solo jaunt overseas. Nestled in a sleepy village its a beautiful place but has been appearing a lot on the net & is far too easy to find. Fortunately the nature of the village means most people respect this location...

This might be somewhat skirting the borderline of the 'no residentials' rule however it's a setup much like the very well known General Store in Banham which has been posted a lot previously. Manor Farm in Magor, South Wales comprises of a partially surviving 15th Century house, incorporated...

1. The History Tai O is a fishing town, located on western side of Lantau Island in Hong Kong, The traditional stilted fishing village is one of five major areas of settlement on the island and takes its name from the Chinese for “large inlet”, and is located predominantly on the banks of the...

I was recently in the remote wilds of Herefordshire with @CookieRaider photographing a barn find car collection which is going under the auction hammer today (June 28th), and remembered there was an old school in a nearby village, so once we were done poking around the various cars and other...

Derwent Village Tonight I bring you essentially a big pile of rocks! Derwent was a village 'drowned' in 1944 when the Ladybower Reservoir in Derbyshire, England was created. The village of Ashopton, Derwent Woodlands church, and Derwent Hall were also 'drowned' in the construction of the...

In a small Bulgarian mountain village with almost 180 inhabitants, we happened to discover the small school on the side of the road. Of course we stopped and found the main entrance open.

History Founded in the early 1920s to provide a holiday camp for the children of workers in the South Wales Coalfield, getting them away from the industrial grime of the valley towns. The site included various sporting and leisure facilities as well as a church and a war memorial commemerating...

After reading @GRONK report on this place a few weeks back i decided it was definitely worth a look. Brief History Founded in 1858 by Robert Cain, a self-made man who rose from a cabin boy to a successful brewery owner, Cain's Brewery quickly established itself as a cornerstone of Liverpool's...

1. The History Located on the third largest island of Hong Kong, Lamma Island, Luk Chau Tsuen fishing village can be found on the north-east coast. “Luk Chau” literally means “deer islet,” as apparently the village was rumoured to be home to barking deer. It is access by speedboat from Aberdeen...

1. The History Perched on 2,000 foot cliff overlooking the Bianco River valley, Romagnano al Monte is an abandoned village located in the Campania region of southern Italy. The village was destroyed in 1980 by the Irpinia earthquake forcing the 370 or so inhabitants to abandon Romagnano and...

Letchworth Village was, and probably still is, one of the most infamous psychiatric hospitals in the USA, known primarily for it's shocking widespread mistreatment of patients over the years and generally awful conditions at it's peak occupancy in the 1960s. It's by far one of the most well...