west yorkshire

St. John the Evangelist's Church in Oulton, West Yorkshire, was built between 1827 and 1829 by architects Thomas Rickman and Henry Hutchinson. Funded by the Blayds (formerly Calverley) family, it features an Early English Gothic design with a needle-thin steeple and was designated a Grade II*...

Introduction During spring 2026, my son and I visited Clayton Tunnel in West Yorkshire twice. The first visit reached the first ventilation shaft, while the second explored almost the full accessible length of the tunnel, including the second shaft, the remains of the former cannabis farm and...

On 17 July 2026, my 5-year-old "tunnel expert" son and I visited the smaller of the two surviving inverted arches at Doe Park, Denholme, built as part of the former Great Northern Railway / Queensbury Lines network. Unlike a conventional bridge, this unusual Victorian structure was built below...

I first looked at Birks Mill about 5 years ago but didn’t get to see what I was mainly interested in, the water turbine which powered it. At that time the mill was being used to store mostly non mill-related bric-a-brac and old cars and was due to be demolished. Googling it again recently I was...

Clayton Tunnel (Queensbury Lines, West Yorkshire) – Full Walkthrough, Collapse & Hidden History – May 2026 On 1 May 2026 me and my 5yo “tunnel expert” son carried out a full accessible walkthrough exploration of Clayton Tunnel, one of the largest surviving tunnels on the former Great Northern...

Visited Hamers Hill Tunnel on 18 April 2026 with my 5-year-old “tunnel expert”. This is one of the smaller and lesser-known tunnels of the old Queensbury Lines network in West Yorkshire. Despite its short length, it still has a nice atmosphere inside with visible old brickwork, several refuge...

Quick condition update from Clayton Tunnel (West Yorkshire), 02/04/2026. Walked from the entrance to the first shaft. Conditions broadly similar to previous years, with ongoing water ingress and some localised deterioration, but no major changes observed in this section. Had planned to...

Soothill tunnel is the only tunnel along the 4 1/2 mile spur, between Batley & Beeston junction via Woodkirk the tunnel is 659 yds long running from west to east runs beneath Quarry lane. The west portal lies in a step cutting with a retaining wall, both made of stone & in average condition the...

Hello from West Yorkshire, I've lived in Bradford all my life and have always been interested in exploring so if anybody local or around the area would like to be mates and know of any areas to explore together, let me know. I'm 23 and pretty new to this sort of thing as well.

The history has been shamelessly lifted from HughieD's excellent report from last year. My own research does not cover anything more that he has not written, and not enough has changed between the 9 months. The four-story mill sits (or rather sat) at the heart of Newsome. The village grew up...

Looking for new friends to urban explore with. I've been doing it on and off for about a year now but have recently been solo!

1. The History St. Stephens is a Grade II Listed church in the Lockwood district of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. The parish church dates back to 1864, designed by the firm of Blackmoor and Mitchell-Withers. Built using coursed, squared local sandstone under a steeply pitched slate roof and in a...

This is my first thread on here but i explore some decent places. Ive been exploring for a few years now but im invested in climbing recently like towers or bridges. I just climbed the abandoned bridge in castleford near hickson and welch factory and also explored that too. I think i like...

1. The History The four-storey mill sits (or rather sat) at the heart of Newsome. The village grew up around the mill and was the main local employer for many years with a number of families living in Newsome having a direct relationship with the mill. The first woollen mill at Newsome was...

hello, i do exploring around Yorkshire with two of my close friends. Im newish to urban exploring with only ever being to a couple of buildings, some of these include Clifton fever hospital (Brighouse) ,Halifax swimming baths ,Brooke house (Brighouse) , venue 73 (Brighouse) and finally Yorkshire...