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Hope I can post this here. A walk down memory lane: Back 16 or so years I was obsessed with this place. I spent hours there wandering around getting jump scared by deer and annoying M C Hammer the security guard. Today I took a walk around the whole site which is now mainly a housing estate...

Background: Alternative Names: Burrington Adit; Waterworks Tunnel, Burrington Waterworks Adit Length 980ft Vertical Range 15ft This is a long level tunnel (an adit), driven 1941-44 by Axbridge Rural District Council to tap the supposedly vast water resources of the Old Red Sandstone under...

I’ve always wanted to try urban exploring so looking for anyone local who might be interested. I’m 32M, work full time and am a father of two so, as you can imagine my time is very limited. If you’re interested DM me :)

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*...

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...

1. The History Allen’s Fireclay Works (also referred to as Allen Brickworks) was a well-known refractory and glazed brick factory located in the Walterclough Valley between Southowram and Hipperholme, near Halifax. It was established by Henry Victor Allen (1887-1960), when he took over the...

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...

Explored September 2022 The Burley Branch Library was open on Cardigan Road, Burley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, between 1926 and 2016. It was established on vacant industrial land adjacent to a printing works and railway depot by Leeds City Council, and was majority financed by Carnegie. It is...

want to get into urban exploring but don't fancy going to far into hull, any places that are west of hull/east yorkshire area?

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...

Heyy, im Lauren, from portsmouth. Been to quite a few places now, exploring with my other half. Travelling all over West and East sussex. Would love to chat with others close by and make a little community round here.

The Graving Docks Pump House in Birkenhead stands as a substantial reminder of the town’s nineteenth-century maritime power and engineering ambition. Constructed to serve the adjacent graving, or dry, docks, the building formed a crucial part of the dock complex that supported ship repair and...

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...

Built between 1864 and 1899 there were 3 graving or dry docks here originally although 2 were filled in at some point. The pumphouse would have been used to pump the water out of the docks to allow work on the ship inside. The pumps would have originally been steam powered and a chimney can be...