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Given the current status of the site, this was a time limited mission. Access was very easy. If you're interested, do hurry, as it will likely be flattened within 14 days. Wet 'n' Wild in North Shields, UK, was once one of the largest indoor waterparks in the country. Opened in 1993, it...

Some of the mineralised faults in Swaledale extend through the hills on the south side of the valley, re-emerging on the north side of Wensleydale. Wet Grooves is one of the lead mines which exploited these faults, working veins which pass through the Oxnop Ghyll/Summer Lodge/Beezy Hill area...

History: In the begin of the 50s and 60s the fear of a nuclear war was increasing heavily. The direct consequences of this fear was the construction to protect people from this. This was done with nuclear fallout shelters under some major cities everywhere in Europe and the United States. A...

Easington colliery school opened in the early 1900's and closed its doors in 1997. I visited here yesterday (8/20) I don't know too much on the history of this place other than it being a primary school but it's 20+ year abandoned, Got to be one of the most saturated soggy explores I've done...

I've been interested in Brindley's drainage tunnels at Wet Earth Colliery for a few years now. There's a fair bit to see there however the good stuff was always inassessible, until on one trip a reasonable entrance to the main tunnels was found (now securely bricked up). So, userscott and I...

History: This factory was established in 1981 and was a major producer of data security systems and other IT-systems. This company ran successfully until 2014, at this time the company went bankrupt. Nowadays after 6 years of abandonment this facility has decayed severely, and gave of a really...

Hi Folks Anyone been to Wet Earth Colliery near Manchester (Clifton'is) recently. I'm interested in what is remaining from James Brindley's pumping system for the colliery - the inverted syphon etc. I have limited mobility these days but it was quite overgrown the last time I was there about...

During one of my latest trips, we got very curious about one particular building. It was definately abandoned but getting in was a bit complicated. A huge wall, fences, water, an active factory, cctv, ... Everything you can imagine was standing between us and our goal. But as soon as we started...

Brindley Tunnel - April 2015 Explored with Dartian Built in the 1740's by the renowned engineer James Brindley, water from the Ringley Weir ran in to the tunnel and down an inverted u-shaped siphon which travelled 10 metres underneath the River Irwell, and on for almost 2km before it reached...

This report may contain mankinis Readers of a nervous disposition should power down their PC now, unplug it, cut the plug off, and hide their PC in any convenient slurry pit to avoid the risk of eye-slippage. You have been warned Time to go watch Jeremy Kyle, make a cup of tea, cut the...

having spent a cracking sunny morning at Deva, immortal owl, kirkbride and i set off to whittingham. my first visit to this place, and i think the rain really added to the atmosphere of the place (and to the reflections in some photos!). it is a huge site, and among one of the more trashed...