worcestershire

hi I just joined this cool site, I am wanting to get out again and explore places, I used to do a bit about 5 years ago. been watching great explores on YouTube like Vacant Haven got me inspired to go explore. Be great to go exploring with another like minded explorer. I am a photographer and...

Another explore with my mates. Hunters Hill College About: A community special school located in Blackwell, near Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, that permanently closed on August 31, 2021. Originally gifted to the children of Birmingham by the Cadbury family, it provided specialized education...

Thought I’d upload this, one of the first places I done when I got into this hobby. When I was digging around for some history, I can see you can hire the nunnery out to do ghost hunts. History “The Nunnery” in Malvern (the Convent of the Holy Name, Ranelagh Road) is a late-19th / early-20th...

I was watching an old TV show set in Abberley Hall School. Out of curiosity, I looked to see if it had closed and it did last year(!). It has been bought as a house in September so I am unsure whether it is still accessible, but might be worth looking at...

Hello all, this is my first post so please point out anything I improve upon for next time. I plan to do more reports as I disover new places local to me (West Midlands) and visit old spots I havn't photographed yet. History Hunters Hill College, a special needs school which catered to...

Hi! This is my first post; after having a search around the site and not finding anything on this quarry (unless I’m mistaken) I thought some of you might find this as interesting as I did! History Shaver’s End quarry was recorded as a quarry on the Ordinance Map Survey in 1903, although work...

D Building H Building H Building - Interior of what was Originally the R4 SOC H Building [ H Building M Building A Building BYSON Building - Display Room SPEL Building - Stepper for Microchip Pattening M Building - Crystal Puller M Building M Building M Building NELSON Building N...

Harvington Mill is a beautiful, long derelict little water mill on the River Avon, not too far from Evesham. It was built sometime between 1790 and 1800 and is built of red brick. It is a rectangular building with two enormous, 20ft cast iron water wheels – the western wheel was undershot, and...

Redditch Tunnel, 330yds - Explored December 2021. Above image shows the tunnel and track alignment through Reddtich (1883 - 1913). Opened in 1868 as part of the new line from Brant Green in the north through to Ashchurch in the south running via Evesham, Known as the “Evesham Loop” Redditch...

History: Mount Pleasant Tunnel, sometimes referred to as Burlish Tunnel, runs through a sandstone ridge on the Stourport branch between Stourport on Severn and Bewdley. This line would’ve originally connected Bewdley to Hartlebury Junction as roughly plotted below. Passenger services on the...

After a bit of a break for exploring during the most recent round of lockdowns, it was lovely to finally get out again. This old GPSS depot was a great local discovery that really re-lit my interest! History On the Gloucestershire/Worcestershire border in Saxons lode is one of the many former...

Qinetiq is a British multinational defense technology company headquartered in Farnborough, Hampshire. One of the locations in which they had a Facility was in Malvern, Worcestershire where a lot of people were evacuated to during the second world war. I couldn't quite find out when this...

"PLANNERS have dismissed proposals for a new “eco-community” in Hanley Castle, raising the prospect of the site being returned to its former use as a waste incinerator. Peter Styles was seeking permission to create 24 homes and a hub building, set around a village green, at the disused...

Evening all, having a quiet one tonight and hanging around at home pretty bored so thought id fire up an old explore, got new stuff that needs doing but not in the mood for editing tonight. so i visited the place a couple of times back in jan, first time round was my first social explore, met...

Historical context In the early years of the Second World War 2.25 acres of land, at O.S. field number 2943, Sheriffs Lench, were requisitioned by the Air Ministry and a small Very High Frequency [VHF] ground wireless station for the RAF station at Pershore was established on that site. These...