Report - a recent update on the Royalty Cinema, Harborne, 20/12/23

[maddie812]

the Royalty Cinema is a well trodden well known site in Birmingham. It’s local to me so i’ve been going regularly since it burnt down. Over the years it’s gotten more boarded up. Since the summer, i’ve noticed it’s gotten significantly more boarded up. I’m here to give a report on how it is very recently

You can still access the inside. The previous entrance on the right is blocked off but you can still get in through the left. Pass the car park, until you see the rubbish heap with mattresses. It’s slightly treacherous but still accessible. Walk along the brick wall at parts and watch out for screw sticking out, then you’ll get to the main opening part where it burnt down

Most of the entrances into to the main building are completely blocked off. After scanning around, we discovered one singular remaining entrance on the left wall of the building — you can’t see the entrance unless you’re looking from the right angle. The entrance to the main building is near the blue lipped breast lady

notes:
there used to be a homeless guy who lived here, he seems to have since gone. a wrecked sleeping bag is left behind, there are also a lot of needles around on the ground

Inside, it is pitch black. Bring torches and a friend. keep an eye out for a hatch in the wall on the ground floor, there are stairs to the rest of the structure

Be very careful on the top floor, my foot went through the floor

there is some roof access

 

[TalkingMask]

the Royalty Cinema is a well trodden well known site in Birmingham. It’s local to me so i’ve been going regularly since it burnt down. Over the years it’s gotten more boarded up. Since the summer, i’ve noticed it’s gotten significantly more boarded up. I’m here to give a report on how it is very recently

You can still access the inside. The previous entrance on the right is blocked off but you can still get in through the left. Pass the car park, until you see the rubbish heap with mattresses. It’s slightly treacherous but still accessible. Walk along the brick wall at parts and watch out for screw sticking out, then you’ll get to the main opening part where it burnt down

Most of the entrances into to the main building are completely blocked off. After scanning around, we discovered one singular remaining entrance on the left wall of the building — you can’t see the entrance unless you’re looking from the right angle. The entrance to the main building is near the blue lipped breast lady

notes:
there used to be a homeless guy who lived here, he seems to have since gone. a wrecked sleeping bag is left behind, there are also a lot of needles around on the ground

Inside, it is pitch black. Bring torches and a friend. keep an eye out for a hatch in the wall on the ground floor, there are stairs to the rest of the structure

Be very careful on the top floor, my foot went through the floor

there is some roof access

This is somehow the worst looking derp, as well as the most gorgeous externally (previously internally?) building I’ve seen, that shot of the upper seats is just fabulous

 

[maddie812]

This is somehow the worst looking derp, as well as the most gorgeous externally (previously internally?) building I’ve seen, that shot of the upper seats is just fabulous

it looks incredibly apocalyptic nowadays, i love it — thank you! i’m new to the site and i keep seeing the word derp, what does it mean?

 

[GRONK]

 

[mookster]

it looks incredibly apocalyptic nowadays, i love it — thank you! i’m new to the site and i keep seeing the word derp, what does it mean?

The word 'derp' was originally used as a contraction of the words 'derelict places' in reference to the somewhat shoddy quality of the locations that used to be posted on the Derelict Places forum, and so the word 'derp' became associated with a crap, boring or trashed location. Now it just seems to be used to describe any sort of location.

And thus ends my history lesson for everyone.

 

[TalkingMask]

The word 'derp' was originally used as a contraction of the words 'derelict places' in reference to the somewhat shoddy quality of the locations that used to be posted on the Derelict Places forum, and so the word 'derp' became associated with a crap, boring or trashed location. Now it just seems to be used to describe any sort of location.

And thus ends my history lesson for everyone.

Damn I didn’t know there was an actual meaning for it, either that or you’re a world class story maker but it seems valid.
Only ever seen deep get used for like, trashed or graffed places

 

[mookster]

Damn I didn’t know there was an actual meaning for it, either that or you’re a world class story maker but it seems valid.
Only ever seen deep get used for like, trashed or graffed places

It's the truth, but a lot of people newer to this forum are entirely unaware of how it came about a long time ago and the word is used to describe pretty much anything now

 

[TalkingMask]

It's the truth, but a lot of people newer to this forum are entirely unaware of how it came about a long time ago and the word is used to describe pretty much anything now

That’s genuinely really interesting, saving that knowledge cheers

 

[maddie812]

The word 'derp' was originally used as a contraction of the words 'derelict places' in reference to the somewhat shoddy quality of the locations that used to be posted on the Derelict Places forum, and so the word 'derp' became associated with a crap, boring or trashed location. Now it just seems to be used to describe any sort of location.

And thus ends my history lesson for everyone.

thank you so much! i couldn’t find the definition online or on urban dictionary for the life of me

 

[Lotusisok]

Haven't been to this place for a few months, glad to see it's still kicking about despite the efforts to lock it up, cheers for the info