Third time lucky for this place. We were in the area and when we drove past we spotted a possible way in so gave it a go. A bit of wriggling under a fence and we were in to the huge site. We could see a group of boys on the roof chucking things around and having rap battles but they kept away from us. The alarm went off every time you approached the building but no one came.
We found an entry point but it was too high so wandered off to find something and came across a ladder that must have come from the tower thing, this thing was heavy. We struggled moving it between us but got there in the end.
What a place! If you like manky decay and endless dark corridors this place has loads. We spent a couple of hours here and when we came out it was dark so it took a while to find our way back to the entry point.
History -
The Wye campus was developed from 1894 until 2000. It occupies a 3 km² estate, which includes a farm, managed woodland, and ancient grassland for agroecological research. These resources were augmented by glasshouses, climate-controlled growth rooms for plants and insects, and a containment facility for transgenic plants that supported laboratory-based research. There were dedicated laboratories for plant molecular biology, genomics and gene sequencing, electron microscopy, use of radiochemicals, microbiology, soil analysis, and plant/animal cell culture. Some of these lab facilities were removed by Imperial College. There were student halls and other buildings dotted around the village.
The government buildings on the site were originally constructed in the late 1960’s and initially, occupied by the Agricultural Development Advisory Service, (ADAS). Their use of the buildings ceased in approximately 1991 and the buildings subsequently occupied as offices by another government department, DEFRA until approximately 2009 and have remained unused since the closure of the wider college site. Since coming under their control the applicant has continued to provide security for the buildings with an on-site presence, including a 24-hour security presence and more recently the use of dog patrols to safeguard against vandalism and other forms of anti-social behaviour, the applicant has also invested in the remediation of the buildings to allow their future use, including the removal of asbestos, should the preference to convert the buildings be pursued rather than that of redevelopment.
ADAS is a UK-based independent agricultural and environmental consultancy and provider of rural development and policy advice.[1] ADAS provides independent science-based research, consultancy and contracting services to a wide range of organisations in both the private and public sectors, throughout the UK and internationally.
There is a planning application to build houses on the site.
We found an entry point but it was too high so wandered off to find something and came across a ladder that must have come from the tower thing, this thing was heavy. We struggled moving it between us but got there in the end.
What a place! If you like manky decay and endless dark corridors this place has loads. We spent a couple of hours here and when we came out it was dark so it took a while to find our way back to the entry point.
History -
The Wye campus was developed from 1894 until 2000. It occupies a 3 km² estate, which includes a farm, managed woodland, and ancient grassland for agroecological research. These resources were augmented by glasshouses, climate-controlled growth rooms for plants and insects, and a containment facility for transgenic plants that supported laboratory-based research. There were dedicated laboratories for plant molecular biology, genomics and gene sequencing, electron microscopy, use of radiochemicals, microbiology, soil analysis, and plant/animal cell culture. Some of these lab facilities were removed by Imperial College. There were student halls and other buildings dotted around the village.
The government buildings on the site were originally constructed in the late 1960’s and initially, occupied by the Agricultural Development Advisory Service, (ADAS). Their use of the buildings ceased in approximately 1991 and the buildings subsequently occupied as offices by another government department, DEFRA until approximately 2009 and have remained unused since the closure of the wider college site. Since coming under their control the applicant has continued to provide security for the buildings with an on-site presence, including a 24-hour security presence and more recently the use of dog patrols to safeguard against vandalism and other forms of anti-social behaviour, the applicant has also invested in the remediation of the buildings to allow their future use, including the removal of asbestos, should the preference to convert the buildings be pursued rather than that of redevelopment.
ADAS is a UK-based independent agricultural and environmental consultancy and provider of rural development and policy advice.[1] ADAS provides independent science-based research, consultancy and contracting services to a wide range of organisations in both the private and public sectors, throughout the UK and internationally.
There is a planning application to build houses on the site.
