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Report - College Labs - Wye - Kent - August 2017

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thelocksmithman

28DL Full Member
28DL Full Member
Soooooo after seeing a couple of reports go up recently covering this part of the old college, and tried previously on numerous attempts with no avail a few years ago when we managed the sports hall and Withersdane Hall parts, i decided now was the time to return and have another go.

Credit to whoever put this part on the achievable list as previous to this outing security had always patrolled and none of us could ever find a way in.

Fast forward to some overcast late morning, i asked @starlight if she was up for having another look round the place, knowing she had also been for a look but not manged this part either. We hooked up and set off just down the road to this place which is very close to where im usually lurking.

History of the college: Which im sure you have all read in other reports of this place...

The College of St Gregory and St Martin at Wye, more commonly known as Wye College, was an educational institution in the small village of Wye, Kent, England, 60 miles (100 km) east of London in the North Downs area. ... The college was officially closed by its then owner, Imperial College London, in September 2009.

Founded in 1447 by John Kempe, the Archbishop of York, as a college for the training of priests, in 1894, the school moved to new premises, and the South Eastern Agricultural College was established in the buildings with Alfred Daniel Hall as principal. In 1898, Wye became a School of Agriculture within the University of London. Until 2005, Wye College was a well-known study and research centre in the fields of rural business and management, biological sciences, and the environment and agriculture. The college was officially closed by its then owner, Imperial College London, in September 2009.

Today, buildings that formerly housed Wye College have been repurposed as the Mind Campus in Withersdane Hall, a substance abuse rehabilitation clinic, and Wye School, a school for children of year seven and up. The main campus and several other buildings have been owned by Telareal Trillium since 2015 who are developing a masterplan involving some new housing.


I cant really say much about the actual wander around, it was non eventful as security really has been wound down since i was last here. It was extremely easy going and with a bit of improvisation and teamwork we managed to cover all of this section of buildings.

As i think stated in previous reports, not much left in there but very clean suprisingly and the lecture hall was a highlight for me.

Enjoy...


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Cheers for looking, blut.​
 

dweeb

28DL Regular User
Regular User
Not bad at all.

There should be more millers in schools. I get drawings from graduates regularly and think "you literally can't machine that" knowing full well they have never seen a machine shop in their life.

Ours got cleared out for drama workshops, and THAT is what is wrong with the world.
 

thelocksmithman

28DL Full Member
28DL Full Member
Not bad at all.

There should be more millers in schools. I get drawings from graduates regularly and think "you literally can't machine that" knowing full well they have never seen a machine shop in their life.

Ours got cleared out for drama workshops, and THAT is what is wrong with the world.

Cheers man, was nice to finally get in this part. Yes long gone are the days of being taught properly, I remember my first DT teacher well, proper old skool and made to learn with respect! :thumb
 
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