Report - Hillfields - Hereford - October 2020

[Bristol-Wanderer]

Sadly no history on this one like 90% of the places I go to hopefully someone will recognise and fill me in :)

Yep I got abit picture happy like usual lol

 

[mookster]

Thought this one had been demolished for some reason!

 

[westernsultan]

Thought this one had been demolished for some reason!

Think that was the assumption based on comments at end of 2019 report - "Has been stripped and grounds starting to be cleared"

 

[Bristol-Wanderer]

Guess not then lol, the grounds don’t look cleared it still has lots left to see there

 

[Calamity Jane]

These old 1940s residentials are great to see when they aren't modernised. I love the nostalgic feel. The old sash windows, those iron & tiled fireplaces. Big box tvs, stair runners & old round brass door knobs. Picture rails & pantries. Houses just are not built like this anymore. So I love it when someone finds one.

 

[Bristol-Wanderer]

Was a nice explore glad I took the drive there although rather messy inside it was still nice to see lol

 

[Donkeyfingers]

I wonder what's going on with the police tape on the door

 

[Scoobysrt]

I wonder what's going on with the police tape on the door

I could be wrong but I would take a guess that they've been in to secure the weapon from the gun cabinet or they've been called out when the place was broken into.

 

[Bristol-Wanderer]

I thought the exact same as you scooby maybe the gun was left in there

 

[Bikin Glynn]

These old 1940s residentials are great to see when they aren't modernised. I love the nostalgic feel. The old sash windows, those iron & tiled fireplaces. Big box tvs, stair runners & old round brass door knobs. Picture rails & pantries. Houses just are not built like this anymore. So I love it when someone finds one.

Sounds like my house ;-)

 

[Calamity Jane]

Sounds like my house ;-)

Still using gaslights & open fires BG

 

[Bikin Glynn]

Still using gaslights & open fires BG

Almost, Iv just fitted stair rods back on the stairs & yes to open fires. Have used reclaim doors with old knobs on every room & I have a strange urge to rip the pvc out & fit sash windows but that may just be daft!... My last house had sash

 

[Calamity Jane]

Almost, Iv just fitted stair rods back on the stairs & yes to open fires. Have used reclaim doors with old knobs on every room & I have a strange urge to rip the pvc out & fit sash windows but that may just be daft!... My last house had sash

Not daft, If I could Id have exactly all of the above. I use too. Grew up with similar, but in two manor houses. I didn't apricate them then, but now, I wish I had. My dream would to be back in a fortys house. You could always put sash in and have a second unintrusive second glaze if its too drafty.

 

[Bikin Glynn]

Not daft, If I could Id have exactly all of the above. I use too. Grew up with similar, but in two manor houses. I didn't apricate them then, but now, I wish I had. My dream would to be back in a fortys house. You could always put sash in and have a second unintrusive second glaze if its too drafty.

I had original sash in old house with double glazed units in them. I had to reweight them myself to get em right but they were ace

 

[Jackdaw47]

Was a nice explore glad I took the drive there although rather messy inside it was still nice to see lol

I like it as you say messy but the person who lived there knew where everything was, whoever it was didn’t have any Worcester sauce! But that’s neither here nor there, good pics are we going to end the same way build a life then walk away because it means nothing in the end:-)