History
I was disappointed not to be able to find more history for this location. Dating back to the 1880’s, this building was originally known as Arden House and was one of a small collection of large detached houses, including Lindow Grove and Merchistown (The Merlin and Yesterday’s Nightclub respectively). The building was purchased by a brewery and operated as The County Hotel until its closure in 2009. Planning permission for 14 apartments was approved by the council in 2013; development started on the site but never continued. Planning permission has since been secured for a new luxury housing development on the site by 2021.
The Explore
After a very wet few days, my compadres and I decided to skip the culvert we’d been hoping to explore in favour of something slightly drier (spoiler alert - buildings with missing roof tiles aren’t all that dry). The odd layout of the hotel rooms owes to the fact the building was originally a residential villa, and made for an interesting tour. Bit miffed the Wacky Warehouse play equipment was gone but you win some, you lose some. This was my first time exploring a building like this and despite the state of the place I was so excited! I’ve had my sights on this place for almost as long as it’s been closed down and I finally got in - and from the sounds of things it may not be around much longer so I’m glad we got in when we could. Weirdly enough, this place still seems bookable on a few travel websites, although the reviews seem to be less than stellar...
Always check the hotel Bible for money...
Obligatory chair shot... sort of
Obligatory peeling wallpaper shot
Watch your step
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Some very sad balloons
Oh, the irony
I was disappointed not to be able to find more history for this location. Dating back to the 1880’s, this building was originally known as Arden House and was one of a small collection of large detached houses, including Lindow Grove and Merchistown (The Merlin and Yesterday’s Nightclub respectively). The building was purchased by a brewery and operated as The County Hotel until its closure in 2009. Planning permission for 14 apartments was approved by the council in 2013; development started on the site but never continued. Planning permission has since been secured for a new luxury housing development on the site by 2021.
The Explore
After a very wet few days, my compadres and I decided to skip the culvert we’d been hoping to explore in favour of something slightly drier (spoiler alert - buildings with missing roof tiles aren’t all that dry). The odd layout of the hotel rooms owes to the fact the building was originally a residential villa, and made for an interesting tour. Bit miffed the Wacky Warehouse play equipment was gone but you win some, you lose some. This was my first time exploring a building like this and despite the state of the place I was so excited! I’ve had my sights on this place for almost as long as it’s been closed down and I finally got in - and from the sounds of things it may not be around much longer so I’m glad we got in when we could. Weirdly enough, this place still seems bookable on a few travel websites, although the reviews seem to be less than stellar...
Always check the hotel Bible for money...
Obligatory chair shot... sort of
Obligatory peeling wallpaper shot
Watch your step
View attachment
Some very sad balloons
Oh, the irony
