Report - Wye College Labs, Kent, July 17

[Conrad]

History (courtesy of Wikipedia)

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.

Visit

Visited with 2 non members. Internally the place is bare but the interior is in good condition, any excuse to get out on a summers day.

Shown below are only the Biology and Chemistry blocks as the site is spread over several satellite sites.

 

[Supersonic]

Tried this a few times but kept getting spotted when entering! Sits right next to an allotment. Good work mate

 

[Andrejuan]

Ooo Err... A lathe and a vertical milling machine, I would have been in there for days !!!!!!

 

[Conrad]

Tried this a few times but kept getting spotted when entering! Sits right next to an allotment. Good work mate

Cheers, I've had a few go's, busy village lol.

 

[Cloth Head]

Nice that something a bit different.

 

[obscurity]

nice one mate, I have had a few goes over the years too with little luck. At least the security seems to have died down from what It once was. Nice shots

 

[clebby]

Interesting, nice to see some of the older labs have survived as well.

 

[thelocksmithman]

The only bit I haven't managed to get in. Withersdane hall was nice but I think that's a complete no go now. Awesome work for getting in