tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46371791009090916292024-02-20T19:30:24.840+00:00scrappyurban explorationscrappyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479954511157582973noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4637179100909091629.post-41707608439230969862011-08-12T10:23:00.000+01:002011-08-12T10:23:55.672+01:00check it outif you like my photos and either want to have a go at urbex or just want to see more from other people have a look at this link<br />
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also dont forget to check out my new site, its much easier to view then on the blog<br />
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hope you like! :)scrappyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479954511157582973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4637179100909091629.post-4104067474767227022011-06-16T16:43:00.000+01:002011-06-16T16:43:33.592+01:00Now i have a website!just to let you know i now have a website as well, you can find it here<br />
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theres not as much on there as there is here yet but im moving it on steadily! :)scrappyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479954511157582973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4637179100909091629.post-21567746814592579132011-03-23T17:28:00.001+00:002011-03-23T17:29:48.838+00:00nileguide.com articleHere is a great article on nileguide.com by Rachel Greenberg of top 11 abandoned UK asylums which is really worth a read if you have the time!<br />
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some of my pics were used for st. marys asylum in stannington, which is on page number <a href="http://www.nileguide.com/blog/2011/02/18/afflicted-11-abandoned-uk-asylums-open-for-exploration/7/"><span style="color: cyan;">7</span></a><br />
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enjoy :)scrappyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479954511157582973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4637179100909091629.post-3520942175290707672011-03-23T17:11:00.000+00:002011-03-23T17:11:21.500+00:00Ravenhead glass, st helens. aug 2010After ending up in st.helens with Over we decided to go and have a look at the old ravenhead glass factory, to be quite honest it looked part demolished but still it was worth the time and the epic climbs to get in! we didnt get any external shots as there were people on site. :)<br />
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<u>History</u><br />
Ravenhead Glass was a glass works near Ravenhead Colliery, St. Helens.it was founded in 1850 by Frances Dixon and John Merson, In 1852 this factory was sold to the Pilkington Brothers. Once every decade the company swapped hands until 2001 when following a series of downturns in the late 1980's it stopped production and went into administration.<br />
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In 2003 the Rayware Group, which bought the Ravenhead site announced that it would like to revitalise the brand, giving pint pots and other traditional glasses the Ravenhead name.<br />
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hope you enjoyed the pics, until next time :)scrappyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479954511157582973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4637179100909091629.post-83220017237784379442011-03-22T16:59:00.000+00:002011-03-22T16:59:05.935+00:00ADM/spillers mill, newcastleReally wanted to see this one after seeing a the madness in the room with all the pipes in it! took some time to find a way in but managed in the end after hiding in bushes for a bit while a tyne tour boat came past! :)<br />
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<u>History</u><br />
Spillers had come to Newcastle from Bridgewater in 1896 when they acquired Daudson's Phoenix Mill in The Close. In 1938 the new premises were completed, comprising of two main buildings: The Silo/Grain Store, built to accommodate up to 34k tons of grain, and The Flour Mill/Warehouse, which also contained an animal food mill. At the time of completion in 1938, the flour mill was the tallest flour milling building in the world.<br />
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In Feb 2006, ADM (the current owners of the Spillers mill) announced they were to close the Newcastle mill and move production to other ADM Mills around the country; all milling here was stopped by May 2006.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/4874114293_7e1909af2c_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" r6="true" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/4874114293_7e1909af2c_z.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as ever a people shot! :)</div>scrappyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479954511157582973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4637179100909091629.post-92041085564472085722011-03-22T16:24:00.001+00:002011-03-22T17:00:18.578+00:00Rossendale general hospitalTurned up here some time at the start of last year with Snowdudejohn, it was a relaxing walk around trying to find access as there was no security on site for some reason(that's changed now). found are way in with no problem, its quite trashed inside and very much empty. theres the odd few things left around and it was an easy relaxing explore with it being a glorious sunny day last thing i wanted was to be exerting myself! :)<br />
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Rossendale General Hospital started life as a workhouse in 1868.<br />
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inmates of all ages mostly took part in hand weaving.<br />
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it changed into the Rossendale Hospital in the 1930s. <br />
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it was further extended with an annexe to the east.<br />
Some parts of the hospital are still live.<br />
the hospital radio was brought to a close not too long ago.<br />
the hospital is now just used for day patients.<br />
a new health hub in Rawtenstall might just take over from the hospital altogether.<br />
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then after exiting the main building and carrying on looking at some of the outer buildings at the relaxed pace the day had been so far, i only went and impaled myself on a metal rod that ripped my t-shirt and me on my chest(still carrying a scare from it) we only then found a door open to the morgue! which was nice.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5016/5528568819_132a7b5d41_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" r6="true" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5016/5528568819_132a7b5d41_z.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">coming out the closet?!? :) lol</div>scrappyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479954511157582973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4637179100909091629.post-51564332635195095882010-12-15T15:37:00.000+00:002010-12-15T15:37:54.260+00:00Billinge Hospital, wiganVisited here with Snowdudejohn, he had been past it a few times and surgested going! when we went there was only 2 buildings left, all the rest of the site had been leveled for a new housing estate. visited in the summer, so i doubt there is anything left by now! :(<br />
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History:-<br />
Billinge Hospital was originally founded in 1837 as a Wigan Poor Law Union hospital and workhouse.Mental Health services are still available<br />
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Opened in 1968, Billinge Maternity Hospital served as the maternity facility for the surrounding areas, including much of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, parts of the Metropolitan Borough of St.Helens and parts of the District of West Lancashire .<br />
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In June 2004, the maternity hospital was closed and maternity facilities were transferred to other units at hospitals in surrounding districts. Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust, who administered at Billinge Maternity Hospital, were transferred to a new maternity unit at the Royal Albert Edward Infirmary (more commonly known as Wigan Infirmary) in Wigan. Maternity care units were upgraded at surrounding hospitals, including Whiston Hospital, Ormskirk Hospital, Bolton Hospital, Salford Royal, Chorley Hospital and Warrington Hospital.<br />
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In March 2007, demolition work on the maternity hospital building commenced. As of May 2007, only a small section of the maternity unit is left standing.<br />
In April 2010, only two buildings stand which are due to be demolitished soon as more houses are being built on the site of the former hospital.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4763212285_01af051749_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" n4="true" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4763212285_01af051749_z.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it was a lovely sunny day for exploring! </div>scrappyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479954511157582973noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4637179100909091629.post-71831945291305080042010-12-14T17:16:00.001+00:002010-12-15T15:38:52.948+00:00st. josephs orphanage/st. josephs hospital, prestonId not been in here for a while and wanted to see how the old place was doing, i know there would be some damage from the fire but there was a ceiling that had collapsed as well in another part of the building. visited with BB. I have never been able to find much in the way of history on this place for some reason but i was contacted by a someone through flickr and they provided the history.<br />
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So a big thanks to Linda Barton, archivist, Preston Historical Society.<br />
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history:-<br />
Many people mix these buildings up but essentially there are three different Grade 2 listed buildings.<br />
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Firstly St Josephs Orphanage, Theatre Street, built and opened 1872 by Maria Holland Trust and run by the Sisters of Charity our Lady Mother of Mercy, nuns that came from Holland to open and run the orphanage.<br />
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Secondly, St Joseph's Hospital, Mount Street, referred to by all the locals as Mount Street Hospital was opened in 1877 again by the Holland Trust and run by the same order of nuns. However, completely seperate building and, at no time in its existence, was it an orphanage.<br />
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Thirdly, the R.C. Chapel on Theatre Street, designed by James Mangan and opened in 1910 was specially build by money raised for use by the Hospital and the Orphanage.<br />
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When the orphanage closed in 1954, the hospital took over the building and built a small link passage to link both buildings. The hospital used the orphanage building as a nursing school and it continued to be the convent for the order of nuns, as it had always been when it was an orphanage.<br />
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When the hospital closed in the 1980s all the three buildings were purchased by the present owner who then converted the Orphanage building into a private residential elderly peoples nursing home. No original features left in that building from when it was an orphanage. He did not use the Chapel nor the hospital building.<br />
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He also owns the 1930s extension on Mount Street and the 1950s extension on Theatre street which was the geriatric wing for the hospital. Planning application is in for conversion to apartments, but doubts have been raised whether this will happen. The buildings are deteriorating badly and I fear for their future. Grade listing doesn't really protect them from neglect and potential destruction.<br />
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Note that the hospital and the orphanage were run and administered as completely separate institutions even though both were run by the same order of nuns and funded by Maria Holland nee Roper.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4606369064_37dd25ed81_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" n4="true" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4606369064_37dd25ed81_z.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">one thing about here is it never fails to creep me out beyond belief! you are forever hearing what sounds like footsteps just behind you. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4606375508_473b371ff5_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" n4="true" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4606375508_473b371ff5_z.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">fire damage from last year i think, this was the room with the pool table in it! remains now on corridor of floor below.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1334/4606388698_28b114b2a5_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" n4="true" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1334/4606388698_28b114b2a5_z.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">these wheel chairs are all over the place!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1058/4605765691_c8ab89b47f_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" n4="true" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1058/4605765691_c8ab89b47f_z.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">some relaxing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3360/4605768549_f6cdb1d104_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" n4="true" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3360/4605768549_f6cdb1d104_z.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and to finish off a pic of the outside from the inside! :)</div>scrappyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479954511157582973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4637179100909091629.post-85033509294980802582010-12-13T17:56:00.001+00:002010-12-15T15:39:39.004+00:00St.Josephs seminary, uphollandMe and Over where in the area and decided to have a look at st. Josephs, it had been a while since we had last been here. we got in easy enough, we went up to the roof with the statues on it for a few pics.<br />
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Then back in to the main building. we where on a corridor and heard some whistling, Over turned to me and said is that you? i replied does it look like me! i turned to see a bloke walking across the corridor he looked up at me and carried on! he was only about 20 feet away from me and it was as if i was not seen. so we darted to the end of the corridor, looked back the guy was not following?<br />
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we decided to go to the library to get some shots thinking we will be asked to leave soon, and what a shock we had when we got there, everything was gone! all the books as well as all the beds and chairs that was in every room. it was now just an empty building!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2769/4444650661_389d0c4802_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" n4="true" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2769/4444650661_389d0c4802_z.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">view from roof of lake and woodland.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4444653505_03dd83a998_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" n4="true" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4444653505_03dd83a998_z.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the main court yard, if you look closely you can see some guys in the corner of the court yard cutting back trees.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4032/4444661857_355109abcd_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" n4="true" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4032/4444661857_355109abcd_z.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">inside the chapel, my first time in here which I'm glad i got to see.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">overall I'm glad i got to see it one last time but its a shame its just a bare building now, all the beds, chairs, books and TV's have been moved out. theres not a great deal to go in there to see, the best bits of the building are now the outside. :)</div>scrappyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479954511157582973noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4637179100909091629.post-32020526312276221522010-12-13T17:17:00.001+00:002010-12-15T15:40:22.810+00:00Whinstaley hall, wiganMe and Over went here after another site was not able to be done, i like it here because it has so many original features. the floors inside are a mess some fallen through and the upper floors feel like there made out of sponge, anyway here is a bit of history and pics.<br />
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history from wiki:-<br />
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The hall was built in the 1560s for the Winstanley family of Wigan; the Winstanley family were lords of the manor since at least 1252 and may have been responsible for building the moat on the site. The Winstanleys owned the hall until 1596, when the estate was sold to James Bankes, a London goldsmith and banker. Winstanley Hall has three storeys and has a date stone with a date of 1584, but this is not in situ so may not provide an accurate date for the construction of the house. Extra blocks were added in the 17th and 18th centuries. Further and extensive alterations were made in 1811-19 by Lewis Wyatt in a Jacobean style. He moved the entrance to the left flank of the hall and replacing the original entrance with a window. <br />
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The Bankes family retained ownership of the hall until the 21st century when it was sold for private development. The hall had been kept in good condition until the 1960s when habitation stopped. As the building decayed and the cost of maintaining Winstanley Hall was too much for the family it was sold on.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2699/4444601609_80b3ffdd2c_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" n4="true" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2699/4444601609_80b3ffdd2c_z.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">some of the old fire places.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2796/4444602765_ea8afd914c_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" n4="true" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2796/4444602765_ea8afd914c_z.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">had to be done! :)</div>scrappyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479954511157582973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4637179100909091629.post-59642021208932496102010-12-10T15:44:00.001+00:002010-12-15T15:41:01.480+00:00stanley dock grain siloone of my favorite places to visit is Stanley dock, don't know why I'm just fascinated with the whole place. it was my first time up the silo and god it stank in there courtesy of winged rats i believe. it was a cold night and it was blowing a fair bit to add to the misery.<br />
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The Stanley Dock warehouse was built in 1848. The dock itself links to the Liverpool and Leeds Canal. It also stands apart from all the other Docks in that it was built on the landside of the dock road.<br />
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Directly opposite the Stanley Dock Warehouse stands The Tobacco Warehouse. Built in 1900 it was the biggest building in the world at the time. Even today, it remains the world's largest brick warehouse. While the Tobacco warehouse is partly used as a popular Sunday market, both buildings await much-needed restoration and redevelopment.<br />
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The Stanley Dock is a dock, on the River Mersey and part of the Port of Liverpool it is situated in the Vauxhall area in the northern end of the dock system. It is connected to Leeds and Liverpool Canal to the east and Collingwood Dock to the west.<br />
Designed by Jesse Hartley, it opened in 1848. At the start of the Twentieth Century the Stanley Dock Tobacco Warehouse was built on the in-filled south half of the dock.<br />
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Built in 1852-4 this is one of the first dock warehouses to be designed for rail transport and the use of hydraulic power.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/4403438999_69cf8cfaf9_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" n4="true" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/4403438999_69cf8cfaf9_z.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>yes i know you may have seen this same style of pic from everybody else who has ever been up here but i like it. :) <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2726/4404206302_669428208b_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" n4="true" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2726/4404206302_669428208b_z.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2795/4404215380_e17016ed59_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" n4="true" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2795/4404215380_e17016ed59_z.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">a pic from the filming of Sherlock Holmes, Stanley dock was used in the filming of the first and and soon to be second!</div>scrappyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479954511157582973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4637179100909091629.post-49351731158913777922010-12-10T15:29:00.002+00:002010-12-15T15:41:46.731+00:00st. marys asylum. stanington<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">This post is made up of pics from a couple of visits, i went before they started demo of the buildings and then once during. while they where demolishing it there was a group of guys walking around the site in high vis, i only narrowly avoided them because of thick fog, on that trip i only went to see some of the out building. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2788/4468374495_a65317cbcf_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" n4="true" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2788/4468374495_a65317cbcf_z.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>i loved all the old beds in this building, it felt really strange seeing them all just left here.<br />
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</div>scrappyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479954511157582973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4637179100909091629.post-81410806362895469832010-06-04T22:28:00.001+01:002010-12-15T15:42:31.049+00:00Burnley Empire Theatre, Burnley - Jan 10<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">visited here with andyj23uk, not the quickest of places to get in but worth it! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">history:- it originally opened in 1894 and was converted in 1938 to a cinema, since then it was converted in to a bingo hall! it closed in 1995 there were fears that it would be vulnerable to neglect and vandalism. The disused upper level already shows signs of fairly extensive water damage and rot (there was a few floors falling threw and stair cases missing) and while were there plaster was falling off a stairway roof at random intervals. now with a false ceiling inserted half-way over stage. Flat, paneled ceiling with circular centre panel. Restrained plasterwork on balcony and box fronts. Three boxes and the upper balcony have been partitioned off, but could easily be reopened</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2727/4274684781_64f34404cf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="266" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2727/4274684781_64f34404cf.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as you can tell.......its the ceiling! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4274710865_f89ae5bed2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="400" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4274710865_f89ae5bed2.jpg" width="266" /></a><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2768/4274713131_085bffe554.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="400" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2768/4274713131_085bffe554.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">these pics were difficult to say the least, the room is pitch black inside so thats why the first pic is a bit patchy as it was all light painted. the second was messing about with the tourch!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4274720179_689dcea9be.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="266" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4274720179_689dcea9be.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the old balcony that has been sealed, this could be removed if they wished but it would be pointless as the place is in a bad way, as i was in the main room plaster was falling off the walls in the stairways!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>scrappyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479954511157582973noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4637179100909091629.post-1179263388189545842010-06-04T22:12:00.000+01:002010-06-04T22:12:01.438+01:00liverpool carlton cinema<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Taken from <a href="http://cinematreasures.org/theater/22279/">http://cinematreasures.org/theater/22279/</a> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The Carlton Theatre is located in the Tuebrook district of Liverpool. It is located on a prominent corner site at Green Lane and West Derby Road and externally is an outstanding building, built with brick that has white stone trimmings over the windows. </div><br />
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It opened on 11th June 1932 with Gene Gerrard in "My Wife's Family". Built for an independent operator, at the time of opening it was Liverpool's largest purpose built cinema. Seating was provided for 1,280 in the stalls and 668 in the circle. The side-wall decoration was rather plain apart from plaster cast leaping stags above the circle level, a design which was copied on the original screen curtains. The proscenium arch had wings containing a series of vertical gold ribs on each side, which were lit by concealed lighting. The theatre was equipped with a stage, and dressing rooms, a Christie 3Manual theatre organ and a cafe, which had a Chinese decorative treatment.<br />
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It was taken over by Associated British Cinemas(ABC) from 12th June 1935. By the end of the 1950's the cafe had closed and the space became the district offices for ABC. The Christie organ, which was played regularly into the mid-1950's, had been sold and removed by the end of the decade. It was re-named ABC in December 1962 and continued until 22nd January 1972 when it closed for modernisation. The rear stalls under the circle was converted into a Painted Wagon pub, which had its own seperate entrance on West Derby Road. The circle was re-seated and re-opened with 636 luxury seats. The original proscenium and the side walls were covered with a curtain material and the front stalls area was left un-used.<br />
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It re-opened on 27th March 1972 with Ali McGraw in "Love Story". In 1975, the ABC was only open for evening performances and it closed on 9th July 1980 with a John Travolta double bill "Grease" and "Saturday Night Fever".<br />
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However all was not quite lost as it re-opened the following day under a new name Carlton Cinema by an independent operator. Unfortunately, this was not to last long and final closure came on 4th December 1982 with Nastassia Kinski in "Cat People". <br />
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didnt take many pics in the cinema as it stank of bird crap! :)<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2774/4110495274_ef471421c8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="213" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2774/4110495274_ef471421c8.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>scrappyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479954511157582973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4637179100909091629.post-5683931643057294542010-03-04T15:24:00.000+00:002010-03-04T15:24:21.882+00:00Preston odeon revisited. Nov 09a revisit of <a href="http://scrappynw.blogspot.com/2009/10/odeon-cinema-preston-july-09.html">original post</a>, went back after we found out we missed the second screen some how! any way visited with Over and to say the least it was easier this time! :) hope you enjoy the pics! since my first visit i found a action group that is looking at getting the 1928 cinema back in to use <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=75218299150">here</a>.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2736/4100569822_f42fae8318.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" kt="true" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2736/4100569822_f42fae8318.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">piece of old film found on floor!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2713/4100563608_baccdeed43.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" kt="true" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2713/4100563608_baccdeed43.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">lettering found in front lobby, had to be done!</div>scrappyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479954511157582973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4637179100909091629.post-6599381295892485612010-03-04T15:00:00.000+00:002010-03-04T15:00:58.929+00:00ponteland ROC post, northumberland. nov 09<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><strong>history taken from </strong><a href="http://newcastlephotos.blogspot.com/2008/08/ponteland-roc-royal-observer-corps.html"><strong>newcastlephotos.blogspot</strong></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In 1924 the introduction of the "Air Defence of Great Britain" led to the provision of a Raid Reporting System delegated to a committee with representatives from the Air Ministry, Home Office and the Post Office. This was later to become known as the Observer Corps and awarded the title Royal by King George VI in 1941 as a recognition of its service during the Battle of Britain. The corps was created to provide a system for detecting, tracking and reporting aircraft over Britain. During World War 2 it was complementary to and often replaced the radar system in that it provided an 'over land' element while radar handled the 'over water approach' requirement.</div><br />
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In 1955 the detection and reporting of nuclear blasts and fall-out was introduced. By 1965 the aircraft role was no longer needed and the corps formed the field force for the United Kingdom Warning and Monitoring Organisation (UKWMO) until both organisations were disbanded in the early 1990s when the Cold war ended.<br />
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</div>scrappyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479954511157582973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4637179100909091629.post-82223173881301902852010-02-26T11:56:00.001+00:002010-02-26T11:58:57.158+00:00Combine harvester graveyard, Alnwick. nov 09<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">this was very close to whittingham station in the previous post and what a great place to have a walk around! i did this one with permission from the owners of the land. its like a scrap yard for combine harvesters, cant see there being many of them around!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2505/4088726927_5d0b5fcd97.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" kt="true" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2505/4088726927_5d0b5fcd97.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">you would need more then a tetnus if you fell on that</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2746/4089494916_35dd8fa5b5_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="121" kt="true" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2746/4089494916_35dd8fa5b5_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">trying to show the amount of combine harvesters that they have (<strong>click to see full pic!).</strong></div>scrappyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479954511157582973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4637179100909091629.post-31695923250588883892010-02-26T11:37:00.002+00:002010-02-26T12:00:18.688+00:00Whittingham station, Alnwick. Nov 09<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">went here while i was in the area, great place to have a look around with some of the original fittings still intact, history is taken from here <a href="http://www.forgottenrelics.co.uk/stations/gallery/whittingham.html">forgottenrelics.co.uk</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><strong>History</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Opened on 5th September 1887, this extensive station was rather distant from the village after which it is named, being more than a mile to its east. Construction of the route received considerable support from Lord Ravensworth, a local landowner, and the station was built very much for his benefit.</div><br />
Whittingham boasted the only island platform on the single track branch, creating one of two passing loops, the other being at Wooler. As well as its large main building, the site boasted a signal box and water column to the east as well as five sidings to the west serving a goods shed, goods platform, loading bay and coal drops - the latter also having a weighbridge. The substantial Station Master’s house sits close to the south-west corner of the platform, overlooked by a road-over-rail bridge.<br />
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The passenger service was short-lived, ending on 22nd September 1930, but the goods facilities continued to welcome traffic until March 1953.<br />
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Although the decorative cast iron canopy has long since lost its glass, the platform building adorned by it is now Grade II listed and awaiting restoration as a dwelling. Five adjacent railwaymen’s cottages are also undergoing refurbishment and will soon become holiday lets. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2516/4089954496_2f6bed89e2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" kt="true" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2516/4089954496_2f6bed89e2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.northumbrian-railways.co.uk/images/cornhill/whittingham_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="203" kt="true" src="http://www.northumbrian-railways.co.uk/images/cornhill/whittingham_01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and lastly a pic of the station back in the day, with all glass pannels in the ironwork.</div><div align="center"></div>scrappyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479954511157582973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4637179100909091629.post-45342923483717219812010-02-11T16:22:00.000+00:002010-02-11T16:22:52.130+00:00denbigh asylum, wales. 09<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">visited with Over and Mel. i had been wanting to go here for about 1 year before the 3 of us went, and im glad i got to see it, shame about the fire that had burnt down the main hall, but here is some of the history to the place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>history</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">North Wales Hospital was built between 1846 and 1848, the plans drawn up by Thomas Fulljames. The hospital was made due to poor publicity about the appalling treatment Welsh people suffering from serious mental illnesses who were forced to seek treatment in English asylums. Joseph Ablett, a local landowner, donated the original 20 acres of land for the hospital complex in about 1842. The buildings are now surrounded by 126 acres of wooded, landscaped grounds. Plans for it were laid in 1842 and building actually commenced in September 1844. It was the first mental hospital to be built in Wales.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">An extension to the Hospital in 1867 closed the open rear of the U-shaped main building and provided two twin-bayed wards to either side. Further extensions and new building works were carried out between 1903 and 1908. Two large private dwellings near the Hospital were purchased and extended in 1926, and two villas and a new nurses’ home were built in 1934. Additional ward accommodation was built in 1956, when the Hospital reached its peak capacity of 1,500 patients and there were further additions, links and extensions constructed until the closure announcement in 1987. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>scrappyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479954511157582973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4637179100909091629.post-27768048317202504902010-02-11T15:20:00.005+00:002010-02-11T15:36:29.682+00:00lancashire flight may 09this is from a while back i know but i got the chance to have a flight over the local area in a 2 seater plane with my camera. as you can imagine i jumpped at the chance. well it all started off not so great as i got stuck in traffic and arrived late but with thanks to the pilot the rest went really smooth! and here are some of the pictures.<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 333px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3322/3553367419_b830aabdfb.jpg" /><br />the first pic is of winstanley hall near wigan<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 333px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3381/3553379747_fbdd630a4f.jpg" /><br />here is the old leyland test track<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 333px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3319/3554178200_324064727a.jpg" /><br />st joes seminary in wigan<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 333px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 500px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3065/3554182316_d49ca8e038.jpg" /><br />southport gas tower<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 333px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3410/3554195160_21c0f64cfe.jpg" /><br />and finally we have whittingham asylum near preston, showing the shear size of the place.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 333px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2071/3554192154_eacc7f97c5.jpg" />scrappyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479954511157582973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4637179100909091629.post-34148863845298699782010-02-01T04:38:00.001+00:002010-02-01T04:39:38.936+00:00update coming......getting very lazy with updates recently, but there's a few on the way this week :)scrappyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479954511157582973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4637179100909091629.post-54899573491612120842009-10-02T16:07:00.007+01:002011-03-09T07:14:44.908+00:00odeon cinema, preston. july 09The old <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">odeon</span> cinema in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">preston</span> is located next to lava and ignite night club in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">preston</span>, its been disused since 1992. more info can be found here :- <a href="http://cinematreasures.org/theater/6542/">http://cinematreasures.org/theater/6542/</a><br />
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me and Over set out to have a look at this place to see if someone could get in and get a look at this place, and god it was worth it! it was not the easiest of places to get in to, but it <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">didnt</span> take us long to get in. and it felt strange, that somewhere like this is being left to decay when it should be being used.<br />
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the front, taken from outside<br />
<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388024822253102818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkuMNTUIw95vSkiTBqiASYH16W8CVoJ_ZIbjSBpRsRAoR-PZcDwSuPHkzHXEo1s6fvrUej59JC-_jYxpr5CFxBmy3kp-D3OreD44xwa4iAA5DL5Q6n8PeNuCkXsoedF0g3cw22lhyAYSQ/s400/odeon+preston+019.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /><br />
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this is a pic of the seats in the main screen<br />
<div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388024842744689682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinYh7TRi_hpOOYJJnZIAZOfLnWJOJSd32w66Qyt4JPK-otvmDTZvAYE8epCYOb2sTm1EDEJ1Vvpf3iusjQ8TCY0mcNcisQooZmEa34W4dzHxJOf85jxNScoGW8Ab_D-VSnOualroOuSgY/s400/odeon+preston+002.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></div><div></div><div>the screen has long gone, now all left there are the speakers that where behind the screen</div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388024838449972082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjkIr6QxRXtTYsKRJpykkRjJzPzU3_jpoqBmZ7vJ8H-E29FVP_o0o7dalN2GO1u3x5tZm4QJqzSCkcVUtKvCPvax9XFGEKQ8ftAUSBBPVecGvQ6sLlY4sSoB07UNway9RXheBXkEKQBhY/s400/odeon+preston+004.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></div><div></div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388024833265220882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ4JcscGa3DLArCIddqCRBB3ZayoB4W6kvh0iDcGDiXikW1NKdLT0MUITwAS2VIbMbaSEdB3wyofncbCxSX0MS28lg2WdEb-yZRDcg2DuTXXXFp79ODyipatQAJCWFWbFs4BCN8WrEqVw/s400/odeon+preston+003.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></div><div></div><div>there was quite <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">abit</span> of stuff stored around the place from the night club next door as its owned by the night club.</div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388021691677684946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxxQbrU-sD2Y6If3mZicBewiqjebwbJqlhPG2trWtZC8CUgWDZnPjIZEk2OvLJD2cvJK2QstSPF_aDhZJ50hCJ4Qm2ej2JFQjeJ64dr5OXpI035Dr6FC68d-caDm3PeElKqanIr_EZu2w/s400/odeon+preston+006.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></div><div></div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388021725955577074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBefxhHasZH4o04jFaBViHHJRf9k4oj3GAT7nAUD2f52yIIzi3d7igLTFEZzjGE3k_7fd01CUMunQNdg8mmcySpUJu9pkmrNoizwBOXDF2d8n5CaUCffuI5kd_08RmV2bbRR6qzgNKS7M/s400/odeon+preston+015.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></div><div></div><div>a rusty panel in the projection room</div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388021718041855298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUqXwhbBFLcKGxvBZAxED9GQQYWwDr2PKK9TXyr46V1O-h8g7a51bLzb2541JNHUKpFtbXIt3HuuNvB5RxUDHOo8bOpbjDYboCCmnNPzxtmnEAqrURwZ-pbhPI1Ym-ZnDXxtU2-DOcyjA/s400/odeon+preston+012.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></div><div></div><div>the remains of the projector, all the film on the floor was test film of some sort, it was like looking in to a kaleidoscope</div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388021707089964146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCtnwc1mBk1FNca_nNV_vF6QIvtNQq_E9tKH4oo5psJm8hwKA9GZC_YGn_312DHv0sJ5fDAJF1_13EXMxnaaY08FaWK_8I0L2Mp9UJKNjEQbbyGgnZNwj3kb9oGTac_icSslGUcUyOVjk/s400/odeon+preston+011.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></div><div></div><div>looking through the projector hatch in to the main screen!</div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388021693953363234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJgOJOsjIrFdkHuqrlbWH4vJ5mT4W6rbDF0ADLjhnMlM_YdD0d4U2QCo_33fWiPOITCDAwDTDzrOVEE5cLTHEyKzY_TYmIBcu3YE15nGJpwYyFfaqB0BEXjlvSrRe-G0FLYczYd1mww7A/s400/odeon+preston+016.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></div><div></div><div>as ever the people shot! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">thats</span> me and Over behind</div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388024852988731922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga3_KAWyXwF45QfyjSkZ40eP3AsgA7NlipmK_zo-5lRamhVQ9mloJiSAiu-9MzVdIosBxkOMM1qQx83hKyvnz0IdbPyXqCBi_LNIhmCR5VkytxVcX3YVa8gXxsUCJKXTQwwteP0ZR_e2g/s400/odeon+preston+008.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 267px;" /> its such a shame that its been left to rot, if done right it should be restored and reused, as something like this cant be just left and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">forgotten</span> about.<br />
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<div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>scrappyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479954511157582973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4637179100909091629.post-44802432817554700152009-09-20T18:11:00.006+01:002009-09-20T19:01:00.737+01:00leeds international pool, leeds. june 09Here is what we went all the way over to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">leeds</span> for, as it was going to be demolished soon (been done at the moment). we got in to the roof and was walking around the roof for 20 <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">mins</span> trying to find a way down! when we <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">finally</span> did it was worth it but its a bit of a mess now!<br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-npqnJ634lt2Zx6sLuSmXh3JrhowKVhI-J_5fA0me3BeJC64Qc14h5AfnJMqYt9_sBwh1QHFH6CPWZV4GKOzBZx1MECvecdttyKtodt0ax429ZU3DuQDQOETrUZHqnuBxtBVP9zE79ME/s1600-h/leeds+international+pool+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383603865280209586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-npqnJ634lt2Zx6sLuSmXh3JrhowKVhI-J_5fA0me3BeJC64Qc14h5AfnJMqYt9_sBwh1QHFH6CPWZV4GKOzBZx1MECvecdttyKtodt0ax429ZU3DuQDQOETrUZHqnuBxtBVP9zE79ME/s320/leeds+international+pool+001.jpg" /></a> from top of the diving board, shows the size of the place</div><div> </div><div><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383603857557253554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTeR5RZiLrEY1PDHNRQ3RNPO_o-fTyL_V5nx25BVsAJRPp8hAnytRQdP1bn954-RM55WVfezYgNmkzHxmg7kngx0-u3EoKmt7YoMQscW68lFBJC7kVavszd-sr1VHfbalcqQAq5OPg2j0/s320/leeds+international+pool+003.jpg" /></div><div><br /> </div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdLyGv2l4N_5U8HiTRKEBzPqU5Pl0PVHUH1r5m0PGyNlo_OMAJZLhkHnUkU0bIT17f8wA2b3Cdi7H0gOm080F00rmsm4n28ByajyWkpreHFRhD2UcL6sQhbsPPBPc9OAaVEvvkxnpoorw/s1600-h/leeds+international+pool+014.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383603849095194530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdLyGv2l4N_5U8HiTRKEBzPqU5Pl0PVHUH1r5m0PGyNlo_OMAJZLhkHnUkU0bIT17f8wA2b3Cdi7H0gOm080F00rmsm4n28ByajyWkpreHFRhD2UcL6sQhbsPPBPc9OAaVEvvkxnpoorw/s320/leeds+international+pool+014.jpg" /></a> looking back at the diving boards with Over doing some pull ups!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZhPb7FV__PPQ3GyhlsJTvhqspw7eSBeCOwo7dy6kBCB_aodNSSKiqXuSXVTvAH68qU6eHOJxfRgyOnNW8abHW1HNSK47-dvCtXCFSGVy3tHaB6akhphLS3ylkDm20mVelA8s1GdoiTgY/s1600-h/leeds+international+pool+024.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383603842191675618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZhPb7FV__PPQ3GyhlsJTvhqspw7eSBeCOwo7dy6kBCB_aodNSSKiqXuSXVTvAH68qU6eHOJxfRgyOnNW8abHW1HNSK47-dvCtXCFSGVy3tHaB6akhphLS3ylkDm20mVelA8s1GdoiTgY/s320/leeds+international+pool+024.jpg" /></a> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383608250870632498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-KrgbKSnsyAghlm2kFoaaGTqCSdDHoOE4oxBkTyW5R_kilqSADZ73FUxafHQMD_0PglCzeAkR78NmDt6lDnvjzDaQpLdpk-XywI4s14AzvUtb3KiEs3qv0LxlNFoyOb33j0hLHE3Cy-c/s320/leeds+international+pool+025.jpg" /></div><div>some <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">graffiti</span> that was up on the wall at the back of the place</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383608262707175106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZXja37fhQhw5-uXiPgiwPkaFHgSVgZGmqofhydq9ZMDnF3H0t4AzeGGGrqNDh4xrpgooXApeOmjrykdQzcKrJmCVYP8i8fmEHvsxV0P4hYzemAZVHR-ThZ9DHkPlVMv8yKNFeMjk0m8/s320/leeds+international+pool+028.jpg" />Over <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">standing</span> on a wall, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">im</span> sure he <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">didnt</span> need to stand on the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Wall</span> to get the picture he wanted! he just wanted to stand on the wall!!!!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTe3Nk4tPtbTVtEoAtIeah-751gp0sKpZlyegBtgqDgZyQGv2RoqyIwENASLrLfFXpdHpgcCYEEu1qvy0HQxwytrOP6QjyQejJTleP2VzY8oQ5PH9rdGKt57CRkzux3FTBpIp_oojDk2c/s1600-h/leeds+international+pool+006.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383603838483675826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTe3Nk4tPtbTVtEoAtIeah-751gp0sKpZlyegBtgqDgZyQGv2RoqyIwENASLrLfFXpdHpgcCYEEu1qvy0HQxwytrOP6QjyQejJTleP2VzY8oQ5PH9rdGKt57CRkzux3FTBpIp_oojDk2c/s320/leeds+international+pool+006.jpg" /></a> and finally the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">excitement</span> got to much for Over.</div></div></div></div>scrappyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479954511157582973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4637179100909091629.post-54765196001430164282009-09-17T12:55:00.004+01:002009-09-17T13:18:22.313+01:00timble beck culvert, leeds. june 09last place before we hit leeds pool, not many pics but not a bad culvert. we did scare a mother duck and ducklings, and some of the ducklings got stuck in the currents of the water and swept off, which we chased down and saved, then returned to there mother!<br /><br />here are some of the pics!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijr3pEkweQF7FpqIaFeTi5h_rkJ2RSwhhEoYN183ciRZpvVyBXlrPQoDAlwMC7kVd8pMPszJZS7Hs8c9RcpasgvTL8VEMEK5nUVDHuQPOH_a9aRyFkjTYrSYaKY-DxMMfhj1d6l2IYmxI/s1600-h/Timble+Beck+culvert,+Leeds+003.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382407242223133858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijr3pEkweQF7FpqIaFeTi5h_rkJ2RSwhhEoYN183ciRZpvVyBXlrPQoDAlwMC7kVd8pMPszJZS7Hs8c9RcpasgvTL8VEMEK5nUVDHuQPOH_a9aRyFkjTYrSYaKY-DxMMfhj1d6l2IYmxI/s320/Timble+Beck+culvert,+Leeds+003.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8433bVNNFSJRdj9xVzWMQp6vWwtFbcI55LGPm-pLgR9EL-cbj_aNKIzQzCdhQYHHUak-iPr1lF9TWhxYOEh3734aTQpU0-EqM1tbubDbZpAt2H5eM4v8lQiBuy27O2CK-xmjL7Xeqv70/s1600-h/Timble+Beck+culvert,+Leeds+011.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382407231288961570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8433bVNNFSJRdj9xVzWMQp6vWwtFbcI55LGPm-pLgR9EL-cbj_aNKIzQzCdhQYHHUak-iPr1lF9TWhxYOEh3734aTQpU0-EqM1tbubDbZpAt2H5eM4v8lQiBuy27O2CK-xmjL7Xeqv70/s320/Timble+Beck+culvert,+Leeds+011.jpg" /></a> most off the culvert was like the above, in parts the walk way was wider the some streets<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrvQ4T7NVVRyc3AKPEhgUGIduf6LORRixTPYPsYL6z0p4LEsLy3AYA8-qXHoj8hRWJUOxz7P4tkTY_ISwAPGLvmwuVD89mtVoljanVR4usEAiln-rLUswcj38YaAEJtFuPBnlKQu8WvXs/s1600-h/Timble+Beck+culvert,+Leeds+008.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382407230461914386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrvQ4T7NVVRyc3AKPEhgUGIduf6LORRixTPYPsYL6z0p4LEsLy3AYA8-qXHoj8hRWJUOxz7P4tkTY_ISwAPGLvmwuVD89mtVoljanVR4usEAiln-rLUswcj38YaAEJtFuPBnlKQu8WvXs/s320/Timble+Beck+culvert,+Leeds+008.jpg" /></a> sealed off grids<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibedri-qaINmTv3BL4ptm3BrtZlrh7TXQW2rAHdmEBh3uA5mVaiKjKp7dJpNamsoaKb35IM4pf_6hRIAP6Vbzn6BZUnddwGL_DPp2uf16ILZRCbZdDRFfsogumazFfGcLtTDCI4HXC2og/s1600-h/Timble+Beck+culvert,+Leeds+010.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382407221262874498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibedri-qaINmTv3BL4ptm3BrtZlrh7TXQW2rAHdmEBh3uA5mVaiKjKp7dJpNamsoaKb35IM4pf_6hRIAP6Vbzn6BZUnddwGL_DPp2uf16ILZRCbZdDRFfsogumazFfGcLtTDCI4HXC2og/s320/Timble+Beck+culvert,+Leeds+010.jpg" /></a> the above pic was my favorite bit of the culvert! holy grail, death or tigers? which would you choose???<br /><div></div></div></div></div>scrappyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479954511157582973noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4637179100909091629.post-10003868503543922272009-09-16T14:39:00.003+01:002009-09-17T12:55:39.334+01:00Park Plaza hotel, leeds. june 09after doing the queens hotel we walked across the road to park plaza hotel and it was just as strange at first, we got in the lift with a member of staff who was asking about are trip and "what we are getting up to? anything <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">interesting</span>?" we said "hope so!" what made me smile was her parting words of "have fun!"<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3zEH4b4dhgbMcPZEwcCUDiimwziaPcB3QT8IC_q9g5RNFRTVX-TMv9bgVjoKq4JPVfi8BKW-l8BRvKexs1Esndi8ORr6sq_-3d-rzO43bs7P1lZO3YjbJnzom0T05RJhteg6yNuspd-M/s1600-h/hotel+in+leeds+018.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382401197285942610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3zEH4b4dhgbMcPZEwcCUDiimwziaPcB3QT8IC_q9g5RNFRTVX-TMv9bgVjoKq4JPVfi8BKW-l8BRvKexs1Esndi8ORr6sq_-3d-rzO43bs7P1lZO3YjbJnzom0T05RJhteg6yNuspd-M/s320/hotel+in+leeds+018.jpg" /></a> this was <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">alot</span> higher then the hotel across the road, which gave some great views!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQiEvje67unT9nDta0xWi4mD_-F7cEKFYg1p5v4aBTYGrR8QvUagPar6OfQCqUguf5nRREM6JulrAOIj-9-dOSgU8uC7X0vN_NbCbZPIHAn26qhTu-esCbApam-fChEh7zwH_jp6mI-yM/s1600-h/hotel+in+leeds+017.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382401192458991810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQiEvje67unT9nDta0xWi4mD_-F7cEKFYg1p5v4aBTYGrR8QvUagPar6OfQCqUguf5nRREM6JulrAOIj-9-dOSgU8uC7X0vN_NbCbZPIHAn26qhTu-esCbApam-fChEh7zwH_jp6mI-yM/s320/hotel+in+leeds+017.jpg" /></a><br />here is a couple of Over on the roof, its not as dangerous as it looks! those <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">girders</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">don't</span> go past the edge of the building!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPjKouPLZW5uxrRKfWleHumEX3A1C9o_6qyKwehyphenhyphenGnDyYMQAXEn2v-vf2VRAwOgAoPYz9S-RzJ-CqBEMjZ_YP_3gvuOHPBOsVrHBFgLCY8GPZB2pPSpgf234CKLNwjX2k6DzqeKJI-bSQ/s1600-h/hotel+in+leeds+009.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382401184937483730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPjKouPLZW5uxrRKfWleHumEX3A1C9o_6qyKwehyphenhyphenGnDyYMQAXEn2v-vf2VRAwOgAoPYz9S-RzJ-CqBEMjZ_YP_3gvuOHPBOsVrHBFgLCY8GPZB2pPSpgf234CKLNwjX2k6DzqeKJI-bSQ/s320/hotel+in+leeds+009.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh57uGZORSrUjrCtixpBbnswG74L4dtIFDPM_XkkGIQzOeUTQ4IyXfVf090t9g2zKAU4a7vAnY9rl8ucR0wcmx_Ad0JkYGjCwR0esntfRf0JYngi51EbUrXL8PnhCTfQgC6_JyDD_vYi-8/s1600-h/hotel+in+leeds+011.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382401175883947010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh57uGZORSrUjrCtixpBbnswG74L4dtIFDPM_XkkGIQzOeUTQ4IyXfVf090t9g2zKAU4a7vAnY9rl8ucR0wcmx_Ad0JkYGjCwR0esntfRf0JYngi51EbUrXL8PnhCTfQgC6_JyDD_vYi-8/s320/hotel+in+leeds+011.jpg" /></a> and as ever a rooftop pano<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjel2f72Z9ZaR7XeTKv-3TEtWd5YWNhp8F5h-YKzy_aqBHBmyiSZOYy7oHG-bQcegsx8Sep4ULrQkYmWiZogpo8nUf6_yQiwPIRYDf_Ots3i9PVOHjtZ8oHUhkQxSPu2cJLFQskc93aEtg/s1600-h/%5B1%5D+hotel+in+leeds,+New+Folder,+3+images,+hotel+in+leeds+012+-+hotel+in+leeds+014+-+7051x2141+-+SCUL-Smartblend.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 98px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382401167156442674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjel2f72Z9ZaR7XeTKv-3TEtWd5YWNhp8F5h-YKzy_aqBHBmyiSZOYy7oHG-bQcegsx8Sep4ULrQkYmWiZogpo8nUf6_yQiwPIRYDf_Ots3i9PVOHjtZ8oHUhkQxSPu2cJLFQskc93aEtg/s320/%5B1%5D+hotel+in+leeds,+New+Folder,+3+images,+hotel+in+leeds+012+-+hotel+in+leeds+014+-+7051x2141+-+SCUL-Smartblend.jpg" /></a> </div></div></div></div>scrappyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04479954511157582973noreply@blogger.com0