if 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
http://www.urbexforums.co.uk/
also dont forget to check out my new site, its much easier to view then on the blog
http://www.scrappynw.com/
hope you like! :)
Friday, 12 August 2011
Thursday, 16 June 2011
Now i have a website!
just to let you know i now have a website as well, you can find it here
http://www.scrappynw.com/
theres not as much on there as there is here yet but im moving it on steadily! :)
http://www.scrappynw.com/
theres not as much on there as there is here yet but im moving it on steadily! :)
Wednesday, 23 March 2011
nileguide.com article
Here 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!
nileguide.com
some of my pics were used for st. marys asylum in stannington, which is on page number 7
enjoy :)
nileguide.com
some of my pics were used for st. marys asylum in stannington, which is on page number 7
enjoy :)
Ravenhead glass, st helens. aug 2010
After 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. :)
History
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.
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.
hope you enjoyed the pics, until next time :)
History
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.
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.
the office had been fairly trashed but still some interesting stuff to take pics of.
inside the furnace
i really like the colours of the glass on the walls in here.
hope you enjoyed the pics, until next time :)
Tuesday, 22 March 2011
ADM/spillers mill, newcastle
Really 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! :)
History
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.
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.
History
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.
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.
top level, that floor was not the best!
its amazing what gets left behind!
now this is nuts, how did anybody know whay was going on in this room?
as ever a people shot! :)
Rossendale general hospital
Turned 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! :)
Rossendale General Hospital started life as a workhouse in 1868.
inmates of all ages mostly took part in hand weaving.
it changed into the Rossendale Hospital in the 1930s.
it was further extended with an annexe to the east.
Some parts of the hospital are still live.
the hospital radio was brought to a close not too long ago.
the hospital is now just used for day patients.
a new health hub in Rawtenstall might just take over from the hospital altogether.
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.
Rossendale General Hospital started life as a workhouse in 1868.
inmates of all ages mostly took part in hand weaving.
it changed into the Rossendale Hospital in the 1930s.
it was further extended with an annexe to the east.
Some parts of the hospital are still live.
the hospital radio was brought to a close not too long ago.
the hospital is now just used for day patients.
a new health hub in Rawtenstall might just take over from the hospital altogether.
the front
having a well earned rest!
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.
coming out the closet?!? :) lol
Wednesday, 15 December 2010
Billinge Hospital, wigan
Visited 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! :(
History:-
Billinge Hospital was originally founded in 1837 as a Wigan Poor Law Union hospital and workhouse.Mental Health services are still available
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 .
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.
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.
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.
History:-
Billinge Hospital was originally founded in 1837 as a Wigan Poor Law Union hospital and workhouse.Mental Health services are still available
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 .
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.
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.
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.
keys, for what? a lot of locks id say.
on the wall in one of the rooms.
left over pool table and ball, yep only one ball.
it was a lovely sunny day for exploring!
Tuesday, 14 December 2010
st. josephs orphanage/st. josephs hospital, preston
Id 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.
So a big thanks to Linda Barton, archivist, Preston Historical Society.
history:-
Many people mix these buildings up but essentially there are three different Grade 2 listed buildings.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
So a big thanks to Linda Barton, archivist, Preston Historical Society.
history:-
Many people mix these buildings up but essentially there are three different Grade 2 listed buildings.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
first time i got a good pic of the stain glassed window!
left in the back of the chapel
no trip is complete without a trip to the theater
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.
fire damage from last year i think, this was the room with the pool table in it! remains now on corridor of floor below.
these wheel chairs are all over the place!
some relaxing!
and to finish off a pic of the outside from the inside! :)
Monday, 13 December 2010
St.Josephs seminary, upholland
Me 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.
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?
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!
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?
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!
what its like now.
and back then.
view from roof of lake and woodland.
the main court yard, if you look closely you can see some guys in the corner of the court yard cutting back trees.
inside the chapel, my first time in here which I'm glad i got to see.
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. :)
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