manof2worlds
24-03-2011, 12:03 PM
Had a terrific Spring morning explore in this fantastic rural derelict manor house. There's some info on another page (HERE (http://www.urbexforums.co.uk/showthread.php/11929-Bessingham-Manor.-Norfolk.-02-11.?highlight=bessingham))so will skip that
Visited with two other explorers, our mission to get to the upper floors of this rickety crumbling old shell. We achieved this, but I'm paying a little bit of a price for it.
I'm not good with heights and worse with ladders. I can get up them, my problem is getting back down again. So on our descent, I opted to lower myself over the edge of the first floor landing - doing it this way meant that I could do it slowly and then the drop would only have been a couple of feet - no big deal. Please keep in mind here that I was shitting bricks through this whole process. I got my legs over the side and started to shuffle back over the edge, one of my companions was already down and waiting to help me out if needed. And the the corner of the door frame I was holding onto gave and away I went like the proverbial sack of potatoes. It was neither elegant or pretty and thankfully, my companion (who luckinly for me is in the Armed Forces) pushed me away from the cellar access which was in my flight path. The result was a professional "para" roll, an afternoon in A&E and torn ligaments in the ankle and knee with impact bruising and swelling up my right leg :lol:
But......
I got the shot :D
Here we go:
1. First Floor Front Bedroom
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5133/5553808449_4cd15fd2b6.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5553808449/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5553808449/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
2. First Floor Front Bedroom with Dressing Table
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5064/5554394418_0869e8c11c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554394418/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554394418/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
3. First Floor Front Bedroom: my round is it?
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5254/5554397382_bb4594932d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554397382/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554397382/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
4. First Floor Front Bedroom
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5177/5554398660_8f65f32d7d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554398660/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554398660/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
5. Looking to the Second Floor - gradual collapsing of the water tank in progress
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5300/5554400432_e547bd56e2.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554400432/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554400432/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
6. First Floor Landing - looking through
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5309/5554403526_be10cb3e4b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554403526/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554403526/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
7. First Floor - looking out at a Spring morning
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5133/5553819563_34b5810812.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5553819563/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5553819563/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
8. First Floor - decaying bureau
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5292/5554405588_af94722d3d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554405588/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554405588/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
9. Looking down from the First Floor into the Ground Floor Kitchen
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5186/5553821847_422c88a16c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5553821847/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5553821847/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
10. Second Floor - bathtime
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5261/5554407164_1a83f2dca2.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554407164/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554407164/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
11. Second Floor: decaying dreams
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5016/5553823447_c7c00af1ec.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5553823447/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5553823447/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
12. Second Floor - looking across the landing to the water tank room
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5304/5553824769_962f776d25.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5553824769/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5553824769/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
13. Staircase up to the third floor - skylight in view
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5251/5554409474_59943eb4a3.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554409474/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554409474/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
14. First Floor - demi-john view
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5188/5553827141_bf3dcc008f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5553827141/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5553827141/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
15. First Floor - view of a Spring morning
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5030/5554413516_a160c5186a.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554413516/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554413516/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
16. The Front Door - taken from teh spot where I landed :lol:
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5028/5553831137_db2c5e1e45.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5553831137/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5553831137/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
17. Wallpaper and Decay
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5146/5554418018_f2d317ffbe.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554418018/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554418018/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
18. Getting a handle on things
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5054/5553834699_a75fd69c8d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5553834699/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5553834699/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
19. Bottles in the kitchen
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5297/5553836651_7f1d408b3c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5553836651/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5553836651/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
20. Kitchen Plumbing
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5149/5554421512_92200a8a5c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554421512/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554421512/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
21. Kitchen Light
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5181/5554422268_eec8c03722.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554422268/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554422268/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
22. Looking up from The Kitchen
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5017/5553843435_42ef3d6551.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5553843435/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5553843435/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
23. Light by the Front Door
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5228/5554428466_59ecb5040c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554428466/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554428466/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
Visited with two other explorers, our mission to get to the upper floors of this rickety crumbling old shell. We achieved this, but I'm paying a little bit of a price for it.
I'm not good with heights and worse with ladders. I can get up them, my problem is getting back down again. So on our descent, I opted to lower myself over the edge of the first floor landing - doing it this way meant that I could do it slowly and then the drop would only have been a couple of feet - no big deal. Please keep in mind here that I was shitting bricks through this whole process. I got my legs over the side and started to shuffle back over the edge, one of my companions was already down and waiting to help me out if needed. And the the corner of the door frame I was holding onto gave and away I went like the proverbial sack of potatoes. It was neither elegant or pretty and thankfully, my companion (who luckinly for me is in the Armed Forces) pushed me away from the cellar access which was in my flight path. The result was a professional "para" roll, an afternoon in A&E and torn ligaments in the ankle and knee with impact bruising and swelling up my right leg :lol:
But......
I got the shot :D
Here we go:
1. First Floor Front Bedroom
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5133/5553808449_4cd15fd2b6.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5553808449/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5553808449/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
2. First Floor Front Bedroom with Dressing Table
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5064/5554394418_0869e8c11c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554394418/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554394418/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
3. First Floor Front Bedroom: my round is it?
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5254/5554397382_bb4594932d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554397382/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554397382/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
4. First Floor Front Bedroom
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5177/5554398660_8f65f32d7d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554398660/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554398660/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
5. Looking to the Second Floor - gradual collapsing of the water tank in progress
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5300/5554400432_e547bd56e2.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554400432/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554400432/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
6. First Floor Landing - looking through
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5309/5554403526_be10cb3e4b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554403526/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554403526/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
7. First Floor - looking out at a Spring morning
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5133/5553819563_34b5810812.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5553819563/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5553819563/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
8. First Floor - decaying bureau
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5292/5554405588_af94722d3d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554405588/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554405588/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
9. Looking down from the First Floor into the Ground Floor Kitchen
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5186/5553821847_422c88a16c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5553821847/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5553821847/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
10. Second Floor - bathtime
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5261/5554407164_1a83f2dca2.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554407164/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554407164/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
11. Second Floor: decaying dreams
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5016/5553823447_c7c00af1ec.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5553823447/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5553823447/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
12. Second Floor - looking across the landing to the water tank room
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5304/5553824769_962f776d25.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5553824769/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5553824769/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
13. Staircase up to the third floor - skylight in view
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5251/5554409474_59943eb4a3.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554409474/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554409474/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
14. First Floor - demi-john view
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5188/5553827141_bf3dcc008f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5553827141/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5553827141/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
15. First Floor - view of a Spring morning
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5030/5554413516_a160c5186a.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554413516/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554413516/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
16. The Front Door - taken from teh spot where I landed :lol:
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5028/5553831137_db2c5e1e45.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5553831137/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5553831137/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
17. Wallpaper and Decay
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5146/5554418018_f2d317ffbe.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554418018/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554418018/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
18. Getting a handle on things
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5054/5553834699_a75fd69c8d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5553834699/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5553834699/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
19. Bottles in the kitchen
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5297/5553836651_7f1d408b3c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5553836651/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5553836651/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
20. Kitchen Plumbing
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5149/5554421512_92200a8a5c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554421512/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554421512/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
21. Kitchen Light
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5181/5554422268_eec8c03722.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554422268/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554422268/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
22. Looking up from The Kitchen
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5017/5553843435_42ef3d6551.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5553843435/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5553843435/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr
23. Light by the Front Door
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5228/5554428466_59ecb5040c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554428466/)
Bessingham Manor House, Norfolk, U.K. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/manof2worlds/5554428466/) by manof2worlds (http://www.flickr.com/people/manof2worlds/), on Flickr