Gamekeeper's House, Brun/Diggle 09/04/11

[SteveB]

I realise I'm stretching the definition of "urban" with this little site - it's on the Pennine Bridleway near Brun Clough Reservoir, and my first "proper" explore.

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I'm told that it was the gamekeeper's house. Upstairs is boarded up, but access is dead easy (just walk in)

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Not sure why there are bits of old computer all over the place, it's far enough out of the way that it would be more of a pain to bring them here to dump than to dispose of legitimately. There is evidence that it's been occupied some time in the last 30 years in the shape of a modern phone socket of the type that was introduced in 1981.

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These stairs didn't look to safe so I didn't venture upstairs. The lack of floorboards up there didn't inspire confidence either!

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Random roof rack!

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