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birdinanaviary
08-04-2012, 02:13 PM
So, ever since i saw Nelly's report on this first time round, i have felt a little entranced by the place, i mean everyone loves a bit of open space mill goodness, or asylum corridor porn, but ladies like the finer details in life :D my best stuff comes from the details, and boy does this place have details...........

so i set about some researcg, some painstaking long research and lo and behold.........

it was worth he drive..... thanks to Nelly et al, for finding it and giving me something to do with my evenings for a few weeks, and to Priority7 for taking the time to find it himself,and giving me a nudge on with my search!

Anyway, visited with Mr_toby, this place is a proper little gem, quite sad in a way that someones whole life got left behind, but gold dust to anyone that wants retro, and a good old mooch,
she's getting a little open to the elements by the looks of it, and the fences are being moved in ready for her demolition..... so im glad we got there in the end..... had a wicked morning....
On with my pics, some similar to the others, but hope you like my take :D

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The Crooked Cottage (http://www.flickr.com/photos/birdinanaviary/6910520274/) by Bird in an aviary (http://www.flickr.com/people/birdinanaviary/), on Flickr
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The Crooked Cottage (http://www.flickr.com/photos/birdinanaviary/6910513102/) by Bird in an aviary (http://www.flickr.com/people/birdinanaviary/), on Flickr
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The Crooked Cottage (http://www.flickr.com/photos/birdinanaviary/6910512812/) by Bird in an aviary (http://www.flickr.com/people/birdinanaviary/), on Flickr
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The Crooked Cottage (http://www.flickr.com/photos/birdinanaviary/6910511712/) by Bird in an aviary (http://www.flickr.com/people/birdinanaviary/), on Flickr
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The Crooked Cottage (http://www.flickr.com/photos/birdinanaviary/6910511378/) by Bird in an aviary (http://www.flickr.com/people/birdinanaviary/), on Flickr
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The Crooked Cottage (http://www.flickr.com/photos/birdinanaviary/7056597311/) by Bird in an aviary (http://www.flickr.com/people/birdinanaviary/), on Flickr
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The Crooked Cottage (http://www.flickr.com/photos/birdinanaviary/6910506736/) by Bird in an aviary (http://www.flickr.com/people/birdinanaviary/), on Flickr
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The Crooked Cottage (http://www.flickr.com/photos/birdinanaviary/6910505218/) by Bird in an aviary (http://www.flickr.com/people/birdinanaviary/), on Flickr
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The Crooked Cottage (http://www.flickr.com/photos/birdinanaviary/6910503566/) by Bird in an aviary (http://www.flickr.com/people/birdinanaviary/), on Flickr
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The Crooked Cottage (http://www.flickr.com/photos/birdinanaviary/7056588391/) by Bird in an aviary (http://www.flickr.com/people/birdinanaviary/), on Flickr
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The Crooked Cottage (http://www.flickr.com/photos/birdinanaviary/7056587863/) by Bird in an aviary (http://www.flickr.com/people/birdinanaviary/), on Flickr
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The Crooked Cottage (http://www.flickr.com/photos/birdinanaviary/6910499478/) by Bird in an aviary (http://www.flickr.com/people/birdinanaviary/), on Flickr
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The Crooked Cottage (http://www.flickr.com/photos/birdinanaviary/7056584465/) by Bird in an aviary (http://www.flickr.com/people/birdinanaviary/), on Flickr
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The Crooked Cottage (http://www.flickr.com/photos/birdinanaviary/6910498064/) by Bird in an aviary (http://www.flickr.com/people/birdinanaviary/), on Flickr
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The Crooked Cottage (http://www.flickr.com/photos/birdinanaviary/7056583765/) by Bird in an aviary (http://www.flickr.com/people/birdinanaviary/), on Flickr
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The Crooked Cottage (http://www.flickr.com/photos/birdinanaviary/7056588803/) by Bird in an aviary (http://www.flickr.com/people/birdinanaviary/), on Flickr

thanks!!!

the kwan
08-04-2012, 02:40 PM
It doesnt get better than this mate..I loved looking at this report as I did Nelly's too...well in!

mrtoby
08-04-2012, 02:58 PM
Perfect. You captured all the details-Im just going through mine now.

buggerluggs
08-04-2012, 03:49 PM
totally know what you mean. Detailed vintage gorgeousness, plenty of nooks and crannies and bits to explore and delve deeper into - well that floats my boat! :thumb

blueink
08-04-2012, 04:28 PM
really love this !!!!! very nice report

birdinanaviary
08-04-2012, 05:04 PM
seen yours on flickr tobes, get em up

mrtoby
08-04-2012, 05:31 PM
THREAD HI-JACK ALERT-sorry.

Here are some of mine from the day:

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5276/6910655240_368514284b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tobybatchelor/6910655240/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7270/6910713478_24bbf7c829.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tobybatchelor/6910713478/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7253/7056759005_ea43911339.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tobybatchelor/7056759005/)

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5111/6910728120_cb4316cac5.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tobybatchelor/6910728120/)

More here on my Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tobybatchelor/sets/72157629767330095/with/6910728120/)

Clough
08-04-2012, 07:15 PM
Fooking mint boys and girls, mint

BadBatz
08-04-2012, 09:07 PM
Absolutely EOPIC! Well done both!

birdinanaviary
08-04-2012, 09:46 PM
Cheers dudes!

Just want to say as well as I didnt make it clear
I researched the hell out of this one
A d priority7 literally provided a little motivation when I was going to drop it!
He gave me no info!
I did that all my ginger self

All brain no souls my kind are

Nicola
09-04-2012, 10:39 AM
Ace sets from both of you. That place is a little time capsule, lets hope it doesn't get raped and pillaged....

SilentHill
09-04-2012, 12:10 PM
A veritable feast for the eyes :thumbup

MJS
09-04-2012, 01:33 PM
shit hot pics

-LinQ-
10-04-2012, 10:14 PM
Really nice, well done =D

Ghetto Defendant
19-04-2012, 09:32 AM
This is Urbex dreamstuff. f*****g awesome time capsule. This place should be preserved like Mr Straw's house http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/mr-straws-house/

B'loody Mary
19-04-2012, 10:58 AM
This place is stunning. Love the little details; the pictures and the letters. You captured it so well! (Though the curtains of cobwebs made me shiver a bit :S)

birdinanaviary
19-04-2012, 11:48 AM
This is Urbex dreamstuff. f*****g awesome time capsule. This place should be preserved like Mr Straw's house http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/mr-straws-house/


Haha it's a beautiful place but has ended up more of a nightmare than an dream
Great explore though this one really had feeling!

Ghetto Defendant
19-04-2012, 12:12 PM
This is a place where the dead speak. They speak in soft voices of gentler times. We can learn a lot if only we take the time to listen.

What makes me sad is that soon the bulldozers will move in. Antique dealers will strip out the valuable stuff and the letters, photographs and other things that make it real will be gone forever.

I Know of a similar place. I'll send you a private message about it.

Ratters
19-04-2012, 01:22 PM
Ace stuff both of you :)

Bunkerkid
21-04-2012, 10:52 AM
Beautiful looking house, things like this are just capsules from the past and amazes me how they are left like this where the owners just upped and left! Must always be a story behind these but guess we will never really know it but defiantly an amazing explore, cheers for posting!

boxerheaven
21-04-2012, 11:25 AM
fantastic both of you :)

blinkscott182
21-04-2012, 06:55 PM
this place is beautiful! id love to visit a place like this, literally stacks of history all over the place. how someone could demolish this is beyond me i wouldn't have the heart.

ROYALBOB
22-04-2012, 12:38 PM
Quality pics, love places like this