boxfrenzy
03-12-2008, 09:50 AM
One of my early explores was to the South Point building, a horrid office block back in May this year. The first visit was under the cover of Hi Viz, and I took some photographs of it when it had only just been shut. Office removal people were in, and I dodged in a couple of offices to avoid being seen. I'd seen the pikies outside the places a few times since it closed, and guessed that they would have had anything that wasn't nailed down, and probably everything that was nailed down too. Including the nails. But surely, they couldn't have gutted it completely in 6 months. Could they?
It's minus one, snowing and icy underfoot, as well as being dark. Not really the ideal exploring conditions. Here's the building.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/South%20Point/Picture055.jpg
May. Furniture waits to be removed.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/Urbex2083.jpg
December. The wind blows snow in through the glassless frame.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/South%20Point/Picture022.jpg
May. A partition divides the offices on the left from the open plan room on the right.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/Urbex2084.jpg
December. The partition is gone. The windows are gone. The radiators are gone. In fact, everything except the underlay is gone.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/South%20Point/Picture010.jpg
May. Desks wait ready to be shifted by the removal men.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/Urbex2085.jpg
December. Empty office space.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/South%20Point/Picture013.jpg
Although totally empty, this place is strangely photographic at night. Cool shadows and interesting angles are everywhere.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/South%20Point/Picture015.jpg
Shadows.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/South%20Point/Picture014.jpg
May. This was a corridor at the top of the first set of stairs.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/Urbex2081.jpg
December. The same view, and my favourite shot of the night. No partitions remain. I haven't done any photoshop to any of these, it was just excellent light inside/outside, and my little camera came up with the goods.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/South%20Point/Picture049.jpg
Stairs
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/South%20Point/Picture020.jpg
Broken glass. I love the bricks and rubble that smashed the glass at the bottom of the picture.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/South%20Point/Picture047.jpg
Possibly one of the worst buildings in the UK, and not one i'd ever thought i'd be going back to. Yet, a strangely enjoyable visit. The entrance is burnt out, yet the rest of the building is ok, just far too near the new flyover. It reminded me of being in a multistorey carpark. Good though.
It's minus one, snowing and icy underfoot, as well as being dark. Not really the ideal exploring conditions. Here's the building.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/South%20Point/Picture055.jpg
May. Furniture waits to be removed.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/Urbex2083.jpg
December. The wind blows snow in through the glassless frame.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/South%20Point/Picture022.jpg
May. A partition divides the offices on the left from the open plan room on the right.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/Urbex2084.jpg
December. The partition is gone. The windows are gone. The radiators are gone. In fact, everything except the underlay is gone.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/South%20Point/Picture010.jpg
May. Desks wait ready to be shifted by the removal men.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/Urbex2085.jpg
December. Empty office space.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/South%20Point/Picture013.jpg
Although totally empty, this place is strangely photographic at night. Cool shadows and interesting angles are everywhere.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/South%20Point/Picture015.jpg
Shadows.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/South%20Point/Picture014.jpg
May. This was a corridor at the top of the first set of stairs.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/Urbex2081.jpg
December. The same view, and my favourite shot of the night. No partitions remain. I haven't done any photoshop to any of these, it was just excellent light inside/outside, and my little camera came up with the goods.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/South%20Point/Picture049.jpg
Stairs
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/South%20Point/Picture020.jpg
Broken glass. I love the bricks and rubble that smashed the glass at the bottom of the picture.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii273/thedownings10/South%20Point/Picture047.jpg
Possibly one of the worst buildings in the UK, and not one i'd ever thought i'd be going back to. Yet, a strangely enjoyable visit. The entrance is burnt out, yet the rest of the building is ok, just far too near the new flyover. It reminded me of being in a multistorey carpark. Good though.