Veganvictim
06-09-2010, 08:36 PM
The site just about every UE-er in the UK has visited, but not by me until recently.. officially closed in 1997 though signs of people throughout the years (up to 2009) are visible.
It's really quickly falling apart, evidence of nature causing havoc is everywhere (along with people stealing the copper piping, tagging/graffiti and doing their business in a dark room which I.... unfortunately didn't see in time, but I felt it underfoot!)
It's all a real shame because the building complex is amazing - for a first time UE mission, this place presented just enough challenge to access/get out from, to really get the adrenaline going..
They are redeveloping all around it, it seems, but the main complex hasn't been touched and it seems as if they're intent on letting it collapse. Here's the pictures from the day:
Ground floor towards the East side of the building
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a128.jpg
Basement towards the West side, the spookiest part of the building - sadly a pipe is leaking here and spraying out water (causing a freaky noise) causing further degredation of the building from the floor up.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a116.jpg
Towards the rear in the cellar, this crazy amber-like substance coming through the floorboards above, anyone seen this before?
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a114.jpg
A pill dispensary on the 2nd floor I believe
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a108.jpg
Hilarious comic (Wiki it, you'll see the hilarity) found in a 2nd floor corridor - this is 2009 dated.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a105.jpg
Graffiti on the 3rd floor, front of the house towards the West side.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a103.jpg
One of the 3rd floor rear/North facing rooms - clearly tiles have been removed - there were no traces of them on the floor
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a98.jpg
An HDR of one of the 2nd floor North facing rooms
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a92.jpg
Another HDR of an adjacent room, 2nd floor, North facing
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a88.jpg
A pitch black room on the 3rd floor, long exposure to get the right light
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a87.jpg
This plant's roots climbing inside the building on the 2nd floor, South facing/front of the main building
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a81.jpg
The 3rd floor corridor - looking West
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a76.jpg
The clock tower, now covered in pigeon crap, the clock movement has fallen on its side outside of the tower
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a67.jpg
A view from the clock tower - East side, shooting out across the whole rear side of the main building
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a66.jpg
The dumb-waiter shaft - on the East side, 3rd floor
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a62.jpg
Some of the less solid staircases dotted around, this is from the 2nd floor
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a60.jpg
Top floor West side, supporting stanchion holding up the roof
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a56.jpg
A solid concrete staircase on the West side, 2nd floor again.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a53.jpg
Some of the ornate stair railings that aren't damaged or stolen 3rd floor
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a52.jpg
2nd floor corridor, from the West side shooting East
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a49.jpg
One of the outhouses, a toilet block and other miscellaneous rooms
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a48.jpg
A basement room towards the North/East sides
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a40.jpg
A rat skeleton found in one of the outhouses on lower ground floor, too picked clean to have died there, perhaps someone brought it and left it.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a32.jpg
Outside the rear (North facing) side - the building in front's roof has caved in from the centre
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a27.jpg
View up from the ground floor, rear of the building
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a26.jpg
Some amazing stairs part of the East "wing" with the clock tower just top left of the photo
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a20.jpg
Inside one of the outhouses towards the rear
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a14.jpg
A word of warning, but actually a decoy
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a10.jpg
The front (South) facing exterior, hardly any windows left - kids and vandals throwing stones no doubt.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a6.jpg
Another view of the exterior, some daring kids have climbed up to tag the walls
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a2.jpg
It's really quickly falling apart, evidence of nature causing havoc is everywhere (along with people stealing the copper piping, tagging/graffiti and doing their business in a dark room which I.... unfortunately didn't see in time, but I felt it underfoot!)
It's all a real shame because the building complex is amazing - for a first time UE mission, this place presented just enough challenge to access/get out from, to really get the adrenaline going..
They are redeveloping all around it, it seems, but the main complex hasn't been touched and it seems as if they're intent on letting it collapse. Here's the pictures from the day:
Ground floor towards the East side of the building
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a128.jpg
Basement towards the West side, the spookiest part of the building - sadly a pipe is leaking here and spraying out water (causing a freaky noise) causing further degredation of the building from the floor up.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a116.jpg
Towards the rear in the cellar, this crazy amber-like substance coming through the floorboards above, anyone seen this before?
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a114.jpg
A pill dispensary on the 2nd floor I believe
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a108.jpg
Hilarious comic (Wiki it, you'll see the hilarity) found in a 2nd floor corridor - this is 2009 dated.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a105.jpg
Graffiti on the 3rd floor, front of the house towards the West side.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a103.jpg
One of the 3rd floor rear/North facing rooms - clearly tiles have been removed - there were no traces of them on the floor
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a98.jpg
An HDR of one of the 2nd floor North facing rooms
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a92.jpg
Another HDR of an adjacent room, 2nd floor, North facing
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a88.jpg
A pitch black room on the 3rd floor, long exposure to get the right light
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a87.jpg
This plant's roots climbing inside the building on the 2nd floor, South facing/front of the main building
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a81.jpg
The 3rd floor corridor - looking West
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a76.jpg
The clock tower, now covered in pigeon crap, the clock movement has fallen on its side outside of the tower
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a67.jpg
A view from the clock tower - East side, shooting out across the whole rear side of the main building
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a66.jpg
The dumb-waiter shaft - on the East side, 3rd floor
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a62.jpg
Some of the less solid staircases dotted around, this is from the 2nd floor
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a60.jpg
Top floor West side, supporting stanchion holding up the roof
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a56.jpg
A solid concrete staircase on the West side, 2nd floor again.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a53.jpg
Some of the ornate stair railings that aren't damaged or stolen 3rd floor
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a52.jpg
2nd floor corridor, from the West side shooting East
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a49.jpg
One of the outhouses, a toilet block and other miscellaneous rooms
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a48.jpg
A basement room towards the North/East sides
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a40.jpg
A rat skeleton found in one of the outhouses on lower ground floor, too picked clean to have died there, perhaps someone brought it and left it.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a32.jpg
Outside the rear (North facing) side - the building in front's roof has caved in from the centre
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a27.jpg
View up from the ground floor, rear of the building
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a26.jpg
Some amazing stairs part of the East "wing" with the clock tower just top left of the photo
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a20.jpg
Inside one of the outhouses towards the rear
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a14.jpg
A word of warning, but actually a decoy
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a10.jpg
The front (South) facing exterior, hardly any windows left - kids and vandals throwing stones no doubt.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a6.jpg
Another view of the exterior, some daring kids have climbed up to tag the walls
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/veganvictim/Normansfield/a2.jpg