Runwell Hospital, Essex
My second visit to this recently closed mental hospital. This time not many shots and generally externals. Following the ending of contracts accommodating patients at
Landaff Sub Control, Cardiff
Visited in June 2009, a true cold war timewarp. The sub-control was built in 1956 remaining operational until the disbanding of the Civil Defence Corps
West Park Hospital, Epsom
My 5th visit to West Park and my first for nearly a year. This time last year West Park became somewhat a tourist attraction due
Abraham Ormerod Medical Centre, Todmorden
It’s not the sort of thing I’d usually explore. A rundown medical centre in the middle of nowhere. But then there is a little history
Runwell Hospital, Essex
Following the ending of contracts accommodating patients at the Essex county’s Brentwood mental hospital, joint facilities were developed between East Ham and Southend-on-sea boroughs. A
North Wales Hospital, Denbigh
The North Wales Lunatic Asylum was the first psychiatric institution built in Wales; construction began in 1844 and completed in 1848 in the town of
Mid Wales Hospital, Talgarth
A quick stop on the way back from Denbigh to check out the state of affairs at Mid Wales Hospital, Talgarth. The site has continued
Healings Flour Mill, Tewkesbury
The flour mill in Tewkesbury dates back to 1865 and produced flour for over 150 years. Grain was shipped up the river from Avonmouth. It
The Forts, Flat Holm Island
Flat Holm island has had two military occupations. First in the 1860’s and again in 1940 during world war 2. In the 1850’s, Queen Victoria
The Foghorn Station, Flat Holm Island
The foghorn station on Flat Holm island was built in 1908 to accompany the lighthouse that originates back to 1737. The powerful compressed air signal
Holding Bros. Pottery, Oswaldtwistle
The Broughton Barn Pottery was founded on a large clay deposit on the windswept moors of Oswaldtwistle, this was dug, blended, washed and processed on
Elizabeth Shaw Chocolate Factory, Bristol
Located in the Greenbank area of Bristol, the site dates back to 1881 and had many names & owners previous to Elizabeth Shaw. The site