Unusual interesting site

[fallingonabruise]

Whilst searching for pictures of Bramham house childrens home, where my Mum grew up,
we found this website
http://www.urbexforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4424
(this is the thread with Bramham pics, my mums bedroom was the rose room )

Its a forum where the members photograph old buildings, inside and out,
theres hospitals , asylums, castles, army camps, hotels, railway tunnels, pubs even sewers.

I've spent hours looking through it and thought it might be of interest to some of you

[Steve G]

  'Exploring'. It's what I do to get me away from all this.

The oft' quoted rules are, of course; " Take only photographs. Leave nothing but footprints. "

 I'd add a 'Bye Law' to that; " Don't start getting wrapped up in the history of the sites and their people! "

 I mean, I do it for a break from thinking about dead rellies and how they lived, worked and died. Yet, so often, I find myself staring into an empty room and thinking, " Jeeezus. They must have ..... Stop it! Just photograph that fire place and get out of here! ..... Oh, and 'mustn't forget the Loo, Chair and Tile shots. There's always a tile! " 

[trish1120]

What an absolutely fantastic site. There is a little bit of voyeur in all of us!

I cannot understand how such an amazingly beautiful building could be allowed to deteriorate into such a state.
I 'g....." Bramham House and found a site with pictures of much happier times.

http://www.bramham.org.uk/bhouse.htm

I cant help getting caught up in people and places. Living in Australia with only a limited history period I am in awe of Englands historical and interesting buildings.

Trish

[Jean McGurn]

What a great site. Found a thread that had pictures of the inside of Royal Insurance building in Liverpool. Took me back 40 odd years as my first job in Liverpool was in a shipping & fowarding agents and I used to visit places such as that as part of my daily work.

Have bookmarked it to browse again later.

Jean

[Ruskie]

Thanks for posting this fallingetc!   It is fascinating!

I agree with you Trish - letting this house get into this state is criminal. I imagine the 'owner' is letting it decay into such a state so it will crumble beyond repair (if it's not already in that state) then the land will be sold for some hideous modern commercial dwelling/high density housing to be built. Expensive to repair and of no use to anyone   - very sad. Makes me angry. I have a link to a site with images of buildings which have been demolished - most depressing. I will try to find it.

Steve, so I take it that you take these kinds of photos?   Tell us more. Any examples of your work you'd like to share?

I'm off to investigate the above link further ...

[snackdahl]

Here's another urbex website:

http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/

Fascinating pictures and sites, but I wouldn't have the nerve (bottle) to get myself into them!!

[Steve G]

Steve, so I take it that you take these kinds of photos?   Tell us more. Any examples of your work you'd like to share?

 Ruskie; The inter net's broken  I'm finding I'm only able to access about 50% of the places I'm trying to get to. Started last night and is continuing today. It's not just Firefox either. IE's as bad. I can't understand it.

 Anyway, point is this means I can't get to the places I want to show ye. But, yeppers; I have some stuff to show. I know another site for us Detectives of Dereliction and I have some stuff on there I'd like ye to see. Just as soon as I can get back to sort the right links, I'll pop them up here.

 My mate also Moddies on an Irish site. We tend to explore together so most of what he shows, I was there too. And, of course, because we're in deeply rural Eire, our explorations hold a very real edge. I find it's great for a cardio vascular work out and for running a field test on the old spincture. Because, around here, virtually everyone has a 12 bore shotgun!

 Factor in that people tend to just remove the remains of the departed, then shut the door. Period. And ye'll see how entering some 'abandoned' cottages can be a breath stopping experience. Ye like, climbing through a back window. Old net curtain shielding ye as ye step into the darkness beyond. Hoping So Much that this one really Is empty. And there's not some crusty old farmer in there, lining ye up with both barrels!    Ye think I'm kidding? Don't!

 That said though, the rewards are often fantastic. It's like stepping through the veil of time into how people were living, a century ago. I'll sort out some links, once the net sorts itself out for me 

[Ruskie]

Look forward to it Steve. 

[trish1120]

Me too

Trish