Monday 22 February 2010

Urban Exploring Added to List

In my next 100-things-to-do update I will be adding a new item... 'Explore 10 derelict buildings'.

Until Saturday I had no interest in doing this. Not because I didn't want to, but because the thought had never crossed my mind. I have never broke into a closed/derelict building, even when a couple of my friends had when I was younger. On Saturday, the location of the photoshoot was a derelict hotel. I found it really surreal and fascenating. It had different rooms like kitchens, ball rooms and skittle alleys, but completley deserted. It was like something out of a thriller. Something about an abandoned building is so weird.

I asked how he managed to find it, and he told me there is a website dedicated to derelict buildings. It is a forum, called 28 Days Later. It is seperated into categories such as industrial, hospital/asylum, theatres, underground and others.

Here are a few places that I thought looked fascinating:


Derby Hippodrome


West park Asylum


Glasgow Public Baths


Train Graveyard, Coventry


Kwik Save, Gloucester


Catacombs, Birmingham


I will keep an eye out now for ones that are in driving distance. I would love to go into an abandoned asylum, though I would probably really regret it as I walk in.

Ps. If anyone wants to join me, please do!

5 comments:

  1. Im joining you! camera ready, wellys ready, snacks ready!
    Im up for asylum and train graveyard, not in the dark though!!
    xx

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  3. I'd happily go round an asylum or hospital. I dont fancy KwikSave though

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  4. I'll keep an eye out for some things in easy travelling distance and let you know.

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