Hey guys, haven't been posting much these days but the bug has been biting me again so thought I'd get editing and posting today.
These pictures are from 2 visits not so far apart in time, hence the weather difference. These were from last year when they began developing the site and I haven't been back since so I have no idea how it is looking now.
What a magical place. I am surprised to see this place not posted much on here by anyone else.
Some history:
The first records of the site appear in religious texts in 1160
During the dissolution, Henry VIII granted the site to Andrew, Lord Windsor in 1539.
Later records show it to be owned by John Lee in 1652, before it passed by marriage to Simon Harcourt in the 18th Century.
It was during this period that the last fatal duel in England took place in 1852 between two French refugees on land adjoining the campus on Priest Hill. Still today, it is referred to as the Duelling Field and the unfortunate loser is buried in Egham churchyard.
1870 - 1906 : Royal Indian Engineering College
The estate was bought in 1870 for use as the Royal Indian Engineering College. The President of the College, Sir George Chesney, had seen the empty building while boating on the Thames. The property was converted under the direction of Sir Matthew Digby Wyatt who had worked with Sir Gilbert Scott on the India Office, Whitehall.
The formal opening in 1964:
1980 it merged Brunel university until rising maintenance costs forced Brunel to run the site down post 2000, transferring courses and students the main Uxbridge site from 2004, before finally abandoning the campus altogether in 2007.
More info and old black and white imagery: The Runnymede Campus Archive » History
My pics:
These aren't working but security is lurking
Looking from above
The classrooms
Artwork in the wall
behind the pillars
1914
Above the door
The grounds are stunning
The not so pretty dorms...
Inside the dorms
Boy it's damp in here!
What this block looked like on the second visit:
Another dorm block, there are many!
peeping in
An on-site Police station by the dorms - Wish I had managed to get in here!
What's left of the POLICE sign
The beginning of demolition of this other block
I love being able to see the side of where was the stairs in this one
The canteen:
It has become a canvas for artwork
In the kitchen
Brutally murdered manikin
The eating hall
Inside some smaller blocks:
Anyone else love seeing mirrors in tact??
Nature creeping in
Some old letters
1999-2000 prospectus
Cute little pink retro heater
Paper birds in the window
I love this shot so much:
Moss on the floor
This made me chuckle... What was Jane was referring to I wonder?
"Dear Students, somebody using these toilets has got some disgusting habits. Please make sure your waste has been disposed of before leaving the cubicle. Thank you, Jane"
This was like a scene out of Arachnophobia! The whole room was just cobweb. The image doesn't show how bad it was at all
Some pics of the work
Hmmm someone left the hose running!
Inside what appears to be another little canteen, or chill area:
Fungus in the door
More door fungus
And finally, the little church
One last look back at the main building in all its brilliance:
We're out
Thanks for viewing my long ass report
These pictures are from 2 visits not so far apart in time, hence the weather difference. These were from last year when they began developing the site and I haven't been back since so I have no idea how it is looking now.
What a magical place. I am surprised to see this place not posted much on here by anyone else.
Some history:
The first records of the site appear in religious texts in 1160
During the dissolution, Henry VIII granted the site to Andrew, Lord Windsor in 1539.
Later records show it to be owned by John Lee in 1652, before it passed by marriage to Simon Harcourt in the 18th Century.
It was during this period that the last fatal duel in England took place in 1852 between two French refugees on land adjoining the campus on Priest Hill. Still today, it is referred to as the Duelling Field and the unfortunate loser is buried in Egham churchyard.
1870 - 1906 : Royal Indian Engineering College
The estate was bought in 1870 for use as the Royal Indian Engineering College. The President of the College, Sir George Chesney, had seen the empty building while boating on the Thames. The property was converted under the direction of Sir Matthew Digby Wyatt who had worked with Sir Gilbert Scott on the India Office, Whitehall.
The formal opening in 1964:
1980 it merged Brunel university until rising maintenance costs forced Brunel to run the site down post 2000, transferring courses and students the main Uxbridge site from 2004, before finally abandoning the campus altogether in 2007.
More info and old black and white imagery: The Runnymede Campus Archive » History
My pics:
These aren't working but security is lurking
Looking from above
The classrooms
Artwork in the wall
behind the pillars
1914
Above the door
The grounds are stunning
The not so pretty dorms...
Inside the dorms
Boy it's damp in here!
What this block looked like on the second visit:
Another dorm block, there are many!
peeping in
An on-site Police station by the dorms - Wish I had managed to get in here!
What's left of the POLICE sign
The beginning of demolition of this other block
I love being able to see the side of where was the stairs in this one
The canteen:
It has become a canvas for artwork
In the kitchen
Brutally murdered manikin
The eating hall
Inside some smaller blocks:
Anyone else love seeing mirrors in tact??
Nature creeping in
Some old letters
1999-2000 prospectus
Cute little pink retro heater
Paper birds in the window
I love this shot so much:
Moss on the floor
This made me chuckle... What was Jane was referring to I wonder?
"Dear Students, somebody using these toilets has got some disgusting habits. Please make sure your waste has been disposed of before leaving the cubicle. Thank you, Jane"
This was like a scene out of Arachnophobia! The whole room was just cobweb. The image doesn't show how bad it was at all
Some pics of the work
Hmmm someone left the hose running!
Inside what appears to be another little canteen, or chill area:
Fungus in the door
More door fungus
And finally, the little church
One last look back at the main building in all its brilliance:
We're out
Thanks for viewing my long ass report
Last edited:
