Heading back from Scotland, first after the overnight stop and a slightly underwhelming breakfast (damn Greggs for being closed!) me and my companions hit a site I had wanted to see for some time but due to it's distance away had never gotten the chance to factor into a trip.
Ushaw College, a former Catholic seminary and Licensed Hall of Residence of the University of Durham, covers 400 acres in the village of Ushaw Moor in the UK. It was founded in 1808 by scholars from English College, Douai, who had fled France after that college had been closed during the French Revolution. Ushaw College had been affiliated with the University of Durham since 1968. Around a third of the site was closed off and abandoned some years ago, with the rest of the site continuing to be used as a seminary until 2011. Very soon after that the non-derelict buildings were taken over by Durham University Business School and the grounds are maintained by the Ushaw Charitable Trust.
OK it may not be anywhere near as grand or as large as it's sister seminary St. Joseph's further south but it is still quite impressive. Sadly the beautiful chapel has been comprehensively sealed from the inside by a massive steel plate but other than that it's a nice peaceful explore with some very dodgy floors in places and some friendly security horses keeping watch
Thanks for looking, more here https://www.flickr.com/photos/mookie427/albums/72157660297937346
Ushaw College, a former Catholic seminary and Licensed Hall of Residence of the University of Durham, covers 400 acres in the village of Ushaw Moor in the UK. It was founded in 1808 by scholars from English College, Douai, who had fled France after that college had been closed during the French Revolution. Ushaw College had been affiliated with the University of Durham since 1968. Around a third of the site was closed off and abandoned some years ago, with the rest of the site continuing to be used as a seminary until 2011. Very soon after that the non-derelict buildings were taken over by Durham University Business School and the grounds are maintained by the Ushaw Charitable Trust.
OK it may not be anywhere near as grand or as large as it's sister seminary St. Joseph's further south but it is still quite impressive. Sadly the beautiful chapel has been comprehensively sealed from the inside by a massive steel plate but other than that it's a nice peaceful explore with some very dodgy floors in places and some friendly security horses keeping watch
Thanks for looking, more here https://www.flickr.com/photos/mookie427/albums/72157660297937346
