urbexdad
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Ok finally got round to doing a report on Chateau Miranda/Chateau Noisy setting off early on Sunday morning after binning the plans to camp out Saturday night and opting for the errrr luxury of a Hotel Formule1 instead. Following my navigator (Priority 7's) instructions we arrived at a errrrr grass verge that acted as our parking spot we started up through the woods the climb getting ever steeper until we arrived at what was for me one of the best explore's ive done...Big thanks to the lads that made a top weekend !
Urban X, Priority 7 and Covert Urbex.
A bit of history (nicked from Wickipedia
Miranda Castle (French: Château Miranda), also known as Noisy Castle (French: Château de Noisy) is a 19th century castle in Celles, province of Namur, Belgium, in the region of the Ardennes.
The castle was built in 1866 by the English architect Milner under commission from the Liedekerke-Beaufort family, who had left their previous home, Vêves Castle, during the French Revolution.
Their descendants remained in occupation until World War II, when it was taken over by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS) as an orphanage. It remained a facility for the use of children until 1980.
It has stood empty since 1991. Although the municipality of Celles has offered to take it over, the family has refused, and the enormous building is now (as of 2011) in a derelict state. It has become a favourite venue of urban explorers
On with the pics........
Unfortunately my plans to get some exterior shots were ruined thanks to the arrival of the groundsman on his motor bike and we had to make a rapid exit via the rear down through the woods we had to duck rapidly after a land rover pulled away from the cars location, again i can only assume they were part of the grounds staff !.On arrival back to our car where i found my rear tyre deflated....they definitely had the hump with us and quite obviously knew what we were up to, thank god for my plug in tyre inflator, tyre rapidly inflated we made a quick exit from a superb explore and the icing on a cracking weekend !!!
Thanks for looking !!!
Urban X, Priority 7 and Covert Urbex.
A bit of history (nicked from Wickipedia
Miranda Castle (French: Château Miranda), also known as Noisy Castle (French: Château de Noisy) is a 19th century castle in Celles, province of Namur, Belgium, in the region of the Ardennes.
The castle was built in 1866 by the English architect Milner under commission from the Liedekerke-Beaufort family, who had left their previous home, Vêves Castle, during the French Revolution.
Their descendants remained in occupation until World War II, when it was taken over by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS) as an orphanage. It remained a facility for the use of children until 1980.
It has stood empty since 1991. Although the municipality of Celles has offered to take it over, the family has refused, and the enormous building is now (as of 2011) in a derelict state. It has become a favourite venue of urban explorers
On with the pics........
Unfortunately my plans to get some exterior shots were ruined thanks to the arrival of the groundsman on his motor bike and we had to make a rapid exit via the rear down through the woods we had to duck rapidly after a land rover pulled away from the cars location, again i can only assume they were part of the grounds staff !.On arrival back to our car where i found my rear tyre deflated....they definitely had the hump with us and quite obviously knew what we were up to, thank god for my plug in tyre inflator, tyre rapidly inflated we made a quick exit from a superb explore and the icing on a cracking weekend !!!
Thanks for looking !!!
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