Foley House – July 2019
So; a week or two ago after a 9 week break from exploring due partly to having three weeks off after an operation; work commitments and other things getting in the way, I decided to do some solo exploring after learning most friends were busy; it was a weekday after all. I had the day off work; so alone, I set off on an 85 mile drive to this location.
It’s in a rather nice, leafy area and is relatively untouched.
Foley (originally Folly) House was opened as a Barnardo's home in 1946. Originally accommodating up to thirty boys; it changed to being a mixed home from 1954 to 1960; then again from 1972 onwards until it closed its doors in March 1981.
Recentl; the premises have housed a residential home for the deaf. By January 2016 the home was branded inadequate by the CQC; closing for good in June of that year. It was placed up for sale in October 2017 and has just recently sold. I believe someone lived here until recently.
It was great to be out again, the ground floor areas were stunning; but the bedrooms were very much “once you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all”.
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As always; thanks for looking! More At:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/landie_man/albums/72157709401615542
Oh and one more thing; I saw this facing me upon exit! Ha!
So; a week or two ago after a 9 week break from exploring due partly to having three weeks off after an operation; work commitments and other things getting in the way, I decided to do some solo exploring after learning most friends were busy; it was a weekday after all. I had the day off work; so alone, I set off on an 85 mile drive to this location.
It’s in a rather nice, leafy area and is relatively untouched.
Foley (originally Folly) House was opened as a Barnardo's home in 1946. Originally accommodating up to thirty boys; it changed to being a mixed home from 1954 to 1960; then again from 1972 onwards until it closed its doors in March 1981.
Recentl; the premises have housed a residential home for the deaf. By January 2016 the home was branded inadequate by the CQC; closing for good in June of that year. It was placed up for sale in October 2017 and has just recently sold. I believe someone lived here until recently.
It was great to be out again, the ground floor areas were stunning; but the bedrooms were very much “once you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all”.
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![48183711766_51a94ddf14_b.jpg 48183711766_51a94ddf14_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/253/253795-48183711766-51a94ddf14-b.jpg)
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![48183843962_7f99e067c1_b.jpg 48183843962_7f99e067c1_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/253/253796-48183843962-7f99e067c1-b.jpg)
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![48184302816_1360f2033a_b.jpg 48184302816_1360f2033a_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/253/253797-48184302816-1360f2033a-b.jpg)
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![48183918092_14726b75b0_b.jpg 48183918092_14726b75b0_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/253/253798-48183918092-14726b75b0-b.jpg)
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![48184277131_e7c2158645_b.jpg 48184277131_e7c2158645_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/253/253799-48184277131-e7c2158645-b.jpg)
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![48187432751_92c90a19b0_b.jpg 48187432751_92c90a19b0_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/253/253800-48187432751-92c90a19b0-b.jpg)
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![48184223886_0aac8b706d_b.jpg 48184223886_0aac8b706d_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/253/253801-48184223886-0aac8b706d-b.jpg)
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![48184292786_075afe919f_b.jpg 48184292786_075afe919f_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/253/253802-48184292786-075afe919f-b.jpg)
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![48184144441_a4f3b7801b_b.jpg 48184144441_a4f3b7801b_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/253/253803-48184144441-a4f3b7801b-b.jpg)
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![48184108101_58e10c7ea9_b.jpg 48184108101_58e10c7ea9_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/253/253804-48184108101-58e10c7ea9-b.jpg)
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![48184175556_6c67e75baa_b.jpg 48184175556_6c67e75baa_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/253/253805-48184175556-6c67e75baa-b.jpg)
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![48184214011_153ab14d2e_b.jpg 48184214011_153ab14d2e_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/253/253806-48184214011-153ab14d2e-b.jpg)
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![48183954746_87a843c8d2_b.jpg 48183954746_87a843c8d2_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/253/253807-48183954746-87a843c8d2-b.jpg)
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![48184044177_c2f6f183b3_b.jpg 48184044177_c2f6f183b3_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/253/253808-48184044177-c2f6f183b3-b.jpg)
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![48184197432_b2fa54f047_b.jpg 48184197432_b2fa54f047_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/253/253809-48184197432-b2fa54f047-b.jpg)
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![48184118767_b6a2917a4f_b.jpg 48184118767_b6a2917a4f_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/253/253810-48184118767-b6a2917a4f-b.jpg)
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![48183869976_616113468c_b.jpg 48183869976_616113468c_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/253/253811-48183869976-616113468c-b.jpg)
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![48184038756_f5179bb10f_b.jpg 48184038756_f5179bb10f_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/253/253812-48184038756-f5179bb10f-b.jpg)
As always; thanks for looking! More At:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/landie_man/albums/72157709401615542
Oh and one more thing; I saw this facing me upon exit! Ha!
![48183908217_5eb48929f8_b.jpg 48183908217_5eb48929f8_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/253/253813-48183908217-5eb48929f8-b.jpg)