I know its been reported before and visited a lot but I just couldnt resist. Judging by other threads the place has really come under some damage since last year. Half the houses on the site have gone as I think has the pool, well we couldnt find it. There was huge water damage in the courtyard and could hear the water rushing from the machinery room. Im not sure what part we were in in some places as its really wrecked, but still theres the eerie feel of the place.
A short history:
The spooky settlement is actually the site of the old Eastmoor school in Adel, Leeds, which first opened in 1857 as the Leeds Reformatory for Boys, later becoming Eastmoor Approved School.
After Eastmoor closed as a community home, it was used as accommodation for Leeds University students, who left when a new campus opened in Headingley in 2003. The other buildings include staff housing and a laundry, as well as residential and education blocks.
Got chatting to a chap whos Dad used to teach the boys back in the 70s. He said it was used as a farm and had pig stys but cant find any history on this anywhere, just that it was a bad boys school. We had to dodge demolition workers but luckily we were not interupted.
There are a lot of pics so apologies, really hadnt intended on going, had no torch and just the camera phone but think they turned out ok...
The Chapel
Lovely plasterwork
Shower room i guess or toilet
Work room
This is why i kept getting shivers up my spine. The whole place was like this
Lovely old suitcase
Courtyard
Just realised that this is the pool, but was totally locked off
Burnt wood was everywhere
Presume this was for the pool, this was where all the flooding was coming from
Eurgh, were pidgeon eggs and droppings everywhere
Mmmmmm
Another plaster moulding
In one point there was a loud banging noise as we entered what looked like a old house, the banging started when we set foot in the house then stopped when we went back into the courtyard, we did find the door that was doing it, but it was so creepy how it started when we went into it and stopped when we left..
A short history:
The spooky settlement is actually the site of the old Eastmoor school in Adel, Leeds, which first opened in 1857 as the Leeds Reformatory for Boys, later becoming Eastmoor Approved School.
After Eastmoor closed as a community home, it was used as accommodation for Leeds University students, who left when a new campus opened in Headingley in 2003. The other buildings include staff housing and a laundry, as well as residential and education blocks.
Got chatting to a chap whos Dad used to teach the boys back in the 70s. He said it was used as a farm and had pig stys but cant find any history on this anywhere, just that it was a bad boys school. We had to dodge demolition workers but luckily we were not interupted.
There are a lot of pics so apologies, really hadnt intended on going, had no torch and just the camera phone but think they turned out ok...
The Chapel
Lovely plasterwork
Shower room i guess or toilet
Work room
This is why i kept getting shivers up my spine. The whole place was like this
Lovely old suitcase
Courtyard
Just realised that this is the pool, but was totally locked off
Burnt wood was everywhere
Presume this was for the pool, this was where all the flooding was coming from
Eurgh, were pidgeon eggs and droppings everywhere
Mmmmmm
Another plaster moulding
In one point there was a loud banging noise as we entered what looked like a old house, the banging started when we set foot in the house then stopped when we went back into the courtyard, we did find the door that was doing it, but it was so creepy how it started when we went into it and stopped when we left..
