Attached to a building?

[groundunder]

i've always felt attached to HMS Royal Arthur.
i've lost count of the amount of times i have been there.i remember the first time i went the cover was still over the pool(therefore,it was dry and you could walk in it!),there was hardly any graffitti,and pretty much all the buildings were intact(except for the windows!).
it's out in the sticks(or so i thought),so i don't understand how and why people have come about wrecking the place.

 

[Mr Sam]

yeah quite a few building id rather not see go but i suppose its only a matter of time

i know its not really a building but Cold Overton ROC when i first went was in fairly good nick on the exterior slowly bits are falling off that shouldnt be and its not like it can be building land

 

[johno23]

Has anyone ever felt attached to a derelict building? Maybe one you dont want to see knock-down?

Well yes actually,mine is Derby Hippodrome,once I had been in and studied its history I was hooked.But it really got to me when I walked on and stood on the stage knowing what great stars and personalities had trod those very boards.It was a strange emotional moment and I was rather pleased that the rest of the team had moved on a little or they would have thought me mad or somethingBeen to the old place several times now,just draws me in everytime.

 

[BigLoada]

East Holywell Colliery, or Fenwick Pit as it is also known. Its just over the field from my house and have relatives who worked there. Its a trashed chav magnet now but I still love it. I know it will be going soon though as the council have plans to landscape the area, including the old pit heap which is still there.

 

[MD]

i like severalls water tower.
it was my 1st one and my fave.

 

[**Mudlark**]

not a building as such, but the steady dismantlement of Swan Hunters is saddening to see

 

[Virusman26]

J.N.Miller in Wolves. It's maybe the worst building in terms of condition that I've explored, but there is a certain "feeling" I get in there. Partly scary, as there is a dark under-tone to the place, but it just feels like people are still in there. I love th fact that a more recent mill over the canal has been turned into flats, the old low-level station is also being done up, and the entire train/bus station complex is being developed, yet this gem just sits there, watching over it all, rotting silently. Still spooks me out whenever I walk down that road towards it!!

 

[Foxylady]

Mine's got to be Racal Electronics in Seaton, Devon. After my first explore there I had a big grin on my face for weeks. The whole site has got such a fantastic feel to it, especially as it's on a side of the river/estuary that you can't normally get access to, with lots of quirky details and just a great place to chill out.
Due for demolition, sadly, but still time to get back there for another explore or two.

 

[Poolie_Girl]

Steetley Magnesite for me as I have spent all my life growing up basically under the shadow of the Chimney.

I live further along the seafront from the site and went to the school which is just at the other end of the road and have fond memories of the green / purple / orange smoke that used to come out of that chimney!

Also, it was my first proper explore and it's still my favourite place to have a wander but for all the times I have been and think I have seen it all I still find new stuff there even now.

Whenever I go away places I come home and the chimney is the first thing you see when arriving back in town so when its gone I will feel sad, not being able to enjoy spending a lazy Sunday afternoon taking piccys along there will upset me really.

 

[BrickMan]

whay too many buildings I feel attached too,

most attached to? probably doxford engines in sunderland, lived around 150m away from it for over a year, and in its near 20yrs of abondonment its gathered so much quality'ness, only to have it ripped out of it 2-3weeks ago when the pikies hit it for the patterned cast iron rads (easy enough to track down, then follow the trail backwards )

next one was prob our village manor house, lived in by an old geezer who finally passed on, donated the house to the council/parish, who then sold it to devolpers (g1/2 listed) who then ripped it down before the council parish could stop them, was gutwrenching! was a king george postbox in it too, also destroyed,. now two nasty cheap little bungalows sit on its site

 

[King Al]

Mine would be the one and only cane hill, not 100% sure why any more, but once i'm through that fence... not sure if its the right word but enchanting

 

[**Mudlark**]

looks like someone was attached to THIS building at one point........
hee hee!

(Mykal's pic btw, can't take credit!)

 

[King Al]

Question is though, where are they now?

 

[Andyj23uk]

mine has to be a toss up between Accrington Conservative club and Blackburn Royal Infirmary

in terms of emotional attachment - i wpould say BRI wins by a head -

i have spent the night there - no sleep just night shots and attempting to ninja past the security to gain access to previously denied wings

and sat in the dark / cold / wet to recce security and develpe new entry points to stay one step ahead

but BRI is now under demolition / convesion - the con club is stil there - all be it in dire staits - it looks reeasonably fine from the outside - but the roof is trashed - and water damage is getting worse

and almost no one cares - the councill just boarded it up - and ignored the roof - now its sealed drum tight - but i know no repairs have happened

i have exhausted the ` standard avenues ` - for example the buildings at risk register will only accept grade two star properties - the con club only has grade two status


how do i advance the "cause" ???

 

[Angelus]

Has anyone ever felt attached to a derelict building? Maybe one you dont want to see knock-down?

Very much so. Very attached to Central tv Studios. I think its because I have a interest in television transmissions anyway.

Its going to go soon and I dont want it to

Been there 10 times now

 

[mcspringzy]

Lol, I made this thread like two years ago, how funny.

 

[**Mudlark**]

Question is though, where are they now?

lol, thats easy.....
look for the dude walking around with a handcuff for a bracelet.....

 

[nursepayne]

J.N.Miller in Wolves. It's maybe the worst building in terms of condition that I've explored, but there is a certain "feeling" I get in there. Partly scary, as there is a dark under-tone to the place, but it just feels like people are still in there. I love th fact that a more recent mill over the canal has been turned into flats, the old low-level station is also being done up, and the entire train/bus station complex is being developed, yet this gem just sits there, watching over it all, rotting silently. Still spooks me out whenever I walk down that road towards it!!

Lol Virus there probably were people in there, when I visited there were squatters!

 

[Virusman26]

Lol Virus there probably were people in there, when I visited there were squatters!

You know what, on the 3 times I've been, I've not heard another soul in the place. Just birds. Seen LOTS of stuff to suggest how many people actually "live" there, but during the 3 sunny days I've been......................No-one. Weird!

 

[Stoka]

I'd hate to see Whittingham go but at the end of the day there isn't much we can do about it unfortunately.