I really cocked up on this one - big lesson - don't leave the maps at home in the rush to get out of the house........
I spent 4 hours in the wrong wood going through chest high brambles up and down and up and down this effing hill. Seems that the grand entrance is 2 miles away from the ruins & the drive (which I found) goes nowhere near the ruins - oh joy!
Anyway had to renegotiate with my wife for an extra 2 hours to explore the place once I had worked out where it was! So just as I was getting to the main mansion I got the call from my boss saying that she was waiting for me where we had agreed to meet.... Cue rushing around like a lunatic trying to get the stairwell....................
History
"The Baron Hill Estate was built in 1618 at the request of Richard Bulkeley. In 1776, architect Samuel Wyatt re-designed the mansion in a Neo-Palladian style. By World War I the Bulkeley family had moved from the mansion and no longer used it as a permanent residence (too expensive). The story goes that in 1939 at the outbreak of World War II the mansion was requisitioned by the government and used as a temporary housing for Polish soldiers. The Polish soldiers found the place too cold and decided to start a "small" fire within the mansion so they would be moved to somewhere better. However the fire destroyed a large part of the interior and the soldiers were moved from the house to tents on the Baron Hill Estate grounds (karma!). The mansion was abandoned afterwards and is now derelict."
Pictures
The Baron Hill Estate 01 by Infraredd, on Flickr
The Baron Hill Estate 03 by Infraredd, on Flickr
The Baron Hill Estate 04 balc by Infraredd, on Flickr
The Baron Hill Estate 07 by Infraredd, on Flickr
The Baron Hill Estate 08 by Infraredd, on Flickr
The Baron Hill Estate 09 by Infraredd, on Flickr
The Baron Hill Estate 11 oven by Infraredd, on Flickr
The Baron Hill Estate 12 pot by Infraredd, on Flickr
The Baron Hill Estate 17 garden by Infraredd, on Flickr
The Baron Hill Estate 18 throne by Infraredd, on Flickr
The Baron Hill Estate 19 wheel by Infraredd, on Flickr
The Baron Hill Estate 23 by Infraredd, on Flickr
The Baron Hill Estate 27 by Infraredd, on Flickr
The Baron Hill Estate 29 stairs by Infraredd, on Flickr
And now the cellars
The Baron Hill Estate cell 1 by Infraredd, on Flickr
The Baron Hill Estate cell 3 by Infraredd, on Flickr
The Baron Hill Estate cell 4 by Infraredd, on Flickr
The Baron Hill Estate cell 5 by Infraredd, on Flickr
The Baron Hill Estate cell 6 by Infraredd, on Flickr
The Baron Hill Estate cell 8 by Infraredd, on Flickr
Those of you that have been here before me might notice the small change I made to this little fellow!
The Baron Hill Estate cell 9 by Infraredd, on Flickr
That's all folks
Full set here https://www.flickr.com/photos/infraredd/sets/72157646793972372/
Thanks for looking.
I spent 4 hours in the wrong wood going through chest high brambles up and down and up and down this effing hill. Seems that the grand entrance is 2 miles away from the ruins & the drive (which I found) goes nowhere near the ruins - oh joy!
Anyway had to renegotiate with my wife for an extra 2 hours to explore the place once I had worked out where it was! So just as I was getting to the main mansion I got the call from my boss saying that she was waiting for me where we had agreed to meet.... Cue rushing around like a lunatic trying to get the stairwell....................
History
"The Baron Hill Estate was built in 1618 at the request of Richard Bulkeley. In 1776, architect Samuel Wyatt re-designed the mansion in a Neo-Palladian style. By World War I the Bulkeley family had moved from the mansion and no longer used it as a permanent residence (too expensive). The story goes that in 1939 at the outbreak of World War II the mansion was requisitioned by the government and used as a temporary housing for Polish soldiers. The Polish soldiers found the place too cold and decided to start a "small" fire within the mansion so they would be moved to somewhere better. However the fire destroyed a large part of the interior and the soldiers were moved from the house to tents on the Baron Hill Estate grounds (karma!). The mansion was abandoned afterwards and is now derelict."
Pictures
The Baron Hill Estate 01 by Infraredd, on FlickrThe Baron Hill Estate 03 by Infraredd, on FlickrThe Baron Hill Estate 04 balc by Infraredd, on FlickrThe Baron Hill Estate 07 by Infraredd, on FlickrThe Baron Hill Estate 08 by Infraredd, on FlickrThe Baron Hill Estate 09 by Infraredd, on FlickrThe Baron Hill Estate 11 oven by Infraredd, on FlickrThe Baron Hill Estate 12 pot by Infraredd, on FlickrThe Baron Hill Estate 17 garden by Infraredd, on FlickrThe Baron Hill Estate 18 throne by Infraredd, on FlickrThe Baron Hill Estate 19 wheel by Infraredd, on FlickrThe Baron Hill Estate 23 by Infraredd, on FlickrThe Baron Hill Estate 27 by Infraredd, on FlickrThe Baron Hill Estate 29 stairs by Infraredd, on FlickrAnd now the cellars
The Baron Hill Estate cell 1 by Infraredd, on FlickrThe Baron Hill Estate cell 3 by Infraredd, on FlickrThe Baron Hill Estate cell 4 by Infraredd, on FlickrThe Baron Hill Estate cell 5 by Infraredd, on FlickrThe Baron Hill Estate cell 6 by Infraredd, on FlickrThe Baron Hill Estate cell 8 by Infraredd, on FlickrThose of you that have been here before me might notice the small change I made to this little fellow!
The Baron Hill Estate cell 9 by Infraredd, on FlickrThat's all folks
Full set here https://www.flickr.com/photos/infraredd/sets/72157646793972372/
Thanks for looking.
