Biggest Regrets

[oldbloke]

Short sweet and to the point....................Being to old and having bad legs.

 

[Anthillmob74]

i regret when i lived in purley many many years ago not enquiring what the "castle on the hill" was. cane hill. it wasnt until around 5 years later that i enquired and discovered that it was an abandoned asylum right on my then doorstep. by the time i managed to find someone who would be willing to come with me it was too late & just saw the mere shell as it was torn down. but i had spent many days/nights reading about her and felt like i knew her inside out, this got me into urbex.

also regret our epic fail @ hellingly. driving for almost 2 hours only to be nabbed by security on the bloody driveway leading up. and also for not having the time to delve further into west park the time we first managed entry as i had to go collect the kids.

but i have appreciated every moment and it has given me an absolute love of photography.

 

[Anthillmob74]

My biggest regret is not being old enough to do this in the 70s and 80s when all the really good stuff was around...

amen to that

 

[Ramsgatonian]

Back in the 70's there used to be an empty period house in Vale Road, Ramsgate that drew me in like a magnet and this was probably the start of my passion for empty & derelict places. For several years, while I was staying with my grandparents in the nearby Vale Square during the school summer holidays, I would go past and venture into the gardens in awe of what was an impressive property. Being young at the time and perhaps a little nervous of the unknown, I never had the courage to enter but instead enjoyed looking through the windows. In particular, I remember being fascinated with the worn front steps, trying to imagine how many people has used them over the years.

I've not been back to Ramsgate for many years and I'm sure the place is now a delightful home for somebody. If only I had been a little older, more brave and had a camera............

I live a 5 minute walk away from Vale Square and a friend of mine lives there. Beautiful houses!

 

[kathyms]

old

Short sweet and to the point....................Being to old and having bad legs.

this is my problem exactly. being to old and unable to go into the expore, but at least when i drive there with them i watch the boys go in and feel part off it.

 

[Janey68]

I remember being about 12 when I found this beautiful derelict house down by the river, there was just one way in through a tiny gap in a downstairs window. It was owned by a very wealthy man who died and had no one to leave it to (apparently) I remember the staircase winding up round to a balcony and it was all wood panelled. This got me into loving old buildings. I have a few regrets about places round Huntingdon, they knocked down a lovely old school and built a hideous building there. At the moment they are knocking down one of our gaol/workhouses, no doubt to put some more ugly homes on.