Clocking In At The Clock Hotel

[abel101]

Clocking In At The Clock Hotel - April 2012

Saw a post about this place recently and decided to check it out!
I couldnt get to the top of the clock...
Some of the ceiling had caved in, each room was like a surprise, as the doors where mainly closed, so opening them up in turn was fun!
I really enjoyed this explore and loved the rest afterwards, whoever dumped a sofa round the back! I thank you! ha


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[UrbanX]

Nice one, wow that is properly trashed. It's the kind of thing they board up years after it's been vandalised.
Great first few reports look forward to seeing more!

 

[abel101]

yeah it was trashed all over the place, the only thing that was of any use was the sofa outside haha
but as I said the whole explore was different as rooms felt like little treasures, not knowing whats behind them, I took over 69 shots here! so much to see and find, just a shame no way leads to the clock part would of been alot better if I had managed to look for a way up.
Thanks for checking it out!

 

[onthebusescrazy]

I Can't SEE THE PICTURES

 

[UE-OMJ]

I couldn't get up to the clock balcony either It's not a bad place, I'm surprised more people havent done it yet. A few things look a bit different to when I was there a few weeks ago.

Steve

 

[UE-OMJ]

I see the feet have made another appearance

 

[abel101]

i went up there recently havent long came back from hertfordshire, spend a week up there a month, and found some interesting spots for next month
yeah the feet made an appearance
haha
Alot of the floor was a wreck, I may twist the otherhalfs arm and go back just to find the route to the top

 

[flyboys90]

What an f.ing mess,thanks forsharing.

 

[abel101]

no problem glad you liked the mess of this place, such interesting stuff here though!

 

[kellisurbex]

Nice pics & report

 

[John_D]

Good explore. As other's have already said 'what a mess!' My daughter went on a course there a year or so before it closed, will have to show her the 'now' pictures

 

[abel101]

you should mate, planning on a re visit maybe soon

 

[glass]

Nice building,the clock bit I mean. When did it close?

Also keep forgetting to say nice pics

 

[djmcambs]

well done. i drove past this on the a1 the other day, wish i had my camera with me, i went here for a family meal when i was a boy years ago,there was a big conservatory like resteraunt there.

 

[#Dan#]

Very nice work, I love the shape of the building... At a quick glance of the inside, (due to the state it's in) it's not very noticeable as a hotel until I saw the 18th photo down - Thanks, nice you got in

 

[djmcambs]

been back and had a proper look round, its a shame the fire destroyed the main restaraunt and conservatory, i could only get into one of the accomodation blocks, the other one was all boarded up, good explore though,the site is going to be redeveloped as a care home.

 

[abel101]

thanks for all the feedback
thats interesting to know, it was boarded up tightish when I visited apart from certain areas

carehome is very interesting indeed, its a nice building to say the least be sad to see buried to the ground.
So a carehome is better than rubble

 

[alex76]

well done. i drove past this on the a1 the other day, wish i had my camera with me, i went here for a family meal when i was a boy years ago,there was a big conservatory like resteraunt there.

it closed about 7 years ago i use to drive past many times when i worked in London when it was open it was a really nice place but thanks to the dirty chavs another nice building trashed they really piss me off

 

[abel101]

people wrecking the place cannot be helped or stopped, it will happen to almost all abandoned buildings be it a church or a factory, it is a beautiful building, one of which I fell in love with, shame it will be care homes and not re-opened as "the clock hotel" I bet most of the buildings including the clock will be demolished....

 

[begbi]

cool pic man good post