Haddon Hall Hotel / Haddon Grove Hydropathic - Dec 08
History wise, there is very little on this place, and it has not been covered on derelict places, however Kaputnick found some old photos of the place from the 1900s. And all I really know for sure is that it was a hotel at some point, and also a Hydropathic place of some sort. Hydrotherapy, formerly called hydropathy involves the use of water for soothing pains and treating diseases.
I saw this place on a trip home that took me through Buxton and just had to get back there because it looked incredible externally. A few weeks after my trip past it I got in touch with Kaputnick who kindly said he would come with me. We set off braving the elements on the way to Buxton and I was hoping I had remembered the right road name. I nearly drove past the place until Kaputnick said "is that the one there, all boarded up" Bingo!!
So we did a drive round to see if there was a decent way to get to it, but every angle there is a house or some walkers or a busy road, its situated in a highly active area. After evading the guys working on the building next to it for about 20 minutes we were about ready to give up because the place is very well boarded up. Eventually we found an access point that was the last place we would think, and we got in!
As the place is completely boarded up, inside is completely pitch black. And the odd broken board lets in a little light in some places casting amazing shadows and lighting. Ill let the photos do the rest of the talking.
The front door
One of the kitchens to the apartments.
The red room, also the only apartment in the place with colour!
Kaputnick checking out the other side of the coloured apartment
The Bar area underground
Creepy staircase.
The snooker table in the underground area
After a good while going through the maze of apartments and corridors and squeezing through door windows we went back outside to get some external shots of the place. It had started snowing as we were inside and you could see it drifting from the upstairs windows which are the only ones unboarded. outside there was now a thin layer of snow.
I was particularly pleased with this find! And thought it was a fantastic explore!
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