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At the weekend I had the time to do a second visit to this little local & prev unreported explore.
This time I concentrated on the West & North sides of the park & despite skirting the edges of the live hall had a nice relaxed explore
Since my first report Iv met the prev gamekeeper of the park & while he is disgusted with the current state of this place & has no love for the current owner of the property hes a mind of information.
Iv learned that the large square seemingly boring building here is in fact the first "fives" court in the UK. Iv spoke about the people that lived in the gatehouse, & have been told about underground tunnels / crypts from the house to a long demolished church that are unfortunately only now accessible from inside the property.
Iv also learned of the puppy farm that several workers were recently charged for which is sadly apparent in some of my pics
If you missed my prev report the history is all here.
https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/lilford-park-northants-mar-19.117199/
On with the pics
First thing I came across is the remnants of the treetop play area.
Next along the riverbank is the remains of the boathouse. Buildings like this need saving & if you have a spare 10m you could be the one to do so as its the estate is currently up for sale
Good views of the live hall from here
Here is the fives court. If you dont know (I didnt either) have a look here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fives
Its not much to look at inside but the large skylight roof & red polished floor gave reference to its former use.
Moving On I passed this bus & some water treatment works
Next to my favorite find, what I am told were originally Golden Eagle houses. Later on a veteran from the war was said to of lived here.
& the dog curled up beside the AGA ...
This is the remains of the old RC car track, I have happy memories of racing my bike around here.
Finally I popped in to see the other gate house.
Thanks for looking
![49991872363_0ebf6f4bf4_c.jpg 49991872363_0ebf6f4bf4_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/260/260479-49991872363-0ebf6f4bf4-c.jpg)
This time I concentrated on the West & North sides of the park & despite skirting the edges of the live hall had a nice relaxed explore
Since my first report Iv met the prev gamekeeper of the park & while he is disgusted with the current state of this place & has no love for the current owner of the property hes a mind of information.
Iv learned that the large square seemingly boring building here is in fact the first "fives" court in the UK. Iv spoke about the people that lived in the gatehouse, & have been told about underground tunnels / crypts from the house to a long demolished church that are unfortunately only now accessible from inside the property.
Iv also learned of the puppy farm that several workers were recently charged for which is sadly apparent in some of my pics
If you missed my prev report the history is all here.
https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/lilford-park-northants-mar-19.117199/
On with the pics
First thing I came across is the remnants of the treetop play area.
![49992397496_72bf7f0bca_c.jpg 49992397496_72bf7f0bca_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/260/260480-49992397496-72bf7f0bca-c.jpg)
![49992397841_e201b23f56_c.jpg 49992397841_e201b23f56_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/260/260481-49992397841-e201b23f56-c.jpg)
Next along the riverbank is the remains of the boathouse. Buildings like this need saving & if you have a spare 10m you could be the one to do so as its the estate is currently up for sale
![49992397156_3de369a151_c.jpg 49992397156_3de369a151_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/260/260482-49992397156-3de369a151-c.jpg)
![49991875108_bfb852a90a_c.jpg 49991875108_bfb852a90a_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/260/260483-49991875108-bfb852a90a-c.jpg)
Good views of the live hall from here
![49991874713_cb00df2893_c.jpg 49991874713_cb00df2893_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/260/260484-49991874713-cb00df2893-c.jpg)
Here is the fives court. If you dont know (I didnt either) have a look here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fives
![49991873823_a136a9a94f_c.jpg 49991873823_a136a9a94f_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/260/260485-49991873823-a136a9a94f-c.jpg)
Its not much to look at inside but the large skylight roof & red polished floor gave reference to its former use.
![49992643257_9383bd18fb_c.jpg 49992643257_9383bd18fb_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/260/260486-49992643257-9383bd18fb-c.jpg)
![49992643432_0f5f8327a8_c.jpg 49992643432_0f5f8327a8_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/260/260487-49992643432-0f5f8327a8-c.jpg)
![49992396911_63ea3b4227_c.jpg 49992396911_63ea3b4227_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/260/260488-49992396911-63ea3b4227-c.jpg)
Moving On I passed this bus & some water treatment works
![49991873628_8ba438a59f_c.jpg 49991873628_8ba438a59f_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/260/260489-49991873628-8ba438a59f-c.jpg)
![49991873553_1927409135_c.jpg 49991873553_1927409135_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/260/260490-49991873553-1927409135-c.jpg)
Next to my favorite find, what I am told were originally Golden Eagle houses. Later on a veteran from the war was said to of lived here.
![49992395581_e1a99e09c3_c.jpg 49992395581_e1a99e09c3_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/260/260491-49992395581-e1a99e09c3-c.jpg)
& the dog curled up beside the AGA ...
![49992394906_283e83df4e_c.jpg 49992394906_283e83df4e_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/260/260492-49992394906-283e83df4e-c.jpg)
![49992394761_6dfab6278c_c.jpg 49992394761_6dfab6278c_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/260/260493-49992394761-6dfab6278c-c.jpg)
![49992642132_b4364c7abc_c.jpg 49992642132_b4364c7abc_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/260/260494-49992642132-b4364c7abc-c.jpg)
![49992395371_dd5a200db6_c.jpg 49992395371_dd5a200db6_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/260/260495-49992395371-dd5a200db6-c.jpg)
![49991872303_e620390fb7_c.jpg 49991872303_e620390fb7_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/260/260496-49991872303-e620390fb7-c.jpg)
This is the remains of the old RC car track, I have happy memories of racing my bike around here.
![49992394491_171f1b37cd_c.jpg 49992394491_171f1b37cd_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/260/260497-49992394491-171f1b37cd-c.jpg)
![49992641207_f5e92f3911_c.jpg 49992641207_f5e92f3911_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/260/260498-49992641207-f5e92f3911-c.jpg)
Finally I popped in to see the other gate house.
![49992393641_3e0b4e370a_c.jpg 49992393641_3e0b4e370a_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/260/260499-49992393641-3e0b4e370a-c.jpg)
![49992640467_da4b472aa5_c.jpg 49992640467_da4b472aa5_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/260/260500-49992640467-da4b472aa5-c.jpg)
![49992640357_98b1c00509_c.jpg 49992640357_98b1c00509_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/260/260501-49992640357-98b1c00509-c.jpg)
![49992836567_12f7998c7f_c.jpg 49992836567_12f7998c7f_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/260/260502-49992836567-12f7998c7f-c.jpg)
![49992835347_b4780628a6_c.jpg 49992835347_b4780628a6_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/260/260503-49992835347-b4780628a6-c.jpg)
Thanks for looking