Reservations not required!!! pic heavy

[forker67]

Hello once again dear Urbexxers!, yesterday saw us driving up into the high,high hills in search of a hotel I'd been told about..we found it!! ....situated right in the town centre no less & what a monster of a building it is, the crazy thing is the whole side of the street is empty...the buildings are huge 6 storey (inc cellars) ones, the hotel itself is in pretty bad condition and has been closed for a long,long time, a large section at the back has collapsed and some of the ceilings have been propped up, I went up to the 3rd or 4th floor but no further...my wife was bricking it as the stairs moved as I went up them...uh oh!!!, a lot of stuff left behind,some really nice but massive cupboards and some really nice, UNBROKEN mirrors...the gafitti gremlins hadn't been in either, there was no access to the other buildings this time...maybe some other time eh

 

[krela]

That's mega, thanks! Is it a big cliff directly behind it? Kinda looks like it from the first photo.

 

[forker67]

Yes mate, a big,big cliff ....it was kinda dark out the back, there's an overgrown tennis court there and some big trees too, the whole street backs on the mountain!!!

 

[DirtyJigsaw]

I do like that alot! Nice big building! Love the staircase and that Penny Farthing

 

[krela]

Yes mate, a big,big cliff ....it was kinda dark out the back, there's an overgrown tennis court there and some big trees too, the whole street backs on the mountain!!!

Thought as much, I wonder if that's why the buildings are abandoned, slippage etc.

 

[forker67]

Thought as much, I wonder if that's why the buildings are abandoned, slippage etc.

No idea mate & tbh the thought never crossed my mind , gonna have to go back..went into one room in another of the buildings, a 1st floor room with holes in the floorboards...they've been empty some time by the looks of them, huge,beautiful buildings too AND a big one on the other side of the square has the roof sinking into it, but the properties either side of it are fine!!! https://www.flickr.com/photos/123148087@N06/

 

[BandageHead]

Wowzers! What a wonderful place!

 

[skankypants]

Great stuff, havnt seen this before,,,thanks for posting

 

[LittleOz]

Wow, what an amazing find. Those buildings look none too safe but there's some amazing old stuff in there.

 

[flyboys90]

Thats big! bet it was a great place to stay in its day amazing interior apart from the odd missing firelaces it looks pretty well intact and the switchboard is a beauty.Thanks for sharing.

 

[Big C]

That's amazing!! I love it, thank you.

Did one chance mounting that penny farthing?

 

[forker67]

That's amazing!! I love it, thank you.

Did one chance mounting that penny farthing?

Despite being a lofty 6ft 3" in height I chose not to mount the boneshaker with it's steel wheels, lack of brakes & torture device seat!

 

[Mikeymutt]

What a superb place to find..love it thanks.

 

[just looking]

Really enjoyed your photos, I hope you manage to go back and share some more pics of this place, thanks again for sharing

 

[UrbanX]

No freikin way, a penny farthing! That is awesome, what a place!
Loving all of this, fantastic photos too!

 

[forker67]

No freikin way, a penny farthing! That is awesome, what a place!
Loving all of this, fantastic photos too!

It was a repro penny farthing, there was plate screwed to the front with 2007 on it, but it was cool just the same

 

[Dirus_Strictus]

Despite being a lofty 6ft 3" in height I chose not to mount the boneshaker with it's steel wheels, lack of brakes & torture device seat!

Good job you didn't mount the thing - you would have shot down the hill in a straight line! Your photo plainly shows that the headstock is completely welded up, so there is no movement in the very flimsy forks - except from bending under the weight of your 6ft 3inch frame!

 

[tumble112]

What an incredible place, love the old switchboard.

 

[Judderman62]

well that's just a bit good isn't it . Nice work.

 

[brickworx]

Cool place, nice pics.