Scraptoft Hall - Leicestershire

[Danny523]

Scraptoft Hall is a Queen Anne mansion that stands in its own grounds and adjoins the church. It was sold in 1954 to the Leicester Education Committee and was then converted into a teachers training college but was eventually taken over by Leicester Polytechnic and became 'Scraptoft Campus'.

 

[Fted19]

Nice pictures Danny

 

[MD]

nice one looks good in B+W

 

[Goldie87]

nice one, its a shame they have let it get into such a state. I really wished I had taken a look in the other buildings when they were still standing

 

[Danny523]

Yeah i know, when i went in about 6 months ago, the place was in pretty much perfect condition, but now it is completely trashed, and boarded up pretty well. There are still a few other buildings around, but no way near as many as there used to be.

 

[smileysal]

Excellent pics of a sad looking former stately home. Love all the plasterwork high up the walls in the 3rd pic, and all the black and white tiles in the bathroom.

Just found this pic when it looked a little grander.

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/368980

And this snippet regarding the hall.

http://scraptoft.leicestershireparishcouncils.org/scraptoft-hall.html

and lastly this

http://www.kingsturge.co.uk/commercial/news/scraptoft-hall-retirement-village.htm

I hope something gets done with it soon. It's a gorgeous building.

Cheers,

Sal

 

[Danny523]

Thanks for that, I love seeing derelict buildings the way they were.

 

[MD]

good find sal

 

[Seahorse]

What's that under the tap in the bath??????

 

[Danny523]

What's that under the tap in the bath??????

It was just a twig with some leaves on it hanging from the tap.

 

[Mr Sam]

nice one mate, keep mening to nip up here not far from the railway tunnel

 

[freebird]

Cool pics! Love the way the front of the building looks now and in B & W. Its much better looking derelict! That last pic is excellent. Nice one!

 

[killergibbo]

nice pic's

anyone drop me a pm into the where abouts this place is?
wud be my first explore if i get to find the place!!

cheers guys

 

[nursepayne]

What a great place!

 

[Goldie87]

nice pic's

anyone drop me a pm into the where abouts this place is?
wud be my first explore if i get to find the place!!

cheers guys

Im sure some quick research would reveal the answer.
A friendly bit of advice, Its a good idea to post in the introductions before you do anything else

 

[godzilla73]

I may be suffering from the effects of 15 years (and a lot of alcohol!) passing under the bridge, but I think I actually went to a party at this place - or at least its grounds- as an undergrad. Could this be possible? Or was i just really mullered and confusing it with somewhere else?

 

[Danny523]

Haha, no i think it could have been possible, there a few groups on facebook about it, and I read a few people mentioning party's, not really sure though.

 

[Goldie87]

I may be suffering from the effects of 15 years (and a lot of alcohol!) passing under the bridge, but I think I actually went to a party at this place - or at least its grounds- as an undergrad. Could this be possible? Or was i just really mullered and confusing it with somewhere else?

Probably, It used to have a lot more uni buildings there going back a few years. The hall is all thats left now though. It was a funny old place. I seem to remember some beer barrels being left on site when it closed, and kids covered in larger when one of the things got bust

 

[DigitalNoise]

Great place, and great use of B+W, works really well.

 

[gaara]

Beautiful imagery, you can't beat dereliction in monochrome