It's been a while since I brought something new from my home county to the table as Oxfordshire really is a no mans land of abandonments now that RAF Upper Heyford, RAF Bicester, the Water Eaton Grain Silo and various other places have gone.
I was tipped off about this place by an old friend who spotted it whilst out on a club cycle ride a few weeks back and I put it on my to do list not knowing what to expect. I managed to drag Landie Man along for a look and was pleasantly surprised, as it was obvious from the outset that nobody had ventured inside for quite some time. It was nice to see something where, bar a few broken windows, 99% of the decay was natural with absolutely zero graffiti. I guess that is the payoff for it being in a small village in the middle of nowheresville. The outside is almost completely covered by ivy and brambles and other climbing plants but there were enough holes in the roof to make the light inside beautiful.
I don't know how long it has been empty, in fact I can't find any information about it on the internet at all but at a guess I would say at least two decades. It's not big, as is the case with all schoolhouses - the space is limited to one big classroom in a later extension, a small hall/other classroom and the kitchen/toilet areas but it definitely has character.
Thanks for looking, more here https://www.flickr.com/photos/mookie427/albums/72157655193933634
I was tipped off about this place by an old friend who spotted it whilst out on a club cycle ride a few weeks back and I put it on my to do list not knowing what to expect. I managed to drag Landie Man along for a look and was pleasantly surprised, as it was obvious from the outset that nobody had ventured inside for quite some time. It was nice to see something where, bar a few broken windows, 99% of the decay was natural with absolutely zero graffiti. I guess that is the payoff for it being in a small village in the middle of nowheresville. The outside is almost completely covered by ivy and brambles and other climbing plants but there were enough holes in the roof to make the light inside beautiful.
I don't know how long it has been empty, in fact I can't find any information about it on the internet at all but at a guess I would say at least two decades. It's not big, as is the case with all schoolhouses - the space is limited to one big classroom in a later extension, a small hall/other classroom and the kitchen/toilet areas but it definitely has character.
Thanks for looking, more here https://www.flickr.com/photos/mookie427/albums/72157655193933634
