Explore #19 of ‘The Picnics & Palaces Tour’

The next morning our exploring odyssey continued with a permission visit to a beautiful chapel which is slowly decaying behind locked doors in a small Polish town.

Our Explore

It was another gorgeously sunny spring morning – so where better to be than inside a dark and cold disused church! The caretaker let us in, and we had just over an hour to take our shots.

The sunshine helped illuminate the faded gold-coloured interior…

Main aisle altar pews Chapel B Church Urbex Poland Adam X Urban Exploration Permission Visit Access 2016 Abandoned decay lost forgotten derelict location haunting eerie

Pews Chapel B Church Urbex Poland Adam X Urban Exploration Permission Visit Access 2016 Abandoned decay lost forgotten derelict location haunting eerie

Ceiling detail…

Ceiling detail bird Chapel B Church Urbex Poland Adam X Urban Exploration Permission Visit Access 2016 Abandoned decay lost forgotten derelict location haunting eerie

Most of the chapel was built from wood, so I was extra cautious as I made my way upstairs to the most decayed parts of the chapel…

Christ crucifix upstairs Chapel B Church Urbex Poland Adam X Urban Exploration Permission Visit Access 2016 Abandoned decay lost forgotten derelict location haunting eerie

The passage of time – and the local pigeons – have not been kind to this effigy of Christ!
Christ Jesus crucifix detail Chapel B Church Urbex Poland Adam X Urban Exploration Permission Visit Access 2016 Abandoned decay lost forgotten derelict location haunting eerie

The old organ sits silent and forgotten…
Old organ Chapel B Church Urbex Poland Adam X Urban Exploration Permission Visit Access 2016 Abandoned decay lost forgotten derelict location haunting eerie

One of the pews up in the highest part of the chapel – sad to think that this place once had need for capacity of almost a thousand parishioners, and now lies empty.
Old pew high up crack cracked wall Chapel B Church Urbex Poland Adam X Urban Exploration Permission Visit Access 2016 Abandoned decay lost forgotten derelict location haunting eerie

B&W JC
Jesus christ crucifix cross black and white b&w decay pigeon Chapel B Church Urbex Poland Adam X Urban Exploration Permission Visit Access 2016 Abandoned decay lost forgotten derelict location haunting eerie

The view from the first floor balcony.
Balcony upstairs Chapel B Church Urbex Poland Adam X Urban Exploration Permission Visit Access 2016 Abandoned decay lost forgotten derelict location haunting eerie

With time running out I made my way back downstairs…
Altar pulpit pews aisle Chapel B Church Urbex Poland Adam X Urban Exploration Permission Visit Access 2016 Abandoned decay lost forgotten derelict location haunting eerie

…and took a few details shots.
Altar statues carvings detail Chapel B Church Urbex Poland Adam X Urban Exploration Permission Visit Access 2016 Abandoned decay lost forgotten derelict location haunting eerie

Cherub ornate detail Chapel B Church Urbex Poland Adam X Urban Exploration Permission Visit Access 2016 Abandoned decay lost forgotten derelict location haunting eerie

statues figures detail Chapel B Church Urbex Poland Adam X Urban Exploration Permission Visit Access 2016 Abandoned decay lost forgotten derelict location haunting eerie

Christ Jesus disciples supper ornate fresco detail Chapel B Church Urbex Poland Adam X Urban Exploration Permission Visit Access 2016 Abandoned decay lost forgotten derelict location haunting eerie

Wall detail Chapel B Church Urbex Poland Adam X Urban Exploration Permission Visit Access 2016 Abandoned decay lost forgotten derelict location haunting eerie

I just had time to grab a quick team shot before we made our way back outside into the sunshine.

Team shot group shot pulpit altar Chapel B Church Urbex Poland Adam X Urban Exploration Permission Visit Access 2016 Abandoned decay lost forgotten derelict location haunting eerie

Outside exterior Chapel B Church Urbex Poland Adam X Urban Exploration Permission Visit Access 2016 Abandoned decay lost forgotten derelict location haunting eerie

We thanked the caretaker, and went off to hunt down some breakfast.

As always thanks for looking. I should have another batch of reports coming very soon, so please sign up for email notifications if you’ve not already done so – link on the front page.

Cheers
Adam X