United Kingdom

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Explore #231: St Aidan’s Church (aka Circle Church), Galashiels, Scotland – September 2018

April 23, 2019

Explore #9 of the ‘North of The Wall’ Tour As we headed home on the final morning of our Scottish tour, we managed to squeeze in one last explore North of the border – another abandoned church located slap bang in the middle of a busy residential area, which has sadly since been demolished. History The South United Presbyterian Church was founded in 1880, and later renamed first as St Cuthbert’s and finally as St Aidan’s Church in 1981. It…

View from upstairs balcony Maison Dieu Church Brechin Scotland Adam X Urbex Urban Exploration Access 2018 Abandoned decay ruins lost forgotten derelict location creepy haunting eerie

Explore #230: Maison Dieu Church, Brechin, Scotland – September 2018

April 8, 2019

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Churches and religious, United Kingdom

Explore #8 of the ‘North of The Wall’ Tour Our final stopover on Day Three was this long-abandoned church… History Built in 1891 in the Late classical neo-Georgian revival style, Maison Dieu was designed by the renowned Scottish architect Sir George Washington Browne. Formerly owned by the Church of Scotland, it has lain empty since the early 1980s and fallen into serious disrepair. It is B-listed, and was entered on the ‘Buildings At Risk’ register for Scotland in 2001. After…

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Explore #229: Sunnyside Royal Hospital, Montrose, Scotland – September 2018

April 2, 2019

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Hospitals & Asylums, United Kingdom

Explore #7 of the ‘North of The Wall’ Tour Day Three After the previous day’s explore of the relatively small Stratheden Hospital, we headed for something larger and grander… History (abridged and rewritten from Wiki) Sunnyside Royal Hospital was a psychiatric hospital located in Hillside, north of Montrose, Scotland. The hospital was founded in 1781 as the Montrose Lunatic Asylum, Infirmary & Dispensary, and obtained a Royal Charter in 1810. In 1858 a new improved asylum was built in the…