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QE II Queen Elizabeth Hospital Milton Keynes operating theatre lights Urbex Adam X Urban Exploration 2015 Abandoned decay lost forgotten derelict

Explore #142: The Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Welwyn Garden City – September 2015

June 1, 2016

A very short report here from one of the my least successful explores ever! History (from wiki) The Queen Elizabeth II hospital is located in Welwyn Garden City and run by East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. The first full hospital to be built by the NHS, the QEII had some 100 beds. All inpatient and emergency services were transferred by October 2014 to the Lister Hospital (Stevenage), which has had £150 million invested in major new facilities. Since October…

Control room dials light painting RAF Neatished Norfolk R12 bunker Urbex Adam X Urban Exploration 2015 Abandoned decay lost forgotten derelict

Explore #141 – RAF Neatished R12 Bunker, Norfolk (permission visit) – September 2015

May 26, 2016

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Military Sites, United Kingdom

When some local explorers arranged a permission visit to this hidden piece of military heritage I jumped at the chance to tag along – thanks guys! History (abridged and amended from wiki) RRH Neatishead is a Royal Air Force Remote Radar Head (RRH) in Norfolk. Established during WWII its primary function was as a Control and Reporting Centre (CRC) for the south of the UK, forming part of the Air Surveillance And Control System (ASACS) and the wider NATO air…

Office window curtain staircase reflection Sovereign House HMSO Norwich Urbex Adam X Urban Exploration 2015 Abandoned decay lost forgotten derelict

Explore #140: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office (HMSO) Sovereign House, Norwich – 2015

May 18, 2016

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High Stuff, Industrial & Commercial Sites, United Kingdom

In the fine city of Norwich where I live there is a large derelict office building, which since I first started exploring three years ago has never left my top three of ‘most wanted’ locations, sitting incongruously amongst far more ostentatious company such as the Chambre de Commerce in Belgium, Sammezzano Castle in Italy, and Battersea Power Station in London. Why? It’s hard to explain, but I’ll try… [Photo from Bing Maps] Perhaps it’s the sheer audacity of the building’s…