Explore #4 of the ‘128mb SD Card Tour’ History This wonderful decaying little church is now all that remains of an 18th century villa which was demolished in the 1960s to make way for the construction of a refinery. Our Explore This was an uneventful and relaxing little explore, so I’ll crack straight on with the photos. As always, click on a photo to launch slideshow viewer Thanks for coming by. Adam X
After our nocturnal adventures rooftopping in central London, we headed to Southall to explore this beautiful derelict church… unfortunately I only managed to take one shot before things went rather wrong! History (rewritten from here) The 3-storey King’s Hall was built in 1916 with a stone and brick facade, designed by architect Sir Alfred Gelder of Hull. It was operated by the Uxbridge and Southall Wesleyan Mission, and screened religious films. By 1926 it was operating as a regular cinema,…
Explore #24 of ‘The Picnics & Palaces Tour’ We started the final day of our roadtrip with a nice relaxed little explore of an old Gothic church close to the German border. History This Gothic church was built in the 15th Century, and was completely rebuilt in the late 1700s. Further extensions and refinements were added in the 1920s, including a new crypt and new wooden chancel. The village which the church served was originally in East Germany, but the…
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