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ferns urbex face furnace fire tank boiler Usine S Belgium Textile Wool Factory Urbex Adam X Urban Exploration Access 2016 Abandoned decay lost forgotten derelict

Explore #158: Usine S, Belgium – February 2016

August 6, 2016

Explore #5 of ‘The Smell of Cheap Cologne Tour’ After our unexpected stopover at Preventorium Dolhain we continued our roadtrip on this this beautiful derelict wool and textiles factory… History This large factory was founded in the late 19th century, and specialised in the treatment and manufacture of wool and other textiles. Its doors closed after just over a century of operations, and now large parts of the site are falling into dereliction. Our Explore This was an enjoyable afternoon,…

Fire Truck Preventorium Dolhain TB Hospital Belgium Belgie Belgique Urbex Adam X Urban Exploration Access 2016 Abandoned decay lost forgotten derelict

Explore #157: Preventorium Dolhain TB hospital, Belgium – February 2016

August 5, 2016

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Belgium, Hospitals & Asylums

Explore #4 of ‘The Smell of Cheap Cologne Tour’ After our epic morning exploring the kaue of Zeche M / Heinz James and I headed across the border into Belgium. We were on our way to our next target when we suddenly spotted a familiar-looking building up on the hillside across the valley we were driving through – it was an old derelict Tuberculosis hospital. We decided it would be rude not to pop in for 10 minutes! History Built…

Safety netting Yellow Prison H19 Germany Deutschland Urbex Adam X Urban Exploration Access 2016 Abandoned decay lost forgotten derelict

Explore #155: Prison H19 (aka Prison 1893), Germany – February 2016

August 1, 2016

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Derps and Miscellaneous, Germany, Industrial & Commercial Sites

Explore #2 of ‘The Smell of Cheap Cologne Tour’ After exploring Zeche P we had a fail at our next location, so moved on to the final explore of Day One – a nice relaxing late-afternoon visit to this abandoned Prison where the lights were still left on! History Built in the late 19th century this large prison was built in the suburbs, but as the nearby city grew over the following decades it eventually ended up in a far…