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War Planes Nord Noratlas France Urbex Adam X Urban Exploration 2015 Abandoned decay lost forgotten derelict

Explore #144: War Planes, France – October 2015

June 28, 2016

Derps and Miscellaneous, France, Military Sites

Explore #2 of ‘The Royal Variety Tour’ After our middle-of-the-night stopover at the derelict race track at Reims, we arrived at our next location just after dawn on a foggy and cold late Autumn morning: some old war planes left decaying in a quiet corner of an airfield! History I don’t know much about the history of these particular planes. I am told that the main plane I photographed is a Nord Noratlas French military transport aircraft, intended to replace…

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

Adam X

Hospitals & Asylums, United Kingdom

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…

chandeliers Ballroom Grosvenor Room The Grand Hotel Birmingham Urbex Adam X Urban Exploration 2015 Abandoned decay lost forgotten derelict

Explore #139: The Grand Hotel, Birmingham – August 2015

May 16, 2016

Adam X

Industrial & Commercial Sites, Leisure Sites, United Kingdom

After spending the night at a nearby hotel and enjoying some excellent Chinese food and much needed cold beers, it was another super early start the next morning. Our target: a huge Grade II* listed hotel with a truly stunning ballroom… History (from wiki) The Grand Hotel is a Grade II* listed Victorian hotel in the city centre of Birmingham, England. The hotel occupies the greater part of a block bounded by Colmore Row, Church Street, Barwick Street and Livery…