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Explore #76: St Joseph’s Seminary, Upholland, Lancashire – July 2014

August 20, 2014

Churches and religious, High Stuff, Industrial & Commercial Sites, Recommended Reports - some selected highlights, Schools and Educational, United Kingdom

Explore #4 of the Quality>Quantity aka Crimes Against Photography Tour This report is a pretty mammoth one – I hope you’ll agree it’s justified by the location and the story of our explore! After exploring Tower X, The Royalty Cinema and The Ark, and 40+ hours without sleep, our group finally checked in at one of the grottiest “hotels” I have even had the misfortune to stay at, somewhere in a rather insalubrious suburb of Manchester. Urbanographer had booked it…

Explore #70: Silo D of Millennium Mills & London Pleasure Gardens, London – June 2014

July 27, 2014

Adam X

High Stuff, Industrial & Commercial Sites, United Kingdom

After exploring Rooftop X earlier that night Dan, Peter and I then had a fail whilst scouting out another location, so as dawn was breaking we headed to Millennium Mills. Unfortunately we were unable to gain access to the main mills this time, so instead had a mooch around the Grade II listed grain ‘Silo D’ which formed part of the main mill complex, and what remains of London Pleasure Gardens. History You can find a full history of Millennium…

Explore #17c (third revisit, by moon and morning light): Severalls Asylum, Colchester, Essex – May 2014

June 14, 2014

Adam X

Hospitals & Asylums, United Kingdom

Sevs holds a special place in the hearts of many Urban Explorers, including my own. Famed for its beautiful decaying corridors, morgue, peeling paint and Michael the legendary security guard it deserves more than one visit. After my epic 8-hour explore in November 2013 (see that report for full history and many of Sevs’ highlights), and the fun and festivities of ‘Santa Sevs’ in December 2013, it was time to pay the old girl a revisit. The plan this time…