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Explore #72: Terry’s Chocolate Works, Admin Building, York – June 2014

August 10, 2014

Industrial & Commercial Sites, Recommended Reports - some selected highlights, United Kingdom

Urban Exploration is an addictive business – it permeates my waking thoughts and dreams alike. Any visit to friends or family triggers thoughts of “what explore(s) might I be able to squeeze in whilst I’m in that area?”. So when I recently arranged to catch up with a good friend in Leeds, rather than sleep off the usual Sunday morning hangover I instead elected to get up at silly o’clock to drive over to York for first light. The target:…

Explore #71: Lakenham Cricket Pavilion and grounds, Norwich, Norfolk – June 2014

August 6, 2014

Adam X

Leisure Sites, United Kingdom

History Lakenham cricket pavilion and grounds hosted cricket matches for over two hundred years. The ground was predominantly used by Norfolk County Cricket Club, who played over 400 Minor Counties Championship games there. The ground also hosted five first-class games between 1912 and 1986, all involving touring international sides, and 13 List A matches between 1969 and 1998. A large crowd turned out to watch the opening of the thatched pavilion on Wednesday June 10 1936 by Russell Colman, the…

Explore #68: The Porn House, Norfolk – June 2014

July 22, 2014

Adam X

Farms, Country Cottages and Smaller Houses, United Kingdom

I had been meaning to visit this small abandoned house in the Norfolk countryside for ages, so it was good to finally pay it a visit with Urbanographer one sunny summer’s evening after work. It is nicknamed The Porn House due to the number of, ahem, gentleman’s magazines which are scattered amidst the other general detritus – although for some reason I rather neglected to photograph many of them! There is no history on this place, but it has clearly…