Location Reports

Grand Hotel Straubinger, Bad Gastein, Austria
The Grand Hotel Straubinger was the largest hotel in Bad Gastein until its closure in 1999. The hotel has been disused ever since.

Chatterley Whitfield Colliery, Staffordshire
Chatterley Whitfield is a disused colliery near Stoke on Trent which was later used a mining museum. The museum closed in 1993.

The Royal Hotel, Ashby-de-la-Zouch
An historic hotel in Ashby that became a popular wedding venue. The hotel closed in 2018.

A Decayed Power Plant, Italy
An old decaying power plant in Italy with an array of different turbines. An old, long-disused control room remains to one side.

Terme Tommasini Hotel and Health Spa, Italy
Constructed in the 1920s, Terme Tommasini is a huge hotel in Italy that features a grand hall with marble columns and numerous health spa facilities and treatment rooms.

Tarquinia Centrale Idroelettrica, Italy
A small hydroelectric power plant in Italy that has been abandoned for some time. Two decayed turbines remain inside.

Manicomio di Voghera, Italy
Opening in 1876, the Manicomio of Voghera was a place of horror for it's patients. The asylum closed in 1998 and is now in a state of decay.

Diesel Centrale, Austria
A well preserved power station in Austria, housing four vintage diesel-powered generating engines.

HF4 Coal Injection Plant, Charleroi, Belgium
The Pulverised Coal Injection Plant was added to the Cockerill-Sambre steel works in Charleroi in the early 1990s. The site became Carsid and was closed in 2008.

Duferco Steel Works, La Louvière, Belgium
The Duferco steel works at Usine Gustave Boël made long steel products until production ceased in 2013. The NLMK areas of the plant are still in use.

HF4 Vintage Power Plant, Cockerill Sambre Steelworks, Charleroi, Belgium
The original power plant at Cockerill Sambre's HF4 Blast Furnace in Charleroi, Belgium contained two turbines, with an additional three turbines in the extension building.

Old Royal High School / New Parliament House, Edinburgh, Scotland
The Neoclassical building in Edinburgh was constructed in the 1800s to house the Royal High School and since 1968 accommodated a debating chamber for the Scottish Parliament.


