Tag : Stage

New Palace Theatre / Dance Academy, Plymouth

New Palace Theatre / Dance Academy, Plymouth

Opening in the late 1890s the Palace Theatre in Plymouth was lavishly decorated. It was last used as the popular Dance Academy nightclub before being closed in 2006.

Whitchurch Hospital / Cardiff City Asylum, Wales

Whitchurch Hospital / Cardiff City Asylum, Wales

Opening in 1908 the Cardiff City Asylum had space for 750 psychiatric patients. The hospital closed in 2016 after being deemed unsuitable for modern services.

Jordanhill College, Glasgow, Scotland

Jordanhill College, Glasgow, Scotland

The Jordanhill Campus is an historic estate in Glasgow, Scotland, and was the Faculty of Education of the University of Strathclyde until 2012.

Battenhall Mount / St. Mary's Convent School

Battenhall Mount (former St Mary’s Convent School), Worcester

An abandoned Roman Catholic school with impressive original Italian style features as well as classrooms.

St John the Baptist School, Wigan

St. John the Baptist CofE Primary School, New Springs, Wigan

A Church of England school for infants and juniors that closed in 2004. The school has stood empty ever since and now has lots of natural decay.

Sunnyside Hospital / Montrose Asylum, Hillside, Scotland

Sunnyside Hospital / Montrose Asylum, Scotland

A Scottish asylum with plenty of interesting features remaining, including original cells, a nice hall and plenty of featureful corridors.

Wellington Rooms and Irish Centre, Liverpool

Wellington Rooms / Irish Centre, Liverpool

Opening in 1816 the Wellington Rooms was a subscription assembly room. Later becoming the Irish Centre before its closure in the 1990s.

Grand Theatre, Doncaster, Yorkshire, UK

Grand Theatre, Doncaster

A theatre in Doncaster that has been closed for over 20 years but remains in quite good condition.

Holly Lodge Girls College, Liverpool

Holly Lodge Girls’ College, Liverpool

A college in Liverpool that started out as a large house and was subsequently extended. The college closed in 2015 and was used as a film set.

Theatre Royal, Hyde

Theatre Royal, Hyde

The Theatre Royal in Hyde opened in 1902 and was later converted for use as a cinema. It closed in 1993 and has stood disused ever since.