Tag : UK

Quorn House, Leicestershire

Quorn House – Rosemary Conley’s Headquarters, UK

Set in a 127 acre estate, Quorn House is a large country house that most recently functioned as the headquarters of the Rosemary Conley empire.

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.

Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool

Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, Liverpool, UK

Alder Hey Children’s Hospital was founded in 1914. A new hospital was built in 2015 to replace the old buildings so we had a look around while they moved out.

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.

Scartho Baths Swimming Pool, Grimsby

Scartho Baths Swimming Pool, Grimsby

A behind-the-scenes look at a swimming pool in Grimsby that opened in 1962 and was popular until its closure in 2015.

Barbican / Albion Hotel, Lincoln

Barbican / Albion Hotel, Lincoln

A hotel right in the heart of the city of Lincoln, dating back to 1867. The hotel has been closed since the 2000’s.

Coal Exchange, Cardiff

Coal Exchange, Cardiff, Wales

The Coal Exchange is a grand building in Cardiff with a huge carved-wood trading hall and ornate features, where businessmen would negotiate the trading of coal.

Tottenham House, Severnake, Wiltshire

Tottenham House, Wiltshire, UK

A large country house in Wiltshire, UK dating back to the 1820s. The house has 103 impressive rooms and large staircase.

Winnington Works, Brunner mond, ICI, Tata - Northwich

Winnington Soda Ash Works, Cheshire – Brunner Mond / ICI / Tata

A large industrial complex that manufactured soda-ash and other by-products. Established as Brunner Mond and later became ICI then Tata Chemicals.

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.