The Vagrant Cells - September 2015

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Sleeping Rough Trip - Part 2

This place oozed atmosphere, be it the little light that came into this place or the fact I felt I had to stay in one room, while Cunningplan and Blods tripods where down one end of the cells photographing the length, with baited breath I waited to get some shots in, certainly not a good place for 3 of you to move about, with Cunningplans torch waving left to right he was lighting up the rooms I was in, slightly annoying when doing long exposures grrr well in the end I got the shots I wanted, I even went back in when those two left to get a long corridor shot all lite up the way I liked.

I really couldnt imagine sleeping here in those times...

Some history

These cells where for vagrants/tramps/people passing through the town, steal beds and a peephole incase you was naughty.
At the time it was illegal to sleep on the streets, so vagrants had to either rent a room or stay here in the cells if they had no money.
Talks of saving these cells even moving them have fallen flat, the english heritage also refused to help, as apparently it does not follow certain guidlines, despite being apart of the towns history.
The cells are/where set for a future tv series on BBC4's Edwardian season.

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Part 3 in due course! enjoy what ive uploaded for now! thanks for looking :)
 
Those corridor shots are LUSH! Awesome photography work, stunning!
Thanks for sharing :)

Cheers mate I had not seen many of the corridors lite up well an thought it would be tricky 20sec exposure while waving the torch through the centre kinda did the trick most of the time, I suggest going up there an seeing them! :)
 
Lovely pics mate !! Really atmospheric and different !! Excellent and unusual post !! Lets have some more ..... !
 
Cheers folks yes its dark, early morning wasnt a good option and it was overcasting already, but its really doable with a good torch and a iso 100 and a very steady tripod! :)
 

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