Oxfordshire Manor House, Oct '11

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mookster

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So, I finally got to do this place photographic justice having only had my small point and shoot when I first did it last year.

I'd forgotten how utterly fantastic this place was, and it's now high up on my list of all-time favourite places. There are so many little passageways all over the place leading to cellars and pantries, hidden storage rooms etc etc I could spend all day in here reading all the documents left behind most of which are over a century old now.

And thanks to the good sense of the exploring community the place hasn't been 'outed' - it's important to remember it's a partially occupied building checked regularly by the owners and workers in the estate office across the road.

History - it was built many moons ago, and fell into a state of disrepair over the last few decades like many manor houses have done. Whether or not it will ever be a finished restoration is yet to be seen but for the moment it's in limbo, slowly deteriorating into a state of fantastic natural decay.

This might turn out a bit photo-heavy but I feel it deserves it.

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As I walked into this room I remarked to one of my companions whether he could hear a buzzing sound...

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...and then we looked up and realised there was a massive swarm of tiny flies covering the ceiling and the tops of the windows in this room and the next. Not only that but the stuff we thought was dust/dirt on the floor was infact thousands of dead ones!

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....more in next post
 
very nice mate love the way the over all decay is natural and going at a different pace in different parts :) superb:cool:
 
Oh my. Oh dear me. Oh. Goodness me.

Do you mind if I spend some time alone with these photographs?
 
Beautiful Mooks, Wondering what that £100 cheque from 1898 would be the equivalent of today, a big wad I suppose ;)
 
Wow!!! That place is amazing!

Fantastic photos. Loved looking at them....thanks for posting!
 
Brilliant job there Mookster, awesome pix! :mrgreen:

But I thought the owners actually live in a wing of this building? Or am I thinking of a different manor I so nearly did a couple of weeks ago?

Honestly, that place is stunning! Those flys are wierd... we saw the exact sma ething last week in Aston Hall Mental Hospital. Vile wickies! :(

Great work bud! Respect!
 
It's been totally outed thanks to 'another forum' for several months now :rolleyes:

Numpties:icon_evil


Brilliant job there Mookster, awesome pix! :mrgreen:

But I thought the owners actually live in a wing of this building? Or am I thinking of a different manor I so nearly did a couple of weeks ago?

Honestly, that place is stunning! Those flys are wierd... we saw the exact sma ething last week in Aston Hall Mental Hospital. Vile wickies! :(

Great work bud! Respect!

Yeah it's still partially lived in although sectioned off from the derelict parts.

Thanks:mrgreen:
 
Dont know what happened here ? I cannot see any of the pics, all i see is "This picture is unavailable" ! :cry:
 

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