After a couple of months break from urbexy stuff, I had the sudden urge to go on an explore yesterday. Unfortunately I missed the bus I wanted, so I decided to get on the next bus that came along, wherever it was headed! It happened to be Sidmouth! I didn't expect to find anything but enjoyed a good wander, taking pics of buildings and boats, when I came across this!
The frontage is on the seafront near to where the River Sid runs out to sea.
Not much of an explore as access inside was most definitely denied, but it made for a nice mooch around the outside and beneath parts of the building. Getting onto the site is fairly easy, albeit in a knees-bent-twisted-crabways-contortiony kind of way.
The rear of the building.
Next door to this there's a yard worked by a fisherman/fish monger (the fount of all local wisdom in seaside towns ), and he told me a bit about the place. It was built for the army cadets sometime during the 70's, and subsequently sold to the council by the MOD. The council are now trying to sell the building (good luck with that! ) and it has been bricked and welded up in order to keep out the local yobs.
Beneath the front entrance.
Oars inside.
Cheers.
The frontage is on the seafront near to where the River Sid runs out to sea.
Not much of an explore as access inside was most definitely denied, but it made for a nice mooch around the outside and beneath parts of the building. Getting onto the site is fairly easy, albeit in a knees-bent-twisted-crabways-contortiony kind of way.
The rear of the building.
Next door to this there's a yard worked by a fisherman/fish monger (the fount of all local wisdom in seaside towns ), and he told me a bit about the place. It was built for the army cadets sometime during the 70's, and subsequently sold to the council by the MOD. The council are now trying to sell the building (good luck with that! ) and it has been bricked and welded up in order to keep out the local yobs.
Beneath the front entrance.
Oars inside.
Cheers.