filmknight
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I happened across this site whilst working. As a sales rep I get to drive around a bit and I after driving past this farm I decided to return on a day off to have a look around. The farm is on the Dorset/Somerset border. From looking around the farm it seems to have been a dairy farm which was confirmed by some of the farmers milk certificates I found. I did photograph them but decided not to post them as they had the farm name on them which would give away the location.
The farm was in quite a bad state of disrepair as you can see from some of the photos showing falling apart buildings and sheds but there was still some interesting farm machinery and paraphanalia around.
Gaining access to the inside of the farmhouse was a simple affair as you can tell from the photos. Inside there was lots of 'stuff' still around like clothes and kids games and books. There were letters and mail all over the hall and from looking at dates I would say the farm has been disused from around 2006.
From searching on the net about the farm I found that planning permission was applied for in Nov 2010 and granted in Feb 2011 for demolition of the house and some of the farm buildings and to restore the barn. I guess I got here in time before it disappears!
Nearby I found a no longer used quarry site that I also looked around.
The Farmhouse
An outbuilding
One of the downstairs rooms in the farmhouse
Farmhouse attic
Living room
Upstairs bedroom
Upstairs bathroom
Upstairs bedroom
Kitchen area
Another living room
Yet another living room
Garage attached to house
Back of house
Inside an outbuilding
Outbuildings
Milking Shed
Main Barn
I steered clear of whatever was beyond this gate!
Another barn
Now at the disused quarry site
Buildings near the quarry
Inside the building. Bizarrely there were two dead foxes in here. You can see them at the bottom right of the photo.
The farm was in quite a bad state of disrepair as you can see from some of the photos showing falling apart buildings and sheds but there was still some interesting farm machinery and paraphanalia around.
Gaining access to the inside of the farmhouse was a simple affair as you can tell from the photos. Inside there was lots of 'stuff' still around like clothes and kids games and books. There were letters and mail all over the hall and from looking at dates I would say the farm has been disused from around 2006.
From searching on the net about the farm I found that planning permission was applied for in Nov 2010 and granted in Feb 2011 for demolition of the house and some of the farm buildings and to restore the barn. I guess I got here in time before it disappears!
Nearby I found a no longer used quarry site that I also looked around.
The Farmhouse
An outbuilding
One of the downstairs rooms in the farmhouse
Farmhouse attic
Living room
Upstairs bedroom
Upstairs bathroom
Upstairs bedroom
Kitchen area
Another living room
Yet another living room
Garage attached to house
Back of house
Inside an outbuilding
Outbuildings
Milking Shed
Main Barn
I steered clear of whatever was beyond this gate!
Another barn
Now at the disused quarry site
Buildings near the quarry
Inside the building. Bizarrely there were two dead foxes in here. You can see them at the bottom right of the photo.