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Afternoon All,
First off i thought id name this site as it is on another forum and it will not be around for much longer, so id like to document my explore here to this London Landmark.
I headed into Central London with Tombo68, and had gotten a message from Behind Closed Doors earlier that morning to see if i was about for some London explores, and as i stated earlier, i was already heading into London so it would have been rude not to have met up as he was with SpiderMonkey.
This place wasnt even on the hitlist for the day, but after a fail elsewhere in London i remembered this place wasnt too far away tbh so thought what the hell. Everyone seemed to like the idea so off we went.
Secca on site made things interesting, but we managed to get in and out without any hassle.
Bit of history from Wiki for those that dont know too much about this place.
Earls Court Exhibition Centre is a closed exhibition, conference and events venue in London that originally opened in 1887 and was rebuilt in 1937 in its most recent art deco style exterior. It is located in Earls Court within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and was the largest such venue within central London. The founder was John R. Whitley and the first exhibition included performances by Buffalo Bill Cody as part of the 'American Exhibition'. This was followed by 'Four National Exhibitions', the title of C. Lowe's 1892 book about Earls Court and its founder.
Earls Court is widely known for serving as London's premier exhibition hall for many decades, hosting the Royal Tournament and Earls Court Motor Show, Ideal Home Show, the Brit Awards (until 2010) and a number of other notable events and concerts. It was also used as one of the venues for both the 1948 and 2012 Olympic Games. It was served by two London Underground stations: Earl's Court and West Brompton, opposite its entrances on Warwick Road and Old Brompton Road respectively.
In 2013 controversial plans to demolish Earls Court were approved in order to make way for a new residential and retail estate on the site, which is expected to be completed in 2033. Demolition work began on the site in December 2014.
Earls Court hosted many shows and exhibitions throughout the years, including the Earls Court Motor Show the Ideal Home Show and the BRIT Awards. The MPH Show, one of Britain's largest motoring exhibitions and shows, hosted by Jeremy Clarkson and others, took place there each winter after an earlier showing at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. Each summer from 1950 to 1999 Earls Court was home to the Royal Tournament, the first, oldest and biggest military tattoo in the world. For this the area now occupied by Earls Court Two became a stables, artillery and vehicle depot for some two months, with several hundred military personnel from all three services billeted 'on site'.
Going back to some of the history from the internet i just stole, yes, it does say the new residential and retail estate will be completed in 2033!! Thats 18 years from now, wtf!!! Haha
On with my photos
Earls Court Two Hall
End of an Era by Dirty Jigsaw, on Flickr
Ticket office for Earls Court Two
End of an Era by Dirty Jigsaw, on Flickr
Danger, Keep Out
End of an Era by Dirty Jigsaw, on Flickr
Only way is up!
End of an Era by Dirty Jigsaw, on Flickr
What once was....
End of an Era by Dirty Jigsaw, on Flickr
Earls Court One, Main Stage Arena
End of an Era by Dirty Jigsaw, on Flickr
Demo'd
End of an Era by Dirty Jigsaw, on Flickr
Tonka Toy
End of an Era by Dirty Jigsaw, on Flickr
Warwick Road
End of an Era by Dirty Jigsaw, on Flickr
Main Arena
End of an Era by Dirty Jigsaw, on Flickr
Main Arena
End of an Era by Dirty Jigsaw, on Flickr
Block 27
End of an Era by Dirty Jigsaw, on Flickr
Going Down
End of an Era by Dirty Jigsaw, on Flickr
Going Down
End of an Era by Dirty Jigsaw, on Flickr
Way Out
End of an Era by Dirty Jigsaw, on Flickr
To First Floor
End of an Era by Dirty Jigsaw, on Flickr
Front Doors to Earls Court Two
End of an Era by Dirty Jigsaw, on Flickr
Empty
End of an Era by Dirty Jigsaw, on Flickr
Selfie
End of an Era by Dirty Jigsaw, on Flickr
I hope you enjoyed looking as much as i did looking around
Until next time
DirtyJigsaw
First off i thought id name this site as it is on another forum and it will not be around for much longer, so id like to document my explore here to this London Landmark.
I headed into Central London with Tombo68, and had gotten a message from Behind Closed Doors earlier that morning to see if i was about for some London explores, and as i stated earlier, i was already heading into London so it would have been rude not to have met up as he was with SpiderMonkey.
This place wasnt even on the hitlist for the day, but after a fail elsewhere in London i remembered this place wasnt too far away tbh so thought what the hell. Everyone seemed to like the idea so off we went.
Secca on site made things interesting, but we managed to get in and out without any hassle.
Bit of history from Wiki for those that dont know too much about this place.
Earls Court Exhibition Centre is a closed exhibition, conference and events venue in London that originally opened in 1887 and was rebuilt in 1937 in its most recent art deco style exterior. It is located in Earls Court within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and was the largest such venue within central London. The founder was John R. Whitley and the first exhibition included performances by Buffalo Bill Cody as part of the 'American Exhibition'. This was followed by 'Four National Exhibitions', the title of C. Lowe's 1892 book about Earls Court and its founder.
Earls Court is widely known for serving as London's premier exhibition hall for many decades, hosting the Royal Tournament and Earls Court Motor Show, Ideal Home Show, the Brit Awards (until 2010) and a number of other notable events and concerts. It was also used as one of the venues for both the 1948 and 2012 Olympic Games. It was served by two London Underground stations: Earl's Court and West Brompton, opposite its entrances on Warwick Road and Old Brompton Road respectively.
In 2013 controversial plans to demolish Earls Court were approved in order to make way for a new residential and retail estate on the site, which is expected to be completed in 2033. Demolition work began on the site in December 2014.
Earls Court hosted many shows and exhibitions throughout the years, including the Earls Court Motor Show the Ideal Home Show and the BRIT Awards. The MPH Show, one of Britain's largest motoring exhibitions and shows, hosted by Jeremy Clarkson and others, took place there each winter after an earlier showing at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. Each summer from 1950 to 1999 Earls Court was home to the Royal Tournament, the first, oldest and biggest military tattoo in the world. For this the area now occupied by Earls Court Two became a stables, artillery and vehicle depot for some two months, with several hundred military personnel from all three services billeted 'on site'.
Going back to some of the history from the internet i just stole, yes, it does say the new residential and retail estate will be completed in 2033!! Thats 18 years from now, wtf!!! Haha
On with my photos
Earls Court Two Hall
End of an Era by Dirty Jigsaw, on Flickr
Ticket office for Earls Court Two
End of an Era by Dirty Jigsaw, on Flickr
Danger, Keep Out
End of an Era by Dirty Jigsaw, on Flickr
Only way is up!
End of an Era by Dirty Jigsaw, on Flickr
What once was....
End of an Era by Dirty Jigsaw, on Flickr
Earls Court One, Main Stage Arena
End of an Era by Dirty Jigsaw, on Flickr
Demo'd
End of an Era by Dirty Jigsaw, on Flickr
Tonka Toy
End of an Era by Dirty Jigsaw, on Flickr
Warwick Road
End of an Era by Dirty Jigsaw, on Flickr
Main Arena
End of an Era by Dirty Jigsaw, on Flickr
Main Arena
End of an Era by Dirty Jigsaw, on Flickr
Block 27
End of an Era by Dirty Jigsaw, on Flickr
Going Down
End of an Era by Dirty Jigsaw, on Flickr
Going Down
End of an Era by Dirty Jigsaw, on Flickr
Way Out
End of an Era by Dirty Jigsaw, on Flickr
To First Floor
End of an Era by Dirty Jigsaw, on Flickr
Front Doors to Earls Court Two
End of an Era by Dirty Jigsaw, on Flickr
Empty
End of an Era by Dirty Jigsaw, on Flickr
Selfie
End of an Era by Dirty Jigsaw, on Flickr
I hope you enjoyed looking as much as i did looking around
Until next time
DirtyJigsaw