Well, I have been meaning to do this place for ages. Now I have done it.
Although someone else has done this and the now fenced off cottage. I know some much about this place that I could write a book with it. I was told by a local farmer down the road about this land. Each visit says more each time about the life of the farmer. His name was Gerald, He had mental health problems, i'm not sure what sort it was but he was extremely paranoid, he would scare other farmers because he wouldn't go anywhere around the property without his shotgun. Another reason is that he was always bankrupt, he refused to sell off the 2 derelict houses in his area over the fear of being "ripped off" he hoarded anything that ended up on his property including farm animals, I ended up finding a stray cat by the water tower. There are loads of old cars around the land. I recon a few of them still work. A thing I heard from the farmer is that he had a really old tractor, he couldn't afford to get it repaired. The only thing that would keep the tractor going is by throwing hot water over the front. Sadly, he would force his daughters and wife in the middle of the night to do this because he didn't want to be seen.
His wife and him had a big age difference but passed away only months of each other just under a year ago. His daughters don't live in the house anymore but they regularly visit it to feed the cats and make sure nothing has been vandalised. If it does, then they just put barbed wire over everything.
Gerald moved here only a few years after the war because of the RAF Fersfield Mess site. He demolished the Nissen huts so he could take the fittings out, such as windows and refurbish his house with them. He has barely altered the remaining brick buildings except for letting Farm animals live there. He has even gone as far as storing all of the light bulbs from the RAF buildings and using them in his house. This even included a toilet from one of the buildings. There is one that still flushes if you fill it up manually.
So if you want to visit this gem, avoid doing it in the evening, Expecially if you want to see his farm house. Photos:
[/url]Gerald's Mess, South Norfolk by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]
[/url]Gerald's Mess, South Norfolk by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]
[/url]Gerald's Mess, South Norfolk by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]
[/url]Gerald's Mess, South Norfolk by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]
[/url]Gerald's Mess, South Norfolk by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]
[/url]Gerald's Mess, South Norfolk by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]
[/url]Gerald's Mess, South Norfolk by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]
[/url]Gerald's Mess, South Norfolk by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]
[/url]Gerald's Mess, South Norfolk by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]
[/url]Gerald's Mess, South Norfolk by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]
[/url]Gerald's Mess, South Norfolk by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]
[/url]Gerald's Mess, South Norfolk by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]
[/url]Gerald's Mess, South Norfolk by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]
[/url]Gerald's Mess, South Norfolk by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]
[/url]Gerald's Mess, South Norfolk by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]
[/url]Gerald's Mess, South Norfolk by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]
[/url]Gerald's Mess, South Norfolk by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]
[/url]Gerald's Mess, South Norfolk by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]
[/url]Gerald's Mess, South Norfolk by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]
[/url]Gerald's Mess, South Norfolk by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]
[/url]Gerald's Mess, South Norfolk by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]
[/url]Gerald's Mess, South Norfolk by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]
[/url]Gerald's Mess, South Norfolk by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]
[/url]Gerald's Mess, South Norfolk by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]
[/url]Gerald's Mess, South Norfolk by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]
[/url]Gerald's Mess, South Norfolk by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]
[/url]Gerald's Mess, South Norfolk by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]
[/url]Gerald's Mess, South Norfolk by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]
[/url]Gerald's Mess, South Norfolk by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]
[/url]Gerald's Mess, South Norfolk by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]
[/url]Gerald's Mess, South Norfolk by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]
[/url]Gerald's Mess, South Norfolk by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]
[/url]Gerald's Mess, South Norfolk by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]
[/url]Gerald's Mess, South Norfolk by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]
Although a rushed visit, I remembered to bring my Tripod with me so I could get much nicer photos. This was done early in the morning. I got spooked when I heard barking in the distance.
I hope this is a decent set of photos of this place.
No rating.
Although someone else has done this and the now fenced off cottage. I know some much about this place that I could write a book with it. I was told by a local farmer down the road about this land. Each visit says more each time about the life of the farmer. His name was Gerald, He had mental health problems, i'm not sure what sort it was but he was extremely paranoid, he would scare other farmers because he wouldn't go anywhere around the property without his shotgun. Another reason is that he was always bankrupt, he refused to sell off the 2 derelict houses in his area over the fear of being "ripped off" he hoarded anything that ended up on his property including farm animals, I ended up finding a stray cat by the water tower. There are loads of old cars around the land. I recon a few of them still work. A thing I heard from the farmer is that he had a really old tractor, he couldn't afford to get it repaired. The only thing that would keep the tractor going is by throwing hot water over the front. Sadly, he would force his daughters and wife in the middle of the night to do this because he didn't want to be seen.
His wife and him had a big age difference but passed away only months of each other just under a year ago. His daughters don't live in the house anymore but they regularly visit it to feed the cats and make sure nothing has been vandalised. If it does, then they just put barbed wire over everything.
Gerald moved here only a few years after the war because of the RAF Fersfield Mess site. He demolished the Nissen huts so he could take the fittings out, such as windows and refurbish his house with them. He has barely altered the remaining brick buildings except for letting Farm animals live there. He has even gone as far as storing all of the light bulbs from the RAF buildings and using them in his house. This even included a toilet from one of the buildings. There is one that still flushes if you fill it up manually.
So if you want to visit this gem, avoid doing it in the evening, Expecially if you want to see his farm house. Photos:
Although a rushed visit, I remembered to bring my Tripod with me so I could get much nicer photos. This was done early in the morning. I got spooked when I heard barking in the distance.
I hope this is a decent set of photos of this place.
No rating.