Caldwell House, Scotland November 2017

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Caldwell House is one of Scotland's more infamous ruins.

Built for William Mure of Caldwell, former MP for Renfrewshire, Baron of the Exchequer and factor for the Earl of Bute's Scottish estates. In the early 20th century Caldwell House ceased to be a family home and in 1927 Govan District Health Board converted the building into a hospital. As a result, many severe alterations took place, such as the removal of the great stair and the addition of the large laundry building and fire escape stairs. The continued use of the building as a care home in the 20th century has resulted in the gradual erosion of the original interior. In 1995 a serious fire caused the greater part of the roof to collapse and further interior fabric was lost.

Getting to the house was nice and easy albeit muddy! The house is basically a shell although the stone stair tower in the corner is still intact meaning you can venture right up to the top of the building.

All photos were taken handheld.

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Thanks for looking, more here https://www.flickr.com/photos/mookie427/albums/72157689368123454 :redface:
 
Been a while since I've seen this place. You got some lovely pics and had some great light. Fair play for doing it all handheld, they came out really good.
 
There's no way I could get shots like that hand held! Looks a beautiful place, lovely shots in the winter sun:)
 

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