We were in Scotland for holidays and Auntie Katherine said she would look after the kids for the day, so we decided escape was a good plan. We had intended to check out Polphail, but things didn't quite turn out as we were hoping, so we ended up going in search of Balrossie.
Balrossie School was built in 1899 and was originally a home for sailors orphans. Prior to WWII Balrossie was bought by The Boys Brigade and used as their outdoor training centre. Balrossie was HQ for light AA during World War II. In the 1960's it became a residential List D School and was closed in 1994. It is now abandoned and derelict. More details and pictures can be found here:-
http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/sit...hool/?&sort_typ=archnum&sort_ord=asc&show=all
I know it has been mentioned before, but it is perhaps worth warning everyone again, there is a lot of water in these buildings and the electric is still all on and a lot of wires dangling in puddles
Externals
The first building we came across was the annex building. There was an easy entry point, but water was quite literally cascading somewhere inside so I decided a photo through the window was ample, especially as we were quite tied for time and there was a lot more to explore.
On to the main building.
Science labs
Cookery
Iona Unit
Cue the mobile ringing to tell us Auntie Katherine had had her fill of kids, so we had to pack up and go and rescue her.
Balrossie School was built in 1899 and was originally a home for sailors orphans. Prior to WWII Balrossie was bought by The Boys Brigade and used as their outdoor training centre. Balrossie was HQ for light AA during World War II. In the 1960's it became a residential List D School and was closed in 1994. It is now abandoned and derelict. More details and pictures can be found here:-
http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/sit...hool/?&sort_typ=archnum&sort_ord=asc&show=all
I know it has been mentioned before, but it is perhaps worth warning everyone again, there is a lot of water in these buildings and the electric is still all on and a lot of wires dangling in puddles
Externals
The first building we came across was the annex building. There was an easy entry point, but water was quite literally cascading somewhere inside so I decided a photo through the window was ample, especially as we were quite tied for time and there was a lot more to explore.
On to the main building.
Science labs
Cookery
Iona Unit
Cue the mobile ringing to tell us Auntie Katherine had had her fill of kids, so we had to pack up and go and rescue her.
