Old Sainsbury's - Newport - 1/8/16

dirge · Aug 1, 2016

An early morning explore of mine this morning. A bit nerve wracking on the ground floor, rather dark and very quiet, good thing I had my Ledlenser!

The place shut back in about 2010 as they built a newer and bigger store further up the road. The site has been purchased by a businessman but nothing seems to be happening with the site.

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smiler · Aug 1, 2016

You made a good job there Dirge, the brain dead haven't completely ruined it yet and you got some good shots, Nicely Done, Thanks

short memory 83 · Aug 1, 2016

blimey,its an eyesore on the outside. thanks for the good pics though.

BikinGlynn · Aug 1, 2016

That's a bit different dirge liked it!

dirge · Aug 1, 2016

BikinGlynn said:
That's a bit different dirge liked it!

Thanks dude, like I said if you visit Wales again I can show you a few explores.

Mikeymutt · Aug 1, 2016

God that's a real mess.hope you got your necar points.great report though.something different

Sam Haltin · Aug 1, 2016

That's different but I wonder how many more will also go by the wayside. It looks flimsy built as well.

TopAbandoned · Aug 2, 2016

Wow drove past there not too long ago. It's got in a right state since then

Lavino · Aug 2, 2016

Derpy derp

rockfordstone · Aug 2, 2016

I did a lot of design work at that store and the new one, the petrol stations specifically. interesting to see it once its served its purpose

krela · Aug 2, 2016

The only place I've ever been barred from. It closed in Nov 2010 if I remember correctly. Was wondering when someone would spot the open window and pop in.

dirge · Aug 2, 2016

krela said:
The only place I've ever been barred from. It closed in Nov 2010 if I remember correctly. Was wondering when someone would spot the open window and pop in.

I didn't know about the place until recently, as I'm from Swansea. Some guy posted a video of his explore on another site & youtube, but stupidly filmed his route in, which as you said was through a window on the roof, I went up prepared to climb the roof, but upon getting there found someone had kicked a fire escape through from the inside. Coincidence? I think so!

krela · Aug 2, 2016

dirge said:
I didn't know about the place until recently, as I'm from Swansea. Some guy posted a video of his explore on another site & youtube, but stupidly filmed his route in, which as you said was through a window on the roof, I went up prepared to climb the roof, but upon getting there found someone had kicked a fire escape through from the inside. Coincidence? I think so!

It's not exactly difficult to figure out a way in, you can see it from the train going past! It's been open at various points over the past 5 years and was used by homeless people for a little while.

dirge · Aug 2, 2016

krela said:
It's not exactly difficult to figure out a way in, you can see it from the train going past! It's been open at various points over the past 5 years and was used by homeless people for a little while.

Ah cool, I'm sure it will be sealed back up again soon then.

SlimJim · Aug 2, 2016

krela said:
The only place I've ever been barred from. It closed in Nov 2010 if I remember correctly. Was wondering when someone would spot the open window and pop in.

Go on then, spill it

How did you get barred?

krela · Aug 2, 2016

SlimJim said:
Go on then, spill it How did you get barred?

Ummmm, so back in 2007 me and a bunch of friends were very drunk, we went in there about 5AM in the morning and thought it would be really funny to sit on the floor in the foyer and have a picnic because it was raining outside...

smiler · Aug 2, 2016

krela said:
The only place I've ever been barred from. It closed in Nov 2010 if I remember correctly. Was wondering when someone would spot the open window and pop in.

I have to ask, Why

krela · Aug 2, 2016

smiler said:
I have to ask, Why

I already answered this.

dirge · Aug 2, 2016

krela said:
Ummmm, so back in 2007 me and a bunch of friends were very drunk, we went in there about 5AM in the morning and thought it would be really funny to sit on the floor in the foyer and have a picnic because it was raining outside...

Haha that's proper random

Dirus_Strictus · Aug 3, 2016

krela;330167we went in there about 5AM in the morning and thought it would be really funny to sit on the floor in the foyer and have a picnic because it was raining outside...[/QUOTE said:
Very 'drunken person' unfriendly, especially if you were eating their products - or did the Morrisons' bags give the game away? Yes been there, done that - although ours was for eating sausage and chips from local chippy whilst sitting at the outside tables of the local Whimpy Bar. Perhaps slagging off the manager and explaining in no uncertain terms why he never had any customers didn't help matters? Our excuse now is that it was all verbal, no vandalism in those days, that was just around the corner in our neck of the woods.

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