Building P - an Assured explore. Sep 2016

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Judderman62

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The History

There is surprisingly little information to be found on the place other than
it's entry on listed buildings website.

Brick with terracotta it was built in the 1880's and designed by Alfred Waterhouse.

It was originally an Assurance firm and later divided into smaller offices occupied
by various businesses. There was also a nightclub in the basement.

One of the Dambuster airmen, after a short stint working as a greengrocer, worked in
this building on leaving the air force up until his retirement.


The Explore

I have looked at this building several times over the years and very recently was made
aware of it being accessible. I contacted a few of my regular fellow trespassers advising
I was going to be paying it a visit early on a Sunday morn. A few couldn't make it, but on the
morning in question I received a text from the one known only as .... Zero81 saying he'd be
there and was leaving in 5 minutes.

We arrived and parked up at 07:34 on the Sunday morning. To our dismay the car park that
overlooks the access point had 3 or 4 porta cabins on it that were buzzing with workmen.
WTF ? it's 07:34 on a Sunday morning - why are there so many workmen milling around.

So we had to hang around and wait for an opportunity to gain entry, playing dodge the
workman. After around 20 Minutes our opportunity was there and in we went.

The building is stripped but has some nice original features including some rather
lovely fire places. After a while I came to a short staircase and started heading down
it to see beautiful glazed tiles all around me. Well this was the "money shot" area.

I carried on and before me was a sight that made the afore mentioned staircase area
seem shabby - my reaction was the same as Mr 81's, he was just a few seconds behind
me, there was only really one valid response ... " F U C K M E !!!" You will see why
we reacted in such fashion.

The Photos

As usual Canon 650D with tamron 17-50 (what a wonderful lens) and canon 10-22


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'FUCK ME" Sounds. about right, great find, beautiful pics, interesting report, definite Gold Star Judderman, I loved it, Thanks
 
You're right that tiled area is really lush. Nice bit of pealing paint as well :)
 
That's a real beautiful place and certainly one I would like to see.you have captured it beautifully mate
 
Criminal letting that beautiful building end up like this.

Built when this styling was at its zenith, it soon fell out of favour because people did not like working in what to all intents and purposes was a 'turkish bathhouse'. Sadly it ended up like this because of the very fact that it is listed and this places severe restrictions on what can be done with these spaces. - as can be seen from the earlier attempts to 'reuse' the rooms in more modern times, it is very difficult to achieve modern office space in structures such as this. I personally know of three buildings that have far better tile work than the example seen here - fortunately all the tiled walls were protected years ago by properly fixed false walls when the structures were modernised. Some idea can be gained from the door wall in the entrance halls, but the rest is well protected for future revealing. Perhaps when a more public use can be found, decoration like this could be revealed more - but it does not make ideal office 'decoration'!
 

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