Gaynes Park Mansion - Epping - 12/2007

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In December My other half and me headed off on a roadtrip of Essex with places i had researched, Gaynes Mansion was the final visit of the day and the best by far. We walked through a wooded area to see a looming gothic mansion.

The only information i can find on the place is it was built in the 19th century and is owned by Albany UK who are (I believe) awaiting planning permission to turn this stunning place into flats and stripping it of all its little charms.

Access was almost impossible, we nearly gave up, with a bit of perseverance and after taking photos of the exterior, with resident amusing gargoyles we were in! For one second we crapped ourselves, the lights were on all over the place, but it was all boarded up - weird.

It looks like it was once some kind of Jewish school where people stayed. The library was beautiful, the staircase amazing and WOW!!!

Pics are courtesy of Steve my other half :mrgreen:

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Very nice! I love the look of this place.

Looks like you had a good day for it too!
 
Thanks guys,

It really is a gem, I love it dearly!!! The weather was perfect, but fading fast, we have not since had such good weather or such luck getting in!

Foxy - yeah, it had some weird little reminders of it's past use, and we have never been to a derelict place to find the chinaware still intact LOL
 
It's so good to see it not vandalised! I love the interiour decor too! Looks like a truely amazing place!
 
:mrgreen: Fantastic pics, all of them!

It's places like this that make me wish I was rich, so I could buy them and restore them!

This is such a beautiful place! I think I'm in love:p

Love and happiness!
Ghostyxx
 
Ditto ^^^

That is a stunning place! top notch piccies..

Yours, extra quid on the lotto this week..
 
Wow...

This place is absolutely top notch - completely amazing.

The outside is superb - the architecture is awesome.
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As Tam pointed out - the gargoyles are superb. However, that staircase does take an awful lot of beating though...

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First time that I've ever really seen a good ceiling rose and chandelier.

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The library is impressive - and if you look top left you'll see some seats where people could sit, so I'm guessing this is maybe where the school assemblies were held.

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Decisions, decisions.. upstairs or through the door....

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Some of the room are in pretty good nick

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But some of the stairs and doors are not....

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Obligatory bath/loo shot

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What kind of person would paint their room this colour???

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Or this?

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Up onto the third floor it starts to get very attic like:

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Just loved this - birds nest in a bath!

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Not everywhere was in good repair:

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This was just brilliant - a stone circular staircase, which was *really* tight.

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Obligatory arty shot

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And finally back down the stairs and out!

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Mega points to Tam for finding this one!
 
What a view

it was a good day philB, thought I'd add a few more pictures.

Cheers Newage

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Don't you just love stone steps, heheheheh:mrgreen:
 
HI There

I use to work up there doing general maintance in 1984 for few months, lovely building
At the time it was used for an Authodox Jewish School with a few flats on the top level,
There are specimen trees in the Gardens, big pond
Such a shame the place has got into this state,
 

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