Our team consisting of Ashless,Drama Queen,Timewarp and Johno23 originally set out to find RAF Harpur Hill at Buxton.However after walking about 10 miles in driving rain,up hill and down dale with a slowly dissolving map we abandoned that idea until we had done more research.Our return journey took in a very interesting stroll along a public footpath through the HSE laboratory site which is quite a place and according to signage is rather dangerous on weekdays due to various tests that they do.
As we drove off a little downhearted and rather wet,we noticed the old University of Derby College and decided to have a nosey.
Sadly we do not know much about its history apart from the fact that they moved to a superior location around 2004/5 and this one was used for training in hospitality,catering type of trades.It is quite a place and we spent at least 6 hours in the place.For saying that it has been empty for about 4 years the damage is largely limited to a few broken windows.
This is the front of the main building.
We duly signed in on teachers board
And proceeded along one of the many long corridors.
This guy heard us coming and tried to escape,but we got him
Former students work complete with mould,masks were needed
We learned that mice like cuppa soups
This is the smallest radiator we have ever seen.
Repair shop stock,what a wicked waste
We had only been there for 3 hours when Ashless and Drama Queen went to bed with a good book,lazy dossers
Keys,thousands of em,everywhere
Just look at this furniture left behind,more money than sense or what
Natural urban decay for a change.
Part of the massive library area.
Chavs have cruise missiles now do they
Absolutely tons of old papers everywhere,quite interesting some of it.
Students corridor work.
Old retro phones about the place.
Drama Queen trying to order lunch.
The menu of the week.
We had to sign in again,told em we had done it once
Fikun pikeysat least they had the decency to turn the water off though.
This scared the life out of us when we went into a very dark toilet
Original fixtures and fittings remain.
More waste,several of these kicking about.
General classroom shot.
This book was dated 1924,a true piece of history.
This was so unreal,several rooms indoors,completely covered in live grass stuff.
A completely equipped salon and beauty parlour just abandoned,but looks like they left yesterday,when in fact it is about 4 years, absolutely unbelievable.
A special big thank you must go to Ashless for providing transport and soggy maps.Photos from Ashless to follow shortly.
As we drove off a little downhearted and rather wet,we noticed the old University of Derby College and decided to have a nosey.
Sadly we do not know much about its history apart from the fact that they moved to a superior location around 2004/5 and this one was used for training in hospitality,catering type of trades.It is quite a place and we spent at least 6 hours in the place.For saying that it has been empty for about 4 years the damage is largely limited to a few broken windows.
This is the front of the main building.
We duly signed in on teachers board
And proceeded along one of the many long corridors.
This guy heard us coming and tried to escape,but we got him
Former students work complete with mould,masks were needed
We learned that mice like cuppa soups
This is the smallest radiator we have ever seen.
Repair shop stock,what a wicked waste
We had only been there for 3 hours when Ashless and Drama Queen went to bed with a good book,lazy dossers
Keys,thousands of em,everywhere
Just look at this furniture left behind,more money than sense or what
Natural urban decay for a change.
Part of the massive library area.
Chavs have cruise missiles now do they
Absolutely tons of old papers everywhere,quite interesting some of it.
Students corridor work.
Old retro phones about the place.
Drama Queen trying to order lunch.
The menu of the week.
We had to sign in again,told em we had done it once
Fikun pikeys
at least they had the decency to turn the water off though.
This scared the life out of us when we went into a very dark toilet
Original fixtures and fittings remain.
More waste,several of these kicking about.
General classroom shot.
This book was dated 1924,a true piece of history.
This was so unreal,several rooms indoors,completely covered in live grass stuff.
A completely equipped salon and beauty parlour just abandoned,but looks like they left yesterday,when in fact it is about 4 years, absolutely unbelievable.
A special big thank you must go to Ashless for providing transport and soggy maps.Photos from Ashless to follow shortly.
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