Night Explore - University of Derby Buxton. August 08

Met up with Kaputnik when I eventually got home after a night intoxicated with booze and cigarettes. Left my house at about 2 after doing a bit of research on the computer, on route towards Manchester. Had a failed explore in Manchester city center, but no matter we had fun all the same ! Made our way back to the Derbyshire area and decided to visit Buxton for a night explore at the University/college building. Driving too and from there was incredible, the landscape reminded me of iceland.


Highly important to stick a good sigur ros song on when you travel through Buxton, and you can quote me on that.

Pretty easy explore, the only problem was lighting, I had a stupidly bright torch and it illuminated the entire room when I turned it on, so I kept it off for as much as possible and we made do with Kaputniks torch, it wouldn't have mattered, if the college wasn't within some 10 meters from a housing estate. Did not get a shed load of photos but just a couple to show just how much is still left in there, and in how good shape it is in. I intend to go back soonish for a better day time explore where im not tumbling over everything! Overall I had an amazing day despite the start, many thanks to Kaputnik !

The pictures make it seem like daylight! bit too much exposure

tis indeed lovely sceneray up there i took a shortcut cross country sheffield to macclesfield reminded me of wales and scotland a bit a lack of sheep though in comparisson

Excellent pics missy, it's a cool place isn't it? When me and ThenewMendoza went, we spent over 4 and half hours in there. Did you have a look in the teaching kitchens and the training restaurant? liked it in that part. Smallish bedrooms, ooooooooooh and did you see the shopping trolley in the library? TnM had a ride on that last time we were there. Was funny watching him riding down the ramp in it, then a crash at the bottom and watching him fly over the top of the counter at the bottom. Not sure if he's still got the video of it, but was funny at the time.

We'll have to go back here soon,

Good work,

Sal

smileysal said:

Excellent pics missy, it's a cool place isn't it? When me and ThenewMendoza went, we spent over 4 and half hours in there. Did you have a look in the teaching kitchens and the training restaurant? liked it in that part. Smallish bedrooms, ooooooooooh and did you see the shopping trolley in the library? TnM had a ride on that last time we were there. Was funny watching him riding down the ramp in it, then a crash at the bottom and watching him fly over the top of the counter at the bottom. Not sure if he's still got the video of it, but was funny at the time.

We'll have to go back here soon,

Good work,

Sal

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That ramp is completely cluttered now, and you can hardly tell where the Library was. since I went last time its changed dramatically. Pikeys have stripped the place. Its looking trashed!!!!!! Hallways are now strewn with ceiling debris. Its a shame

looking at this again, any more pics? looks in amazing nick really

is it worth a drive up, if only for the scenery

Nobody Girl, you've got a pm regarding something else worth a look whilst you're up here And directions how to get to it

Sal

Myself and MDK went and checked this one out recently. It's pretty cool! Really big, lots to see. I'll upload some pics if I can make them look any good!

One question though - does anyone know if there's any problems with the upstairs part of the science block? One section was incredibly humid and hot, the windows were covered in condensation and we both got a pretty sick feeling from it. Might be an idea for other people to avoid that part?

Some of the more passable pictures:



One of the classrooms, full of stuff!



A (mainly) glass corridor leading to the IT department



The roof of the nursery



A panoramic shot of the libary - the most manky part of the building



Some lockers...



An old typewriter

Great pictures, really enjoyed this report.

Gah, the place is getting more and more trashed every time I visit. Visited this month in the daytime to see the building looking even more worse for wear.








Quite pleased to see the chair family are still together, although one chair has gone off to seek a better life. But hasn't gone far, its sat right outside a smashed window.


used the salon there as part of a photoshoot too