Went for a very long walk today and came across these cottages. I almost walked past them but then I noticed the boarded up windows so looked again and saw that the garden was overgrown, so crossed the road to investigate further.
Took a few photos of the rear of the building then noticed that one of the doors was only closed by a bit of string over a nail. I walked in.
It had been converted at some point from two cottages to one, but there are still two sets of stairs leading upwards from each living room. There's plenty of stuff inside; old furniture, building supplies (rather ancient and obviously undisturbed for some time), rolled-up carpets and a stack of window frames with broken glass in them.
I began to go up one of the staircases but it was a bit dicey as they were very steep and covered in plaster rubble. Got to the third step up and took some pics from there and was about to go further when I noticed that the staircase was coming away from the wall.
Here are some photos. The rest are in the Gallery.
When I took this one I didn't notice that the fireplace contained an old lead range. It was very dim inside and didn't see it until I collected the prints and looked at them. Cool!
Wonderful plaster peel, a dusty alarm clock, cobwebs and a rather startled-looking me!
Upstairs room taken from the rickety steps.
Cheers
Foxy
Took a few photos of the rear of the building then noticed that one of the doors was only closed by a bit of string over a nail. I walked in.
It had been converted at some point from two cottages to one, but there are still two sets of stairs leading upwards from each living room. There's plenty of stuff inside; old furniture, building supplies (rather ancient and obviously undisturbed for some time), rolled-up carpets and a stack of window frames with broken glass in them.
I began to go up one of the staircases but it was a bit dicey as they were very steep and covered in plaster rubble. Got to the third step up and took some pics from there and was about to go further when I noticed that the staircase was coming away from the wall.
Here are some photos. The rest are in the Gallery.
When I took this one I didn't notice that the fireplace contained an old lead range. It was very dim inside and didn't see it until I collected the prints and looked at them. Cool!
Wonderful plaster peel, a dusty alarm clock, cobwebs and a rather startled-looking me!
Upstairs room taken from the rickety steps.
Cheers
Foxy