Red Dress Manor, England/Wales borders - August 2013 Year *PIC HEAVY*

This is my first post (be kind, please), and only my second serious exploration. Although there have been a few posts about this lovely house, I thought it worth showing my take, just to ease myself in gently.

I've only been able to find very minimal history on the place, in that it's aGrade II listed building, built around 1725, and features an octagonal lantern, now collapsed. It features in SAVE's Buildings at Risk register. Further digging showed that it has been on the market a couple of times in recent years, but due to flooding in the area, there have been no takers.

We [myself and a non-member] arrived mid-afternoon in fine weather and were greeted by a ginger cat. It was both sad and compelling walking through a family's history. Delivered everything I thought it would and more.

Excuse the fact that it's a little pic, heavy. I got a bit carried away in the hour and a half we were there!


The house

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The front door

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Potions

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Family photo

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Union Jack and socks

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Portrait

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Time

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The picture

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The front room

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The Westminster Voluntaries

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Time for a tidy up maybe?

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Bathroom

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Moth repellent

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Decoration

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Dressing Table

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The dress

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Through the door

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Ghosts?

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Jug

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The top of the house

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Great set of images, really like this place, must visit soon.

Nice one,very nearly went back for a revisit the other day,wish I did now....

Great report & photos.

Great pic's thanks for sharing. It is amazing how some of these places are left. Pictures, valuables, clothes. Like you say it is sad and compelling walking round someone's family history just left like that.

Great first report, love places like this

I really like your pictures! But as a sewer, I'm still waiting for someone to take pics of the INSIDE of the red dress, or at least of the label, sigh...

Quattre said:

I really like your pictures! But as a sewer, I'm still waiting for someone to take pics of the INSIDE of the red dress, or at least of the label, sigh...

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I would not advise it. The material left me itchy, plus it's heavily stained.


DECENT PICTURES. Surprised it's still doable.

Wow. Just wow.

Wow indeed, you should be well proud of that set.
I love the processing on the first photo!

Fab pics,
Great first report of a cracking place,
Thanks!

I love this place. I've seen a few reports on it and would like to visit it myself some day. A good posting, thanks

Thats just blown my mind! Awesome!

Thatsverynice, you got some great shots there.

Wow wow wow!! Shame about the itchyness of the dress, my first thought was 'I need to try that on' love dressing up...or down..stained or not AWESOME place and photographs

Grand job on that , ace images to boot. we got rumbled by plod and angry farmer 20 mins in

Mars Lander said:

Grand job on that , ace images to boot. we got rumbled by plod and angry farmer 20 mins in

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That's a downer. I went back again a couple of days a go with no hassle. Someone else arrived as we were leaving, but not spooked this time. Ha! We're making a habit of bumping into other 'splorers.

Nice shots with some good processing. Amazing how the bath full of water hasn't gone through the floor with how rotten they are. It was myself and another member that arrived as you were leaving.

Really nice shots there! Lovely little place this, like Mars said we only got 20 mins in here, we were gutted

wow this place looks amazing, I wish I knew where it was would love to visit.