After a mass meet up a couple of weeks ago for some explore shenanigans our main target was sealed. A little plan b was quickly thrown out which was ok, but Luckypants had previously done his homework again and located a plan C not to far from our b plan. After a pretty fun filled little explore, we all trooped off and parked outside our next target, in plain view we gazed longingly at sheer awesomeness , but our impromptu gathering and shoving cameras thru the " keep the hell out "signed gates soon had locals craning their necks , we were all ready in the "trespassers will be prosecuted" zone, by a few thousand acres haha.
Holidays loomed and were enjoyed and soon as we got back, I needed to get straight into the explore saddle . what was to be an early morning in the dark start , ended up being a recover from the party the night before instead start , with a definite feeling that we were never gonna pull this off, especially in the day, off I and shiney new explorer Easy Tigger went, my other 'usual suspects' comrades all had other commitments.
Having no concept of the pitfalls of exploring whatsoever Easy Tigger makes for a good explore companion, his ignorance makes him bold and confident almost as if we are just going out for the day to a museum kind of thing ,I sometimes wonder whether he realises we aren't supposed to go where we go, as I am internally fretting away, I didn't elaborate the terrible rumours I hear of this place.
Picking a route that involves not being seen (as best as poss) was perused on a map and I couldn't actually believe it , but we were in.... fools rush in where angles fear to tread or who dares wins ..(please tick applicable)
Ladies and Gentlemen accompany me now, as I show you around.... Cuckoo Hall
Yes!! I know oak panelling , chandeliers , marble am speechless I knew it was gonna be good but ...this place is the shizzle.
I initially told Tigger even if we just get in and take one shot of anything at all I'd be happy...
am thinking at this stage ok but are we a little late to the party, with the " just one shot and get out "philosophy quickly swapped for greed and inquisitiveness we carry on, me warily , him striding along without a care , apart from my constant whispering to check corners for pirs and listening like mad for anything unusual.
Then we start to see the measure of the place... oh wows!
wide eyed in wonder, delight and for me sheer terror we press in.
Check that out for a back garden door...
I thought after St Jo's Upholland and Serenity hospital I'd struggle to see anything else as impressive, but it just goes to show, you never know whats out there, I know peeps have been here before and done quick mooches but now I wanted to see it all, shotguns or not..."Shotguns" ? , "oh nothing Tigger just thinking out loud"
So much architectural frivolity and lavish decor
and then you witness in the flesh the stair porn...
so much excitement we must sit down a tad and bask in the marvel
I go back to the stairs for a better look, after a while Easy Tigger comes back from the chair room and shows me his latest photo, glaring at me on the little screen is he, strewn across the lounging chair in the knack!, I find this initially perturbing but it quickly dissipates into hilarity , no doubt he found it liberating and probably draughty , I instruct him to prepare for my take on the same shot and after a bit of persuading he is soon naked again, as artful and tasteful as hopegully my shots were this is family forum so I wont post altho saying that there are no spuds in view, I will leave it to Krela to comment a nay or a yay , if he will.
After pretending to show Tigger a setting on my camera whereby in actual fact I switch it to video and quickly spin round to film him hasten to his clothes haha.
Moving on the aceness continues to impress, the Hall that is not Easy Tigger's penchant to randomly disrobe, which from time to time he does, funny but odd , you think you know someone then..ah well makes for an even more bizarre day than normal.
Now that is wood.
and the opulence goes on.
wow starts to become the norm but you still get caught out by even more wow
at this point I hear "get a picture of this" Tiggers on the balcony , luckily he's far away and its a wide angle.
at the mid section of the main stairs is an at odds with itself to the rest of the hall, a viewing room which features mosaic walls at either end..nice!
Things aren't quite as spesh the further up you go but still its a pretty decent gaff.
kind of the first signs of internal decay
In it's heyday and initial purpose this was a family home, a very well to do family and even the servants stairs are pretty grand if not on a smaller scale.
Am mosly completely at ease now , when I walk in here tho I am briefly unnerved
as it reminds me of the old secca quarters at St Jos Upholland complete with kitchen and good prime lookout point.
but all is quiet for now , must be the rather agreeable vintage wallpaper
because of the size of the rooms downstairs we kind of forget about corridor shots, but there are some to be had
tiny attic room bog
and large BATtic room
before hitting the roof...
We've had some laffs and good fortune, the sun's setting abd back at the marble and mosaic viewing room, which commands quite a view of the extensive acres bathed in red as the day ends
We didn't see all the 120 plus rooms and other buildings but we must return.
Thanks for looking and hope you enjoyed it, special thanks to Luckypants for hunting this down and was only miles away at the time but couldn't make it and thanks to Easy Tigger who is genuinely a top guy and good friend.
Holidays loomed and were enjoyed and soon as we got back, I needed to get straight into the explore saddle . what was to be an early morning in the dark start , ended up being a recover from the party the night before instead start , with a definite feeling that we were never gonna pull this off, especially in the day, off I and shiney new explorer Easy Tigger went, my other 'usual suspects' comrades all had other commitments.
Having no concept of the pitfalls of exploring whatsoever Easy Tigger makes for a good explore companion, his ignorance makes him bold and confident almost as if we are just going out for the day to a museum kind of thing ,I sometimes wonder whether he realises we aren't supposed to go where we go, as I am internally fretting away, I didn't elaborate the terrible rumours I hear of this place.
Picking a route that involves not being seen (as best as poss) was perused on a map and I couldn't actually believe it , but we were in.... fools rush in where angles fear to tread or who dares wins ..(please tick applicable)
Ladies and Gentlemen accompany me now, as I show you around.... Cuckoo Hall
Yes!! I know oak panelling , chandeliers , marble am speechless I knew it was gonna be good but ...this place is the shizzle.
I initially told Tigger even if we just get in and take one shot of anything at all I'd be happy...
am thinking at this stage ok but are we a little late to the party, with the " just one shot and get out "philosophy quickly swapped for greed and inquisitiveness we carry on, me warily , him striding along without a care , apart from my constant whispering to check corners for pirs and listening like mad for anything unusual.
Then we start to see the measure of the place... oh wows!
wide eyed in wonder, delight and for me sheer terror we press in.
Check that out for a back garden door...
I thought after St Jo's Upholland and Serenity hospital I'd struggle to see anything else as impressive, but it just goes to show, you never know whats out there, I know peeps have been here before and done quick mooches but now I wanted to see it all, shotguns or not..."Shotguns" ? , "oh nothing Tigger just thinking out loud"
So much architectural frivolity and lavish decor
and then you witness in the flesh the stair porn...
so much excitement we must sit down a tad and bask in the marvel
I go back to the stairs for a better look, after a while Easy Tigger comes back from the chair room and shows me his latest photo, glaring at me on the little screen is he, strewn across the lounging chair in the knack!, I find this initially perturbing but it quickly dissipates into hilarity , no doubt he found it liberating and probably draughty , I instruct him to prepare for my take on the same shot and after a bit of persuading he is soon naked again, as artful and tasteful as hopegully my shots were this is family forum so I wont post altho saying that there are no spuds in view, I will leave it to Krela to comment a nay or a yay , if he will.
After pretending to show Tigger a setting on my camera whereby in actual fact I switch it to video and quickly spin round to film him hasten to his clothes haha.
Moving on the aceness continues to impress, the Hall that is not Easy Tigger's penchant to randomly disrobe, which from time to time he does, funny but odd , you think you know someone then..ah well makes for an even more bizarre day than normal.
Now that is wood.
and the opulence goes on.
wow starts to become the norm but you still get caught out by even more wow
at this point I hear "get a picture of this" Tiggers on the balcony , luckily he's far away and its a wide angle.
at the mid section of the main stairs is an at odds with itself to the rest of the hall, a viewing room which features mosaic walls at either end..nice!
Things aren't quite as spesh the further up you go but still its a pretty decent gaff.
kind of the first signs of internal decay
In it's heyday and initial purpose this was a family home, a very well to do family and even the servants stairs are pretty grand if not on a smaller scale.
Am mosly completely at ease now , when I walk in here tho I am briefly unnerved
as it reminds me of the old secca quarters at St Jos Upholland complete with kitchen and good prime lookout point.
but all is quiet for now , must be the rather agreeable vintage wallpaper
because of the size of the rooms downstairs we kind of forget about corridor shots, but there are some to be had
tiny attic room bog
and large BATtic room
before hitting the roof...
We've had some laffs and good fortune, the sun's setting abd back at the marble and mosaic viewing room, which commands quite a view of the extensive acres bathed in red as the day ends
We didn't see all the 120 plus rooms and other buildings but we must return.
Thanks for looking and hope you enjoyed it, special thanks to Luckypants for hunting this down and was only miles away at the time but couldn't make it and thanks to Easy Tigger who is genuinely a top guy and good friend.
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