Worker's Cottages, Ambergate, Derbyshire, June 2015

The first of a trio of reports from my recent trip to Ambergate, Derbyshire. They are all linked in terms of their ownership and their geography, however there are far too many pictures for a single report. This set is of a row of derelict worker’s houses. There are 5-6 terrace properties and a series of outbuildings which were used to house the workers of the nearby Johnson and Nephew wire works. Beyond that I can’t find any more info. They’ve clearly been boarded up for a while and looking inside of the windows where the pikeys have ripped the boards off, the interiors look very damp. That and the fact I didn’t have my torch with me meant I declined to stumble around in these rather dank and dark derps. Here’s the pictures…

Most of the cottages are pretty well sealed:

img9962 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Although some are open for viewing:

img9968 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Nature is starting to reclaim the houses:

img9966 by HughieDW, on Flickr

…and assorted out-buildings:

img9975 by HughieDW, on Flickr

img9963 by HughieDW, on Flickr

img9959 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Structurally the walls are pretty solid:

img9961 by HughieDW, on Flickr

But the roof at the back isn’t looking too clever:

img9976 by HughieDW, on Flickr

img9979 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Inside it isn’t going to win any interior design awards:

img9970 by HughieDW, on Flickr

And the obligatory ripping out of fireplaces has occurred:

img9964 by HughieDW, on Flickr

OK…that’s it for that one. Next time it’s factory time! Thanks for looking.

Great set of shots.

flyboys90 said:

Great set of shots.

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Cheers mate. Not quite as posh as the owner's big house on the hill (see third of the trio of reports).

Nice work., I love how nature reclaims these places. Coronation street, derelictus!

Black Shuck said:

Coronation street, derelictus!

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Ha ha.....I like that!

Nice to see a place where nature has had the opportunity to reclaim it
Looks like it was a nice place in its day
Cheers for sharing

It is nice to see how nature takes things back if it gets a chance, I enjoyed your post, Thanks

Recently went to Ambergate been before, the workers cottages at a rough guess were built in the 1840s. Quite well built , the inside of the cottages are really damp and the floors are gone even a metal bed was hanging down - just. The curious thing about these cottages is the back they seem to built into the hillside . I spotted a couple of battered ovens still in the kitchens!

ironsky said:

Recently went to Ambergate been before, the workers cottages at a rough guess were built in the 1840s. Quite well built , the inside of the cottages are really damp and the floors are gone even a metal bed was hanging down - just. The curious thing about these cottages is the back they seem to built into the hillside . I spotted a couple of battered ovens still in the kitchens!

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Yeah...they are incredibly dank...that and the dark were the reason I passed on further internal examination. Think you've hit the nail on the head - they are built into the hillside plus now the trees have grown up around them.