Claremont House, Loxley, South Yorkshire, December 2019

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1. The History
Claremont House is a large, stone built former dwelling and outbuildings, standing in grounds of approximately 1.4 hectares of land. The building was last used as a social club for employees of the nearby Hepworths Refractories, but since has been vacant for many years. Originally built in 1895, the Victorian mansion is now at the point of no return. The roof and most of the internal walls have now gone leaving a shell remaining. It was built by James Swift, owner of the famous firebrick manufacturer, Swift Bros. In the 1920’s and 30’s it was the home of fishmonger George Bott and his wife Emily. His shop was located in Woodseats and back in those days it would have been a considerable daily commute for Mr Bott. Latterly, Thomas Marshall and his family occupied Claremont House through the 1940s and into the late 1960s. After he died in 1965 after he collided with a wagon down the nearby lane, the family moved out and it eventually became the offices of Thomas Marshall’s sports & social club.

Claremont House in happier days:

49200013457_a2a7e0d275_b.jpgClaremont 01 by HughieDW, on Flickr

After being used as the social club, the old house was sold off in the early nineties by a Mr Singh. In 1994 his application to convert the property into a home for the mentally infirm was accepted. The offer was conditional, and Singh applied for renewals in 1999 and 2004. A subsequent application was made for six apartments in 2010. It was rejected, and the place has rapidly gone downhill and now is no more than a shell.

2. The Explore
Often have a looking in here when I’m in the area. This time was having a nose round Hepworth brickworks so popped in. The place is a walk in. There is evidence of a spate of previous activity here but now the place is completely abandoned. There were some old cars here, but they have been moved and they’ve put up some new (and totally ineffectual) Heras fencing up. There’s not much to see and only the shell of the house is left. It’s now beyond saving and eventually will just fall down leaving another bit of Sheffield lost, just like the near-by Loxley chapel that burnt down a couple of years or so ago. Work did start on the adjoining cottage next to it and a temporary roof put on it. But this project was abandoned too, leaving the site in limbo. There’s also a large number of informational signage round the back which is a bit random.

3. The Pictures

The house itself. There appears to have been a renewed effort to seal it up. Can’t think why:

49189731483_0c875f6d75_b.jpgimg4600 by HughieDW, on Flickr

The place really is just a shell now:

49190231101_90167a2b20_b.jpgimg4601 by HughieDW, on Flickr

49190254111_12a867d419_b.jpgLoxley 08 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Inside is pretty ropey:

49190229786_d2a37dfdac_b.jpgimg4603 by HughieDW, on Flickr

45925747101_26bfcd0ed0_b.jpgimg9481 by HughieDW, on Flickr

45201900844_907fb9a4ce_b.jpgimg9477 by HughieDW, on Flickr

On to the stable style building that has had some work done on it:

49190213891_74f424d3a8_b.jpgimg4617 by HughieDW, on Flickr

49190211726_48f33b760e_b.jpgimg4618 by HughieDW, on Flickr

And a garage stuffed full of things:

49190449302_e8108937f6_b.jpgLoxley 09 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Including a bit of vintage urbex photography:

49190225616_a17e706e48_b.jpgimg4608 by HughieDW, on Flickr

49189752353_c79cc7ccf8_b.jpgLoxley 10 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Outside there’s all this random signage laying around:

49190420302_ae6f106cc5_b.jpgimg4609 by HughieDW, on Flickr

This old green house is quite photogenic:

49190448032_a503c69f9c_b.jpgLoxley 12 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Not too sure what this random stone is:

49190210276_631f617e2a_b.jpgimg4621 by HughieDW, on Flickr

And finally, of course, the obligatory supermarket shopping trolley:

49190411737_23044dc654_b.jpgimg4616 by HughieDW, on Flickr
 
Image 4621 could that be the position of an underground power cable. Maybe someone will tell me different. That house is in a terrible state. If there is a rebuild of the house then a copy of the architects plans would be needed.
 
That "temporary roof" was the guys idea of permanent. Met the chap who was doing it. Nice guy, supposedly had some dodgy deal with the owner. Think he left cos of an access dispute with waterboard, and trouble with pikies
 

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