Derelict Cottage in South Norfolk (3)

So, where do I start on this?

I was out on another bikeride on Sunday and I accidently saw what looked like a very small cottage in the undergrowth. I decided to have a little explore and then returned today. While I remembered my Derelict place camera, it ran out of battery right away. (I picked up the pot of flat batteries by accident) Instead I had to use the pocket camera

There is a small empty cottage and a few sheds behind it. The sheds are all intact with all the usual assortments you would expect to find from the 1940's to 1960's. The best thing about this place is a fully intact Carpenters workshop being housed in a Nissen hut! There was an electric band saw which was still plugged in and looked if it could still work. There is also a newspaper dated from February 1948.

This place may have been closed and derelict since the late 1960's considering that this was the time when we were all started loosing everything else in the Norfolk villages. The owner would have moved out to a different place and started a new life.

Photos:

[/url]Derelict Cottage in South Norfolk (3) by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]

[/url]Derelict Cottage in South Norfolk (3) by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]

[/url]Derelict Cottage in South Norfolk (3) by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]

[/url]Derelict Cottage in South Norfolk (3) by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]

[/url]Derelict Cottage in South Norfolk (3) by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]

[/url]Derelict Cottage in South Norfolk (3) by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]

[/url]Derelict Cottage in South Norfolk (3) by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]

[/url]Derelict Cottage in South Norfolk (3) by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]

[/url]Derelict Cottage in South Norfolk (3) by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]

[/url]Bandsaw by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]

[/url]Derelict Cottage in South Norfolk (3) by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]

[/url]Dated February 1948 by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]

[/url]Derelict Cottage in South Norfolk (3) by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]

[/url]Derelict Cottage in South Norfolk (3) by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]

[/url]Derelict Cottage in South Norfolk (3) by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]

[/url]Derelict Cottage in South Norfolk (3) by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]

[/url]Derelict Cottage in South Norfolk (3) by toiletslikeaboss486, on Flickr[/IMG]

Rating:

Atmosphere: 6/10
Condition: 6/10
Access: 7/10
Features: 6/10

Overall rating: 6/10

Good find, but you definitely need a flash / tripod for your internals!

That's exactly what I came with, a tripod and a flash. The only things that was missing was charged batteries on the camera I was intending to use.

dauntless486 said:

That's exactly what I came with, a tripod and a flash. The only things that was missing was charged batteries on the camera I was intending to use.

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Hahaha, doh! Well it's a good excuse for a return trip.

Great find! looks like there's lots to discover poking around.

Post Rating:

Background information: 8/10
Outdoor coverage: 7/10
Grainy indoor shots: 10/10
Forgetting your camera batteries: Priceless

I've never forgotten batteries but I have forgotten to put the memory card back in the camera, multiple times.

krela said:

I've never forgotten batteries but I have forgotten to put the memory card back in the camera, multiple times.

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I always carried spare batteries and memory cards, just common sense really, although I did once forget the camera, Great little find, I enjoyed it, Thanks

smiler said:

just common sense really

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Tis these days now they're all dirt cheap. At the time a CF card was £75+ and I couldn't afford spares.

krela said:

Tis these days now they're all dirt cheap. At the time a CF card was £75+ and I couldn't afford spares.

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Fair Point, Back then I was still using 35mil, usually carrying more than one, digital made things much easier, for me

Good report, I wonder if the owners ever think about their previous homes...