Guist Cricket pavilion, Norfolk, August 2016

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It’s been done on here a few times and despite being easy to get to this abandoned old cricket pavilion in the North Norfolk village of Guist has always been something I have wanted to see. There’s not much history out there on this predominantly wooden two story pavilion that sit on the edge of some woods next to a grounds of a large manor house. Apparently it was built around 1907 possibly used up until the 1930s. Maps from the mid1970’s show a track leading up to the pavilion so it may have been used perhaps for storage up until around then. Anyhow…on with the pix.

Here it is poking out the trees:

29182520070_6b06ffd937_b.jpgimg7175 by HughieDW, on Flickr

29182493950_5dd0a7a71b_b.jpgimg7176 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Front the front:

29182361420_71ef33fa2a_b.jpgimg7182 by HughieDW, on Flickr

29470870155_e81aa23696_b.jpgimg7181 by HughieDW, on Flickr

And now over the barbed wire (first snagging my thigh!) and round the back:

29391204891_e5fe0b3316_b.jpgimg7184 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Through the door:

29470732585_4c34031eac_b.jpgimg7186 by HughieDW, on Flickr

The ground floor is pretty good nick-wise:

28848900933_80986842fc_b.jpgimg7187 by HughieDW, on Flickr

28848837883_f2aafd2ddd_b.jpgimg7190 by HughieDW, on Flickr

28846077004_d4d1d1a44a_b.jpgimg7191 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Well, apart from the toilet that is:

28846092254_b7f5289a4e_b.jpgimg7194 by HughieDW, on Flickr

29362182982_9617b9a0cf_b.jpgimg7189 by HughieDW, on Flickr

And the windows…

29182063760_b12084bd09_b.jpgimg7192 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Think we’ll give up-stairs a miss!

29182003610_1d93c9c45f_b.jpgimg7196 by HughieDW, on Flickr

28845795704_e5be08d768_b.jpgimg7201 by HughieDW, on Flickr

29436153846_3feb16b86b_b.jpgimg7197 by HughieDW, on Flickr

…and the door to nowhere:

29436104126_7aa4543350_b.jpgimg7198 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Poor, lonely coat-hooks. No cricket whites have been hung on these for a while:

28845840804_4cef1159f3_b.jpgimg7199 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Thanks for looking!
 
I enjoyed that, I spent many years playing cricket, Loved every minute of it, your pics show a fine example of a purpose built pavilion, from the cream colour I'd guess it was sighted at one end of the pitch, (most of the old ones were green, and side on so as not to interfere with the batsman view of the ball)

Thanks for that Hughie, You made my day
 
That's a nice set hughie.I often pop by here and photograph it.it's so apmospheric
 
That's a nice set hughie.I often pop by here and photograph it.it's so apmospheric

Cheers mate. Actually it was your excellent set of pix that inspired me to search this place out. So when it turned out to be a short drive from we were staying it was a no-brainer.
 
Awww mate you should have messaged me.I would have told you and give you a few other places too around there
 
Awww mate you should have messaged me.I would have told you and give you a few other places too around there

Was originally going to message you to see if we could meet up but saw you were going to be on your hols the week we were in Norfolk. Next time...
 
Was originally going to message you to see if we could meet up but saw you were going to be on your hols the week we were in Norfolk. Next time...
OK hughie next time.shame I was away at the same time.I will show you some stuff next time
 

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