Amiee
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Before I start I know it has been covered once before and Im going to link it because it has some good pics!
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Well last night was just another random night with mates, was picked up around half 9 and told we was off to a old church and Annesly Hall! I about screamed with excitement, only fall down was I had no equipment with me, only my Handy Digital Camera which would limit the greatness of the pics.
Its former self.
A little History on the place, The Hall orginates back to the 1100s with it being restored and added onto in the 17th Century. Once occupied by Lord Byron and Mary Chatsworth the Hall has been a family home to the familys such as Chatsworth and Musters now belonging to part of the Chatsworth estate i is also part of the English Heritage and is on the "risk of neglect or decay" list.
The Hall was hit by a fire in 1997 and has since remained empty. Work has been started to bring the former Hall back to its glory, but it doesnt appear a great deal has been done, with only the main house being seeing slight progress.
More History can be found here Click HereAnd Here!
So we set about firstly looking around the old church and the grave yard, not a lot to see apart from walls of the ruined church. However beyond the fence and walls Annesley Hall is clearly wonderfull! Access seams inpossible from this side of the site so after a little walk around we find the bridle way leads down to the outbuildings and gate house. All of which gave little more than broken windows and Empty rooms which you can see into.
We Ventured back up into the grave yard, and found a way to get down into the main grounds, standing in the old Fountain/pond you really get a feel for how big the place really is and how eary it is being nearly 10pm not quite dark but so slient. We ignore the usual signs and proceed to the back of the house.
Round to the back of the Hall, more gardens are well maintained and the property looks well secured, we mooch about in what looks like a old greenhouse/outbuildings after being scared to death by bats,
Finally we was in, the rooms were empty apart from random tea candles scattered along the floors and beer cans filling the fireplace. The rooms were shockingly clean and I have to say nothing of interest to really get at!
To one corner of one the back rooms we found a staircase, looking pretty new we desended into the darkness. The Basement, again littered with tea lights and bricks. To the rear was a tunnel, which looked too tight to attempt, and a Vent to the left wall.
I believe the Basement was previously used as the family mortuary.
We headed back to the ground floor level, and roamed the rooms, finding a room filled with chairs, a sofa and tables. I believe this is the room previously photographed in the previous thread.
We then headed upstairs, to the next floor, recent work had been done, as all new floorboards had been laid and extension leads hung down the walls.
A hour or so later, we headed back out, securing the exit we headed back to the gatehouse from the back nothing is secured apart from a room where the lawn mower and gardening equipment is kept. We didnt manage to get up to the clock room however we stumbled across a old tractor.
The Main Entrance Gate
We left shortly after 12pm! i think Ill Be heading down again to get some proper picutres as the ones I got arent upto scratch!
Thanks
Amiee
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Well last night was just another random night with mates, was picked up around half 9 and told we was off to a old church and Annesly Hall! I about screamed with excitement, only fall down was I had no equipment with me, only my Handy Digital Camera which would limit the greatness of the pics.
Its former self.
A little History on the place, The Hall orginates back to the 1100s with it being restored and added onto in the 17th Century. Once occupied by Lord Byron and Mary Chatsworth the Hall has been a family home to the familys such as Chatsworth and Musters now belonging to part of the Chatsworth estate i is also part of the English Heritage and is on the "risk of neglect or decay" list.
The Hall was hit by a fire in 1997 and has since remained empty. Work has been started to bring the former Hall back to its glory, but it doesnt appear a great deal has been done, with only the main house being seeing slight progress.
More History can be found here Click HereAnd Here!
So we set about firstly looking around the old church and the grave yard, not a lot to see apart from walls of the ruined church. However beyond the fence and walls Annesley Hall is clearly wonderfull! Access seams inpossible from this side of the site so after a little walk around we find the bridle way leads down to the outbuildings and gate house. All of which gave little more than broken windows and Empty rooms which you can see into.
We Ventured back up into the grave yard, and found a way to get down into the main grounds, standing in the old Fountain/pond you really get a feel for how big the place really is and how eary it is being nearly 10pm not quite dark but so slient. We ignore the usual signs and proceed to the back of the house.
Round to the back of the Hall, more gardens are well maintained and the property looks well secured, we mooch about in what looks like a old greenhouse/outbuildings after being scared to death by bats,
Finally we was in, the rooms were empty apart from random tea candles scattered along the floors and beer cans filling the fireplace. The rooms were shockingly clean and I have to say nothing of interest to really get at!
To one corner of one the back rooms we found a staircase, looking pretty new we desended into the darkness. The Basement, again littered with tea lights and bricks. To the rear was a tunnel, which looked too tight to attempt, and a Vent to the left wall.
I believe the Basement was previously used as the family mortuary.
We headed back to the ground floor level, and roamed the rooms, finding a room filled with chairs, a sofa and tables. I believe this is the room previously photographed in the previous thread.
We then headed upstairs, to the next floor, recent work had been done, as all new floorboards had been laid and extension leads hung down the walls.
A hour or so later, we headed back out, securing the exit we headed back to the gatehouse from the back nothing is secured apart from a room where the lawn mower and gardening equipment is kept. We didnt manage to get up to the clock room however we stumbled across a old tractor.
The Main Entrance Gate
We left shortly after 12pm! i think Ill Be heading down again to get some proper picutres as the ones I got arent upto scratch!
Thanks
Amiee
