Former Victoria Working Men's Club, Sheerness, Isle of Sheppey, Kent.
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It looks more like a bl**dy harem with those windows and that paint scheme... you sure you've not been urb-exing in Pashtunistan???
Sheernessingstan ?
Seriously, I hope this does get saved, it's a beauty !! (even if the colours are a tad .... er ....)
Nice pics and I guess Ckingston has answered the question it has been saved. I would like to say though Ckingston it doesnt say when it was visited and there is no need to be quite so aggressive. We take only pictures and actually appreciate the fact that you have invested time, money and effort to prevent this historic building going the way of so many others....decayed, burnt to the ground or demo'd. So kudos for that but please bare in mind we only document we would never destroy, steal or damage.
Yes I was being agressive, as piping has gone missing from site, tools have gone missing, wires have been stripped out, copper has been taken to name but a few. Whilst yes you are correct that it may not be a criminal offence to tresspass, theft is and we have had alot of it on site.
It has been increadibly frustrating and when a potential investor came accross this post and brought it to my attention I saw red. Colin posted those in August this year and to be fair he said it's looking more like a ruin, not great for a potential investor to see when deciding whether or not to buy in. As he is in Cork I have been keeping him posted via email, he has yet to see the property so when he is doing preliminary research and comes accross this it doesn't look good for us. He informed me it was a Criminal offence to tresspass, so sorry for getting it wrong!
It would have been nice to have stated that those photos were pre 2010 and as he posted in August he must have seen it recently??? Why couldn't he mention how far it had come?!
It has been increadibly frustrating and when a potential investor came accross this post and brought it to my attention I saw red. Colin posted those in August this year and to be fair he said it's looking more like a ruin, not great for a potential investor to see when deciding whether or not to buy in. As he is in Cork I have been keeping him posted via email, he has yet to see the property so when he is doing preliminary research and comes accross this it doesn't look good for us. He informed me it was a Criminal offence to tresspass, so sorry for getting it wrong!
It would have been nice to have stated that those photos were pre 2010 and as he posted in August he must have seen it recently??? Why couldn't he mention how far it had come?!
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,,is he a Urbexer or was he just looking for cheap properties with development potential??
,,,,,our reports here could well be used as a derelict estate agency
,,is he a Urbexer or was he just looking for cheap properties with development potential??
,,,,,our reports here could well be used as a derelict estate agency
A number of good points there.
1. If you have that much level of theft, then you are simply not securing your site well enough. A well secured site will deter all but the most determined. Many urbexers wont bother. If tools have gone missing, then your breeching a fairly basic rule - dont leave tools unattended on site.
2. A potential invester looking at this site? Hardly sound financial research is it. I suggest your potential invester invest some of his cash on a ferry ticket and train fare and bother to visit the property himself.
3. Posted in august, taken when? How do you know Colin was giving correct details? Again taking at face value something that may or may not be accurate.
4. See 2 above
5. Again taking someone elses word as gospel, neglecting to do your own research. Surely as a site owner/manager you would have saught advise on the law and security from a reputable agent?
6. It may have been nice, but under what obligation? This is a hobbiests site, not a legal framework. No one has to do anything for anyone elses benefit. Certainly not for someone whos interest is pecuniary.
Did you read the forum rules? did you research the etiquette of urbexing, and its unwritten rules and guidelines? I would suggest not. Did you read other posts? If you did, you would have understood that we want these places saved, and in honest use. Ideally with many original features retained, but what we dont want to see if ongoing destruction. This is why dates and locations are deliberately obscured, because we know this is an open board and the scum and pikeys might be able to read it. So we are careful not to reveal details that are not in the public domain.
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I read this as you having fond memories of being tied up there, and for a moment I thought that it was a quite different sort of club.
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,,is he a Urbexer or was he just looking for cheap properties with development potential??
,,,,,our reports here could well be used as a derelict estate agency
No he already had interest in our project, he was googling it and this is what he came accross.....No need to worry
! Just read back through my messages, man PMS is a B&%$H! sorry folks. Only created an account to snap at the original post, but you have a great site, i hope people wont use it like that!
It would be great if they would, it would help save many more sites around the country. Hopefully your investor will look at this post and see the effort you have already invested by seeing these before pics and your after ones.
As for thefts its bound to be pikeys...just from the list of the missing its their sort of shopping trolley items. I am sure all hear are upset to hear of your losses alas you aren't the first and wont be the last Lillesden school is a perfect example had all its roofing lead stolen and when it was replaced by the owners it was stolen again.
As for thefts its bound to be pikeys...just from the list of the missing its their sort of shopping trolley items. I am sure all hear are upset to hear of your losses alas you aren't the first and wont be the last Lillesden school is a perfect example had all its roofing lead stolen and when it was replaced by the owners it was stolen again.
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whoops, my lousy English as well as awful punctuation,mind you they old actor types from the 60s did have some peculiar habits.......
Please post some pictures of work in progress and also of completed job,would be nice to see the resurection of a grand old building.
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I take it, as these photos were taken so long ago and your previous posts on how good the place is now looking, it should be a lot more secure than what I have seen.
The picture below (I hope Colin doesn't mind me editing/using his image for this reason) shows how I think someone might have accessed this property...
Maybe you could learn from this and protect your projects better in the future. As much as it would obviously be worse for us explorers to have better security, it makes me feel better that an owner who has an amazing building has taken steps to keep thieving scum out and the property stays in good condition.
We can always ask for permission into sites, I'm more fussed about the building and it's future rather than open the flood gates to thieves and seeing the place get ruined before your very eyes.
Anyway, do you have any recent pictures of the conversion you can share with us?
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All urban explorers stick to a very tight rule as we all have a passion for history of which these buildings carry and in no way will we cause or want any distress to any buildings we document.
Most of these buildings have been around since long before us.
And all buildings of fine craftsmanship which we have grown to love and are children will love which we need to protect or in are case document because it don’t take long to bulldoze and the history is gone for ever.
Urban explorers (urbex) we are not bad people far from it
Most of these buildings have been around since long before us.
And all buildings of fine craftsmanship which we have grown to love and are children will love which we need to protect or in are case document because it don’t take long to bulldoze and the history is gone for ever.
Urban explorers (urbex) we are not bad people far from it
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