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<blockquote data-quote="TheBackpackExplorer" data-source="post: 368313" data-attributes="member: 64657"><p><em><u>The History</u></em></p><p>Oaklands was built between 1882-1883, The house was designed by Bolton based architectural firm of Bradshaw & Gass. The house is built of pressed red brick, it is a convolution of architectural styles; Gothic & Queen Anne revival. The house has an octagonal turret & terracotta details around the exterior - On the façade of the house is a plaque which bears the carving ‘<em>EQUAM SERVARE MENTEM</em>’ (to preserve an equal mind). Oaklands was originally built for the Green family - the head of the family being John Green who was a glue & soup manufacturer.</p><p></p><p>In December 1945, the Primary Education Committee of Lancashire decided to purchase the house to use it as a remand home to accommodate 26 girls. Oakland’s Children’s Home eventually became a boys home & it could accommodate around 29 boys.</p><p></p><p>A Dark Past…</p><p>Oakland’s was run by notorious ex army man Mr Mackey - the Poet & Author, Lemn Sissay revealed the abuse he suffered & witnessed during his time here.</p><p></p><p><em>“After arriving - I got my first kicking 3 hours later, Nose broken, 3 ribs & wrist. They didn’t bother with a doctor - Just banged me up for three weeks, I was 12 years old”</em></p><p></p><p>Boys were also rumoured to be forced to strip naked & fight while being watched. As early as 1951, potential cases of abuse were highlighted at Oakland’s, In that year a superintendent faced trial for ‘improperly assaulting boys under 16’ . The Children’s Home closed in the early 1990s & in 1992 the building was converted into offices for the use of Wigan Council. Oakland’s was used for this purpose until 2016, In 2020 plans were approved to demolish Oakland’s & build 19 houses & an apartment block containing 6 flats.</p><p></p><p></p><p><em><u>The Explore </u></em></p><p>Sadly this beautiful building is in the middle of demolition - having scouted the property only 1 week earlier there was significant change so I don’t believe this will see the end of the month. Access can be less than ideal depending if you want all the surrounding houses & main roads watching you tackle the double fences & the site is also occupied by building crew.</p><p></p><p>At the risk of being laughed out the community here - I have to say having solo explored some very creepy places & not being one to be too spooked out generally… the ground floor in this place left me feeling very unnerved. This was not something I experienced exploring any of the other floors in this building but each time I came back to the main floor I was left feeling very uncomfortable - I also had not read the history before hand as I always like to enter with an open mind…</p><p></p><p></p><p><em><u>The Photography...</u></em></p><p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><em><u>[ATTACH=full]513299[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]513300[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]513301[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]513302[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]513303[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]513304[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]513305[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]513306[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]513307[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]513308[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]513309[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]513310[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]513311[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]513312[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]513313[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]513314[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]513315[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]513316[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]513317[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]513318[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]513319[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]513320[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]513321[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]513322[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]513323[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]513324[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]513325[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]513326[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]513327[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]513328[/ATTACH]</u></em></p> <p style="text-align: center"><em></em></p> <p style="text-align: center"><em>Thankyou for reading & enjoy the Decay!</em></p> <p style="text-align: center"><em><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheBackpackExplorer, post: 368313, member: 64657"] [I][U]The History[/U][/I] Oaklands was built between 1882-1883, The house was designed by Bolton based architectural firm of Bradshaw & Gass. The house is built of pressed red brick, it is a convolution of architectural styles; Gothic & Queen Anne revival. The house has an octagonal turret & terracotta details around the exterior - On the façade of the house is a plaque which bears the carving ‘[I]EQUAM SERVARE MENTEM[/I]’ (to preserve an equal mind). Oaklands was originally built for the Green family - the head of the family being John Green who was a glue & soup manufacturer. In December 1945, the Primary Education Committee of Lancashire decided to purchase the house to use it as a remand home to accommodate 26 girls. Oakland’s Children’s Home eventually became a boys home & it could accommodate around 29 boys. A Dark Past… Oakland’s was run by notorious ex army man Mr Mackey - the Poet & Author, Lemn Sissay revealed the abuse he suffered & witnessed during his time here. [I]“After arriving - I got my first kicking 3 hours later, Nose broken, 3 ribs & wrist. They didn’t bother with a doctor - Just banged me up for three weeks, I was 12 years old”[/I] Boys were also rumoured to be forced to strip naked & fight while being watched. As early as 1951, potential cases of abuse were highlighted at Oakland’s, In that year a superintendent faced trial for ‘improperly assaulting boys under 16’ . The Children’s Home closed in the early 1990s & in 1992 the building was converted into offices for the use of Wigan Council. Oakland’s was used for this purpose until 2016, In 2020 plans were approved to demolish Oakland’s & build 19 houses & an apartment block containing 6 flats. [I][U]The Explore [/U][/I] Sadly this beautiful building is in the middle of demolition - having scouted the property only 1 week earlier there was significant change so I don’t believe this will see the end of the month. Access can be less than ideal depending if you want all the surrounding houses & main roads watching you tackle the double fences & the site is also occupied by building crew. At the risk of being laughed out the community here - I have to say having solo explored some very creepy places & not being one to be too spooked out generally… the ground floor in this place left me feeling very unnerved. This was not something I experienced exploring any of the other floors in this building but each time I came back to the main floor I was left feeling very uncomfortable - I also had not read the history before hand as I always like to enter with an open mind… [I][U]The Photography...[/U][/I] [CENTER] [I][U][ATTACH type="full"]513299[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]513300[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]513301[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]513302[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]513303[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]513304[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]513305[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]513306[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]513307[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]513308[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]513309[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]513310[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]513311[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]513312[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]513313[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]513314[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]513315[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]513316[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]513317[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]513318[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]513319[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]513320[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]513321[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]513322[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]513323[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]513324[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]513325[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]513326[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]513327[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]513328[/ATTACH][/U] Thankyou for reading & enjoy the Decay! :)[/I][/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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