Pair of Houses and Garage, Essex - June 2020

[minimetro]

This one has been nagging at me for years. Finally got around to it.

History
I cant't find any info prior to the buildings being abandoned around 2010. Based off the 'STOP IT AND TIDY UP' sign with a needle, we can assume it was a needle exchange at some point. In 2014 the site was granted planning permission but nothing came of it. A demolition notice was served by the local council in December 2016. There's a chance the owners were able to appeal the demolition notice because nothing has changed since then.

I will continuing asking around to see if locals can remember any more history and update if I learn anything new.

Report
Quite a straight-forward explore and very satisfying. Was able to explore all three buildings on the site with no trouble. One of the houses (on the left of the satellite image above) had some fire damage inside making the first floor unsafe to explore. I was able to get all the way into the attic of the other house, although there were some missing floorboards. I couldn't get up to the first floor of the garage at the back either as the external stairs have been removed. The most interesting item I saw was a large safe - it looked locked and I didn't have time or incentive to investigate it.

Roadside View

Garage at Rear

Pair of Houses

Thanks for taking a look!

 

[zombizza]

imagine living next door to that!
if it was me, my garden boundary would move significantly in the hope that I could claim squatters rights in 10years time.

 

[Darklldo]

Funny, I was just thinking the same Zombizza. It's sad little house on all that land, a bit wouldn't be missed

 

[tgrffd]

both houses are gone now, the front of the left one remains. idk exactly when but i think there was a fire between 8/6/2020 and 3/26/2022 as the satellite shows the roof collapse between those dates, they were then demolished between 8/6/2020 and 26/3/2022

 

[verdigris]

thanks for the pics - hope that isn't a rib cage !

 

[Hayman]

imagine living next door to that!
if it was me, my garden boundary would move significantly in the hope that I could claim squatters rights in 10years time.

11 years, for some reason.

both houses are gone now, the front of the left one remains. idk exactly when but i think there was a fire between 8/6/2020 and 3/26/2022 as the satellite shows the roof collapse between those dates, they were then demolished between 8/6/2020 and 26/3/2022

Any idea as to the age of the houses in the street? The chimneys look Victorian or Edwardian. The presence of the gap suggests a yard and stabling at one time, or a small business - typical
when towns had very mixed areas. Where I previously lived - in London W4 - there were Victorian houses that incorporated stables and room for a carter's dray. There was also a similar gap between two houses, where a panel beater had his business. When he sold it, a house matching the others in the road was built. That was some 20 years ago. Today it is hard to tell from the front that the new place is not 100 plus years old. If the street here is on Google Maps, and the houses are now demolished, would it do any harm to identify the road?

 

[MushyMum]

thanks for the pics - hope that isn't a rib cage !

It definitely looks like it, a dog or something?