Spotted purely by chance when driving to Blackburn Royal Infirmary to photo that [didn't get in!] but this was an added bonus to the day. Initial exporation to see how it was then 2 visits to photograph inside and out.
Info is scarce as to it's history but web searches threw up the following:
.......it was a vicarage in the 1930's, occupied by a Mrs J Cook at [deleted street name]. The family name was Kuhlke (a German name)) but in the first war some family members changed it to Cook because of feelings about german sounding names.
Apart from this all I know is there was a planning application turned down in Oct 2008 to build a residential home on the site, rejected as it would have meant felling precious ash and sycamore trees especially the one n the first photo which is massive and super old!
I have no idea of the year it closed down or who lived there last. In Sept 2012 there was a large fire inside [as usual] which has demolished the upper rear making it quite dangerous now
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/9938449.Large_fire_at_former_vicarage_in_Blackburn/
Anyway, on to the pics,, there are many as usual..
The front exterior
Inside one of the out houses
The yard with out houses [nice chair next to door!
From the kitchen
The kitchen - pretty wrecked but still all the kitchenware left in
Personal items in the kitchen extension
One of the dining rooms, the only fire place remaining
Small downstairs room with great curtains!
Another downstairs room with splendid curtains! room floor ripped up though
Downstairs loo
Walkway into the main downstairs hall
Main hall way at the front of the house
Magnificent stair rails and support beams to the stairs
Many smaller rooms downstairs, really is a big house!
Upstairs where things get a bit scary! Fire damage, very unstable flooring....
The upstairs landing
Magnificent stain glass window at the top of the stairs albeit damaged
One of the bedrooms, could not get a good exposure in here, I decided it was haunted so legged it!
Doors to a small landing before the stairs to the 2nd floor
The 2nd floor, very dangerous I was really taking chances going up there, the smell of burnt wood was overpowering
Mnay photos but many rooms! Such a shame this house was left to ruin as it's a magnificent house....well worth a stroll...
Info is scarce as to it's history but web searches threw up the following:
.......it was a vicarage in the 1930's, occupied by a Mrs J Cook at [deleted street name]. The family name was Kuhlke (a German name)) but in the first war some family members changed it to Cook because of feelings about german sounding names.
Apart from this all I know is there was a planning application turned down in Oct 2008 to build a residential home on the site, rejected as it would have meant felling precious ash and sycamore trees especially the one n the first photo which is massive and super old!
I have no idea of the year it closed down or who lived there last. In Sept 2012 there was a large fire inside [as usual] which has demolished the upper rear making it quite dangerous now
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/9938449.Large_fire_at_former_vicarage_in_Blackburn/
Anyway, on to the pics,, there are many as usual..
The front exterior
Inside one of the out houses
The yard with out houses [nice chair next to door!
From the kitchen
The kitchen - pretty wrecked but still all the kitchenware left in
Personal items in the kitchen extension
One of the dining rooms, the only fire place remaining
Small downstairs room with great curtains!
Another downstairs room with splendid curtains! room floor ripped up though
Downstairs loo
Walkway into the main downstairs hall
Main hall way at the front of the house
Magnificent stair rails and support beams to the stairs
Many smaller rooms downstairs, really is a big house!
Upstairs where things get a bit scary! Fire damage, very unstable flooring....
The upstairs landing
Magnificent stain glass window at the top of the stairs albeit damaged
One of the bedrooms, could not get a good exposure in here, I decided it was haunted so legged it!
Doors to a small landing before the stairs to the 2nd floor
The 2nd floor, very dangerous I was really taking chances going up there, the smell of burnt wood was overpowering
Mnay photos but many rooms! Such a shame this house was left to ruin as it's a magnificent house....well worth a stroll...
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