Belsize Park Deep Shelter
As bombings intensified during the Second World War the Government embarked on a programme of constructing deep level air raid shelters beneath the streets of …
Excalibur Estate
Following intense bombing during the Second World War, Londoners were in need of new homes – and fast. The solution adopted by the Government was …
Lennox Castle Hospital
Lennox Castle Hospital lies in ruins in Lennoxtown, north of Glasgow. The large three-story building was designed by architect David Hamilton in 1837, not as …
Royal Alexandra Hospital
The Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley, south Glasgow, is one of the cities main hospitals and has existed since 1786 when it opened as a …
Ridge Lea Villa, Lancaster Moor Hospital
Lancaster was the fourth county to establish an asylum following the 1808 County Asylums Act and a site to the west of the town at …
Dalquharran Castle
Located near the village of Dailly on the western coast of Scotland, Dalquharran Castle is a category A listed building which was completed in 1790. …
Exploring Scotland’s Abandoned Ruins
Liam and I have not long returned from Scotland where we have been exploring a variety of remains around Glasgow and Edinburgh. From several asylums …
Grain Fort & Tunnels
Grain Fort was constructed in the 1860s to defend the mouth of the River Medway and Thames against the threat of French naval attack. It …
Rainham Marsh Firing Ranges
The Rainham/Purfleet area has been in use by man since the days of the so –called ‘Cavemen’. You can see some of the petrified tree …
Sutton Hospital
Sutton Hospital opened as a cottage hospital in 1899, split across two semi-detached houses with just 6 beds between them. Just 3 years later it …