A hospital was built here as early as 1912. However, it was not possible to move into it until 1920. During World War II it served as a reserve hospital. This area was built between 1957 and 1964. This area was closed again in 2015. The location is almost untouched, which is of course also due to the fact that the surrounding buildings are all still in operation and there is a security service on site. ... Read more ..read more

1. The History Guest and Chrimes is a former brassworks in the centre of Rotherham, South Yorkshire. The former iron and brass foundry sits on the edge of the town centre, between Rotherham United’s £20m New York Stadium and the council's new offices on Main Street. The company itself was established by the Chrimes Brothers in1843. Brothers Peter and Edward were credited with the invention and production of the high-pressure loose valve screw-down tap. The firm rapidly expanded... Read more ..read more

Hello Admins, Would you be willing to post this on your forum and/or distribute it to your members please? I am an aging, former explorer from Australia. For many years I have been the custodian of some website domain names: www UrbanExploration net www Urban-Exploration net www CaveClan com www CaveClan info I can't be bothered paying to host them anymore. Therefore they are now for sale and an online auction is happening now. with bids starting at $20 I think this is the fair and... Read more ..read more

The Nicosia airfield has been used by the Royal Air Force since the 1930s, and during the Second World War the runway was expanded by the J&P company. On September 24, 1947, Cyprus Airways began scheduled services. Through the abandonment of various bases on the Suez Canal, in Iraq and Jordan, the Royal Air Force Station Nicosia, or RAF Nicosia for short, became an important base for the British Middle East Air Force at the end of the 1950s. What was once the most important RAF station in... Read more ..read more

St Peters Seminary brutalism /ˈbruːtəlɪz(ə)m/ a stark style of functionalist architecture, especially of the 1950s and 1960s, characterized by the use of steel and concrete in massive blocks. "the long, low, concrete-faced buildings were remarkable solely for their brutalism" Just a quick pictorial tour of this well known place. ... Read more ..read more

The village was mentioned in documents as early as 1421 and belonged to a German noble family until the 17th century. At the mouth of the river there is a small harbor where the fish factory is also located. Unfortunately, there is no further information about this fish factory and it is not known how long it has been empty. ... Read more ..read more

Camp d'Angevillers View attachment 1083626 Not much to say about this place, I prob should of put it in with last report on the gros - ovearage here France - Maginot Line - Gros-Ouvarage Rochonvillers - Sept 23 The camp of Angevillers is part of a barracks located near ouvrages Molvange and Rochonvillers. It was built at the same time as the Maginot line, construction was completed in April 1933. It is now used occasionally for military exercises. View attachment 1083627 Again a bit of a... Read more ..read more

Ridge Lea has been many things: Mental institute, hospital and now a ragged old box, remnant of its old days, covered in graffiti. Although it isn't as beautiful or big as its brother building Lancaster Moor Hospital it still is a flashback to the past's horrors. If you choose to visit I encourage you not to further damage the building although it is almost fully destroyed at the moment. (shots taken on samsung phone camera) ... Read more ..read more

Belvoir Park Hospital The hospital, which was designed by Young and McKenzie, opened as the Purdysburn Fever Hospital in 1906. The facility became known as Montgomery House in 1953 and it then became Belvoir Park Hospital in the 1960s. The hospital became the main regional centre for oncology, offering radiotherapy and chemotherapy treatments and in 1983, the hospital was the first in the province to...​ Read more ..read more

The Fabric Synagogue was built in Timișoara between 1897 and 1899 in an eclectic style, with neo-Moorish, Gothic and Italian neo-Renaissance elements. The synagogue fell into disrepair at the end of the communist period, closing in 1985 as most of the Jews in Timișoara had already emigrated to Israel after World War II. It was abandoned for 24 years, during which time it was vandalised and valuables were stolen. In 2009 the Jewish Community of Timișoara ceded the synagogue to the Timișoara... Read more ..read more