Moneystone Quarry, Staffordshire

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Moneystone Quarry has been quarried by the Sibelco Group since the late 1960′s for silica sands, mainly for the production of container glass and ceramics. …

Monkton Farleigh, 19 & 20 Districts – Wiltshire

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‘This former Bath stone quarry was converted in to a sub-depot of the Central Ammuntions Depot. The site consists of two areas, the main storage …

Holywell Hospital, North Wales

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Lluesty hospital, built as a workhouse in the late 1830s, has not been used since the new Holywell Community Hospital opened in 2008. The building …

(EU)Urbex – Teufelsberg US Radar Station, Berlin

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The US National Security Agency (NSA) built one of its largest listening stations on top of the hill, rumored to be part of the global …

(EU)Urbex – Beelitz Military Hospital, Berlin

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Beelitz-Heilstätten, a district of the town, is home to a large hospital complex of about 60 buildings erected in 1898 and deigned by architect Heino …

‘Sizable’ Drain – Walsall, West Midlands

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A nice drain in Walsall, some excellent features, including a large metal spike, which ruined my waders and also my foot!

Heath Town Baths – West Midlands

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Heath Town’s Public Baths and Library was built in 1932 to the design of the Wolverhampton Borough Engineer’s Department. The Main Swimming Bath was 75 feet …

RAF Stenigot Radar Dishes – Lincolnshire

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RAF Stenigot was a World War II radar station situated near Donington on Bain, Lincolnshire, England. It was part of the Chain Home radar network, intended to provide long range …

Pool Park Hospital – Denbighshire

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Pool Park was rebuilt in 1826-1829 for the second Lord Bagot. It was acquired by the North Wales Counties Mental Hospital and opened in 1937 …

The Cherry Tree Hotel – Tilstock, Shropshire

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Not a lot of information about this place, we passed it on the way to another explore and it enticed us in.  An excellent little …

Lea Quarry – Much Wenlock, Shropshire

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Tropical reefs developed in warm, shallow seas during the Silurian Period, 440 – 410 million years ago. The fossilised remains of one of these reefs …

RAF Tilstock – Shropshire

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Construction of the airfield was completed by mid 1942, with a classic three concrete runway RAF “star” arrangement. The name ‘Whitchurch Heath’ being used until …