Urban Exploring Videos

A recent explore of the long abandoned Bentinck Colliery Branch Lines did not reveal much at first, however the deeper we pressed, the more we found.

In this video, join us as we walk and explore not one but two branch lines for Bentinck Colliery.

From abandoned rails, hidden gems in the woods, to a mining tragedy.

 

I recently edited this footage that I took back in the early 90s. Quality is pretty poor but watchable. I think it was still owned by the Ministry of Defense before the National Trust took over and did their usual "thou shall not visit in case thou should stand on an ant" BS.

 

Hi everyone, this is my first time posting, so new to all this. Recently We took a trip & a good light to the 501 Yard long Spinkhill Tunnel in Derbyshire. The 501 yards long tunnel was opened by the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway (later part of the Great Central Railway and subsequently the LNER ) on 21 September 1898. It was the only tunnel on the Beighton Branch (occasionally referred to as the "Sheffield Branch") which ran north westwards from Langwith Junction to Beighton Junction. The line through the tunnel was closed on 9 January 1967 and was subsequently lifted, though tracks almost to the tunnel mouth from the north remained in use until 1984 for wagon storage and shunting at Westthorpe Colliery, Killamarsh. Hope you enjoy

 

In this one, we scramble down, then up, 660 feet cliffs to explore the abandoned coastal alum mine tunnels of Loftus in the UK, dating back to the 1650s! We also look at a near by tram tunnel.

Alum is a chemical used principally in the textile industry for fixing dyes. It is not found in a natural state in Britain but can be manufactured from some types of shale. During the medieval period in Britain alum was imported, mostly from Italy. Domestic production began in the north of England in the early 17th century. The industry flourished in the north for 200 years until the mid-19th century when it was overtaken by new techniques using shale from coal mining, whilst after 1880 aluminium sulphate replaced alum for most industrial purposes. The last English aluminium works (at Goole) closed in 1950. Approximately 50 alum sites have been identified in England. Most were along the Cleveland and Yorkshire coast. Other early sites are known on the south coast, particularly in Dorset and Hampshire. Alum works comprise two main monument types: the quarry where extraction and initial processing took place, and the alum house where final processing took place. Alum shale was extracted from quarries sited on steep inland hillsides or coastal cliffs. Initial processing on the quarry floor consisted of calcination by burning shale in clamps, and the production in settling pits of alum liquor. The liquor was transported to processing works in sealed casks or through wooden channels known as liquor troughs. Larger quarries possessed inclines and haulage gear and sometimes harbour facilities. Stores, workshops and laboratories can also survive. Evidence of secondary industries such as epsom salts and iron silicates production is also preserved at alum works. The alum industry was the first chemical industry in Britain. Its quarries and works illustrate the early stages of the industry and the technological advances through the period known as the Industrial Revolution. The alum industry also offers important information about wider changes in social and economic conditions during this period. The large scale of the industry's workings also mean that its remains are today a major component of coastal landscapes.

 

Devil worship cave

 

Last night I explored the Cwm Coke Works factory in Beddau, South Wales. I made this short video about my exploration there which highlights the impressive scale of the place.

 

A few days ago, a sinkhole opened up on the main road a Bridehill, Consett, County Durham. I saw some picutres on line and decided to go photograph it myself. On examining the sinkhole, I saw what appeared to be an arch of a stone bridge below the ground. I quickly fetched my gopro, attached to my caving helmet and lowered it down into the abyss. The bridge used to cross a railway line that ran from Consett to Newcastle Upon Tyne, which is now the Derwent Walk. Enjoy the video and please consider subscribing. Video link below pictures.

 

See for yourself...

 

THE EXPLORE:

I know about this from i started expolering from 3 years ago and it lookied lovey from the picters but seeing it in person is something els
i got told how to geting in by my friend @Chloe Explores and i was off to it when i expolerd a 3 millon pound house a hour before and i was in there for 2 hours
and saw so menny urban explores inside and some of them knew me from YouTube and i left the way i come in and went on to my 3rd location of the day

HISTORY:

Built as a private house, the building was used as a war hospital in the First World war, from 1938 was the home of the Actors' Orphanage for "destitute children of actors and actresses" and later became a nurses' training school for St Peter's Hospital
THE ONCE MAGNIFICENT ORPHANAGE THAT HAS BEEN LEFT TO ROT AFTER IMPRESSIVE 200 YEAR HISTORY
1814 - The original large country house was built by local brewer Robert Porter.
1820 - Silverlands was rebuilt by Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick Hotham and Silverlands was the Hotham family home until around 1887. 1896 - The Actors' Orphanage was started by Kittie Carson at Croydon and was established as the Actors' Orphanage Fund in 1912. 1915 -

The orphanage moved to Langley Hall, Berkshire, and in 1934, Noël Coward became President of the charity 1938 - The charity moved its orphanage to Silverlands in Chertsey, Surrey. 1940 - The children living in the home were evacuated to the Edwin Gould Foundation in New York, USA. 1941 - Some of the buildings became a female nurse’s school for the nearby Botley Park Asylum and St Peter’s Hospital. 1945 - The children returned to Silverlands after the end of World War II. The orphanage ran alongside the nures's school.
1956 - Sir Laurence Olivier took over as President of the charity with Richard Attenborough as his Deputy.
1958 - The cost of major repairs needed to the building, the declining numbers of children at the home resulted in a decision to close Silverlands as an orphanage. 1990 - Silverlands Nursing School amalgamated with other schools of nursing to become the Francis Harrison College of nursing and midwifery. Late nineties - The probation service was looking at taking over Silverlands as a clinic for paedophiles.The proposals were met by strong opposition from local people who organised a candle lit vigil in protest. 2002 - The Ministry of Justice announced that Silverlands was no longer being considered for the clinic. Silverlands was built as a large country house in 1849 by local brewer Robert Porter in Chertsey, Surrey It was rebuilt by Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick Hotham in 1820 and became the Hotham family home

The Actors' Orphanage, backed by Noel Coward, moved to Silverlands in 1938 and remained for 20 years The property was also used as a nursing school to train staff for a local hospital and nearby asylum In 2002 plans to turn the abandoned property into a clinic for paedophile were blocked by the local community It has remained empty ever since and these images show how the once grand building is rotting and decaying Large country house, later orphanage and finally nurses training school. Rebuilding of a house built by a local brewer Robert Porter after 1814 in the 1820s by Vice Admiral Sir Henry Hotham with circa 1845 and later C19 extensions and early C20 Classical style entrance lobby and library added probably by Sir John Brunner who lived here between 1907-8 and 1919. EXTERIOR: Earliest part appears to be east front which could incorporate some early C19 remains in the northern part but otherwise appears of c1845.

This is of stock brick with stone dressings and hipped slate roof Centre part is of three storeys: 5 windows. Windows are sashes with mid C19 central glazing bars only to upper floors and later Classical style entrance lobby and library added probably by Sir John Brunner who lived here between 1907-8 and 1919. Mainly yellow brick but some brown brick with stone dressings and entrance lobby and library are of stone. Slate roofs One, two or three storeys, irregular fenestration. Plan is 3 sides of a courtyard withb further service courtyard attached to west. INTERIOR: Entrance hall has elaborate early C20 Neo-Georgian panelling with full-height panels, putti with swags, and fasces and swag panel above striped and checked marble fireplace. Elaborate early C20 main staircase has elaborate carved oak balustrading and square newel posts with carved swags

 

A nice way to spend my Bank Holiday Monday. May 2019