Report - Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service HQ, Derby July 2021

[mookster]

Following on from @MotionlessMike 's post about this place, I found myself in Derby recently so gave this a look. Despite there being evidence of everyone's favourite goontubers being there, it doesn't seem to have yet exploded into the wider consciousness of explorers which is somewhat surprising.

‘Arts & Craft house of 1898 by Alexander Macpherson of Derby[…] replacing a late Elizabethan house. Spacious interior, galleried hallway and stairs, much light oak panelling and Neo-Jacobean ribbed ceilings.

Sold in 1934 to Harold Walker, a wallpaper manufacturer from London, with nearly ten acres. During WW2 the outbuildings were converted into decontamination centre in anticipation of gas attacks.

Sold again in 1954 to Rolls-Royce as offices for the nuclear program. Sold on by Royce’s in 1971 to County Council as Fire & Rescue Service HQ offices.

The rest of the site is made up of four or five buildings dating from the 1950s through to the 1980s and are in varying states and of varying interest.

I was honestly surprised how easy this place was, I had no idea what to expect when rocking up one afternoon and was pleasantly surprised to find it practically a walk in.

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[Calamity Jane]

Still looking good

 

[HughieD]

Very decent this place. Good set @mookster

On the list goes...

 

[Mikeymutt]

Nice that mate and the externals are very nice

 

[Wally_urbex]

This looks pretty good, need to get up there before all the goontubers and FB live dicks arrive!

 

[admin]

This looks pretty good, need to get up there before all the goontubers and FB live dicks arrive!

They already did

 

[mookster]

This looks pretty good, need to get up there before all the goontubers and FB live dicks arrive!

There were already some stickers from that godawful Mr. Airborne in there which were swiftly ripped up and thrown away, it's been all over the groups the last couple of days because as usual they've just woken up to it and all gone at once...

 

[reeves.luke]

I’ve been up there today. The main hall isn’t accessible now but one building is. Power still on and so far it’s not been wrecked too much.

I’m sure some idiots will force their way into the hall soon.