Report - Durker Roods-Meltham-May 2022

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This was one I noticed being in the area and noticed parts of it were boarded, so thought I’d have look around.

History

Managed to find a bit of history online,

The name is suggested to derive from the Scandinavian drit kjarr, meaning an area of dirt and brushwood (see also Dirker in Marsden) whilst a rood was historically a measure of land area equal to a quarter of an acre. The 1850s map appears to show the area where the house would later be built as uncultivated land.

In December 1876, two plots of land at Durker Roods were sold as part of a sizeable auction of land in Meltham by George Tinker and Son and it seems likely the purchaser was Captain Arthur C. Armitage (1847-1931).[2] The Durker Roods property was built by John Kirk & Sons to a joint design with Edward Birchall of Leeds and completed in 1878.
In recent years Durker Roods was used as a hotel and wedding venue until 2021 when it closed its doors due to financial hardship and the building deteriorating to the point of closure.

Explore

This was a relatively relaxed explore, once we found entry, was here for around an hour and didn’t bump into anyone.

Photos

 

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Damn, that skylight looks amazing

 

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Damn, that skylight looks amazing

Nice isn’t it, was in quite good nick to be fair.

 

[HughieD]

Loving the staircase and four-poster bed.

 

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Loving the staircase and four-poster bed.

Thank you mate.

 

[JaffaTB]

Looks awesome before all the trash got inside and ruined it, I didn't manage to get in on my visit as was recently sealed and was going to have another trip but looks like this one burned down as well recently

Firefighters tackle blaze at derelict Meltham Durker Roods Hotel

Crews were sent to the fire at the former Durker Roods Hotel site in Meltham on Tuesday afternoon.

www.bbc.co.uk