Report - Wye College - September 2020

[Dragon_Urbex]

Well, recently, I explored an abandoned college once associated with a biiig university - Imperial College in London! This college goes back to the 15th century when it started out as a medieval priest training college. However, in the 1900s, this stopped and it became an agricultural college, before being acquired by Imperial. It then closed down in the 2009 and has lain derelict ever since. Recently, a developer bought the site and is planning to (drum roll please) develop it into houses, converting the original medieval section (not accessible) into flats.

The Explore:

The explore was simple and relaxed. The buildings I accessed were the modern, 1970s structures used as laboratories, and were fascinating and really surprisingly unvandalised (apart from a small amount of smahed windows that had been sheeted up with steel). Inside were some fascinating science laboratories and fume cupboards, along with a pretty incredible lecture theatre. That, by far, was the highlight of the explore. There was a machining workshop as well, which still had three huge lathes and saws in. I visited this site in September this year, and went back yesterday with @Landie_Man. Enjoy the photos!

Thanks for readin'!

 

[Landie_Man]

Thanks mate. Was a good day out even if it was only 1 success of half a dozen.

 

[Dragon_Urbex]

Thanks mate. Was a good day out even if it was only 1 success of half a dozen.

Aye, it was good. But yeah, the other places... well, let's just say it annoyed me quite a lot!!! Still, glad I could show you the tower of St Dunstan's though!

 

[Calamity Jane]

Nice report this. Covered the labs well and showcased the building great. Ive had this on my list like forever, never get round to doing it. Well done.

 

[Dragon_Urbex]

Nice report this. Covered the labs well and showcased the building great. Ive had this on my list like forever, never get round to doing it. Well done.

Thanks! It's a good place. If ever you're down this way, give me a shout. I'd be happy to show you around it.

 

[Bristol-Wanderer]

A chalk board isn’t a chalk board without a penis drawn on it lol

 

[Llama]

Good to finally see some decent photos from this place, smashing stuff mate

 

[Jane Doe]

Great set of photos ... enjoyed that

 

[Dragon_Urbex]

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Good to finally see some decent photos from this place, smashing stuff mate

Thank you! I plan to go back sometime and do the rest of it, labs included. We skipped those as the labs are protected by huge fences topped with barbed wire. Nice... not!!

 

[Dragon_Urbex]

Great set of photos ... enjoyed that

Thank you. It was a good mooch. Just a shame the other parts aren't accessible.

 

[Fluffy]

That looks awesome, nicely done. Lovely and clean too, very impressive.