forgotten house in the fields (no)

A forgotten swiss villa in the middle of a field and hidden by thick vegetation and trees. No roads headed to the house so I had to cross the muddy field to get there. I crawled through a broken window to get inside just to discover that a whole wall was missing in the other room. Sometimes I just have to choose the difficult entry point. It was pretty empty, but not vandalized. Just natural decay. In the kitchen a nice oven and some other stuff was spread around.

The old house hidden in the vegetation.

Exterior front.

Exterior side.

The kitchen.

Nice old oven.

Room in the middle of the house.

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Nice paint peeling and collapsed ceiling.

Creepy window.

Side exit with lot of vegeation.

Main entrance and exit. Difficult to use.

Hospital PP (UK)

Hidden by trees and only accessible via small country roads, we found this beautiful old hospital building forgotten and decayed in the Welsh countryside. Originally owned by Sir Walter Bagot, a prominent Staffordshire barrister. In 1828 the place was rebuilt in the Elizabethan style, as it is seen today, as a residence for the second Lord Bagot.

After being sold it opened in 1937 as relief hospital and convalescent home for 87 patients from the overcrowded much larger Asylum D in nearby vicinity. During the war the hospital housed 120 patients. At that time a Prisoner of War (POW) camp was established on the grounds. The place was abandoned in 1989, sold to a builder in 1992, but is still standing empty and derelict. It is a Grade 2 listed building and not possible to demolish.

The interior has an amazing fine oak staircase and there are beautiful wood carvings and many nice details everywhere. Just the facade itself is very beautiful. Great explore and stunning building.

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The main door. Beautiful building with lots of details.

Another exterior shot.

Moving towards the back of the building.

The old kitchen.

Rooms on the first floor.

Corridor on first floor.

The amazing fine oak staircase.

Columns in front of the main staircase.

Fisheye of the stairs.

Another shot of these beautiful stairs.

The room behind the main entrance doors.

Lots of beautiful wood carvings and details around the building.

Angle above a door.

A phone on the floor with switches to “Office”, “Staff room”, “Kitchen”, “Dormitory 1″ and “Dormitory 2″.

A chair.

The fireplace, close up.

Cabinets with poison…

A cabinet with drawers.

The main hall of the building with a stage.

Some stairs without railing.

A cool light switch from the stage room.

Corridor in the upper floors.

Fire hose.

Room at the top floors.

Another room from the top floors. A library or office perhaps.

Almost every room has its own fireplace.

House (NO)

For many years this house has stood empty next to the E6 towards Oslo. The sound of cars and trucks and the motorway bridge next to it makes it understandable that no one want to live here. The owner want to demolish it and build office buildings here. The problem is that it lies within a 100 meter limit the Public Roads Administration (Vegvesenet) has placed along the road. This limit will ensure better development of the road in the future and protect against noise and dust to the surrounding homes / offices.

The house has two floors plus attic and vandalism is extremely clear. There is almost no windows left and no doors (except for some stacked in a room). It is said to be the last residents who took the doors and windows. Inside there is rubbish on the floors but really not much exciting to see. An overturned water tank, Mickey Mouse wallpaper on a child’s room and some old LP covers.

The house is now demolished.

The house next to the highway

Exterior of abandoned house

Just some windows left

Entrance

Garden wall on the back

Interior – flipped water tank

Quite trashed and vandalized

Living room with sofa

Interior walls

Stair to the loft

Old record

Military Camp (NO)

North of Oslo is 200 acres of land with empty buildings. It is a former military camp behind the enclosure. A mix of residential buildings, offices and warehouses are abandoned.

The story about this place started around 1860 when a private gunpowder plant was acquired by the military. The production of gunpowder ceased in 1894. Between 1910 and 1940 the area was used for winter and summer training for military schools in the Oslo area. After that it was used as a rehearsal space for the car division. During the war, several large buildings were erected by the Germans for repairs and maintenance of anti-aircraft guns. In recent years there has been no military activity here.

The camp was purchased in 2007 by Oslo Municipality (Oslo Kommune). Nobody knows what the area will be used for, but the ideas are endless. Museums, forest center, cafe, education center, camp, etc.

Some want to convert it into a giant nursery for up to 600 children. The challenges are numerous. A new and better sewer system that doesn’t tamper with the a nearby water which supplies 80% of Oslo with fresh drinking water has to be built. A smart way to transport all the children to and from kindergarten each day has to be planned. Gas powered buses is proposed. Several of the buildings are listed and extensive work remains to renovate them.

Despite many initiatives, it is not likely there will be no future activity here. The future will show. Then the buildings stood empty and the increasing decay decreases the chances that the houses can ever be used again.

The main gate

Derelict parking lot with the location in the back

Workshop probably for maintenance and repair of anti-aircraft guns

Between the garage and the office building

Repair shop facade

Wide angle windows

Warehouse with large empty rooms with the light still on

Inside a warehouse

Stairs in the middle of the warehouse

The office building

Between some buildings

Fuses in a cabinet

Yellow house with two apartments

The garden needs a little work

Another yellow house

Bathroom with hot water tank

Bathroom with niiice interior

Hallway

A kitchen

Dusty stairs to second floor

Light switches

A pair of Norwegian skis placed in the kitchen

White creepy building

House in Skee (SE)

This small house was located along the railway line in Skee south of Strömstad in Sweden. 0,6 km south of here lies Skee station.  Right next to the house the traffic on E6 thunders. Beside the house there is a shed or garage. A small underground cellar with a door into a mound is also on site. The house is empty, all the windows broken and otherwise I do not know much about the place and why it was abandoned. Generally there are quite a lot of these houses along the roads of Sweden, many more than in Norway.

Nice looking garden

Railroad track and the E6 road is next to the house

The place is quite small with no windows left

The fireplace is gone and so are the furnitures

The kitchen

Front of the house with entrance

Toilet shot

Peeling paint on the disused flagpole

Cellar door