Tony Harrison Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 Nothing twisted about it - they're interesting places.As far as stories go, his were mainly about people getting beaten, shut in cupboards, etc. Their was the 'notorious Ward 16', so he said, where 'repeat offenders' were taken. I'm sure there was plenty of exaggeration, but it's inevitable that stuff like this (and worse) would've happened. Who was there to listen to their complaints? And certainly in the heyday of the asylums, the 1960s and before that, it would have been much, much worse.Bear in mind also that people would have been sent there for conditions which now are easily treated and dealt with in daily life, such as OCD and ADHD, general anxiety disorders, etc.It all makes them a very interesting explore, makes it thought provoking and in some ways a bit emotional. You can't help but feel in a way that the ghosts of the former patients are still there in a metaphorical way. Hard to explain, but when you find personal effects, artwork, letters and clothing still there, it's like in a way the patients never left.Of all of them, Cane Hill (as mentioned before by Lee) was far and away my favourite. This guy is a pretty good authority on the place, and explored it many times before it got totally trashed, and before most of the fire damage. The story about David Bowie's half brother on this page is quite moving. It's this kind of stuff that makes it so much more than 'trespassing in some old building'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radfax Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 what you say about the patients still being there, thats what rea;y gets me and just thinking of what used to happen there really facinates me. i would love to get into one and have a mooch about just to see what its like. Its crazy but it just grabs me and really intrests me some how? i remeber reading a report on 28DL about a network of underground tunnels which went for miles, and there was a photo of a crushed up Clubman GT1275 in a bronzey/ orange color. Was very facinating! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 Yeah, the Mini was really interesting. That was under the Austin/Rover Longbridge plant in Birmingham. God knows why or how it ended up down there. The tunnels do indeed go on for miles - personally I only did about 100m of them one night to get into a building, but those who made proper visits to do the tunnels found some interesting stuff. Some of them were used for the manufacture of aircraft parts during the war. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomR Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 I might be heading up to reading in the summer when my mate at Uni has a house sorted do find some worthwhile places round there.And Snappel, I've just PM'd you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radfax Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 YEAH! I was kind of dazed when i read that they produced aircraft parts down there... i couldnt see how they managed it... by all means i am not saying they didnt i just couldnt figure it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 haha tom, Me and my mate felt likea little exploration yesterday, Walked through fields and fields and found a quarry. and one of the hills in the quarry had loads of broken/complete plastic disks for clay (or plastic) pigeon shooting, We carried on having a look around and found a skip with massive boxes full of shotgun shell's (and an action man wearing pink hotpants NO SHIT! ) Thought we would end up getting shot at, So we got out abit after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radfax Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 haha where was this ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 Me and my mate felt likea little exploration yesterday, and found a quarry.Went back to it friday, Crappy phone picture but you get the idea, My mate is 6ft btw... .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 Yes. Specifically some parts of the Catacombsi hope to see the results of this, OT's pics have got me wanting to have a look, but going underground is an invite only affair isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy Posted May 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 Yeah, pretty much anyway. Id love to go with snap and some of the guys on the forum to London etc, but ill be content with Birmingham until I get my experience up, im going to start going climbing again aswell, so I can get access to more places. I am officially mad about it. Some guy scaled a 70 meter high chimney with a 30ft climb just to get to the ladders! Awesome! Will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 How'd he get down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-man Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 theres the 70m chimney climb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonMack Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 haha tom, Me and my mate felt likea little exploration yesterday, Walked through fields and fields and found a quarry. and one of the hills in the quarry had loads of broken/complete plastic disks for clay (or plastic) pigeon shooting, We carried on having a look around and found a skip with massive boxes full of shotgun shell's (and an action man wearing pink hotpants NO SHIT! ) Thought we would end up getting shot at, So we got out abit after that. I would have said it was a clay pigeon range rather than a quarry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomturd Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 Oh dear just spent about an hour on 28dayslater and I still want to look at more.Might go to this place again this summer - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Catherine's_Island and take some photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 I would have said it was a clay pigeon range rather than a quarry.Nope, I know for a fact there's not a clay pidgeon shooting range there, Not a proper one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy Posted May 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 Its all bloody brilliant. Seriously just look on those forums, ive spend hours on there looking at all the reports. Will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 (edited) i hope to see the results of this, OT's pics have got me wanting to have a look, but going underground is an invite only affair isn't it?Anybody could go there in theory, but it helps if you're with someone who knows the Catacombs and has French contacts. Obviously it would be easy to get lost down there! [Edited - sorry, can't show these yet[ Edited May 14, 2007 by snappel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy Posted May 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 (edited) Coventry? Edited May 14, 2007 by Willy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat hudson Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 only problem is going into somewhere full of crack heads and junkies and getting knifed i guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 only problem is going into somewhere full of crack heads and junkies and getting knifed i guess.Yeah it's a bugger when you find angry tramps, and you can't just walk another direction because your no where near anything like a housing estate haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishy Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 Take one of those beefy maglite things? My sister has one under her car, and under law, it's not classed as a weapon, unless you have it in an obviously not dark place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotchDave Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 (edited) If you're going to buy a maglite get a C cell, you get a much nicer swinging action on them. Edited May 14, 2007 by ScotchDave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 (edited) The 4D is a good sized one if you want a weapon, but I tend to leave it at home now as it's too big. The 6D is far too big and can be classed by Police as an offensive weapon. SIA security guards aren't allowed to use them for this reason, so I hear.My torch of choice at the moment is a cheap LED one off eBay. Aluminium construction, loads of LED's. Better for lighting places up for photos, although the beam doesn't travel too far. I also have a 2D Maglite which is a good size, plus it sits nicely on the belt-loop you can get.As for crackheads and junkies... I try and stay away from places that look that grotty. Right now I'm trying to visit more places that have recently closed. I think I'm 'done' with derelict stuff for now, purely because I did so much of it last year. Still, as a rule of thumb, the better the security measures at a site, the less chance of it a) having been vandalised and b ) being inhabited by crackheads or (worse) pikeys.With all 'explores', it's good to go through a risk-assessment in your head first. Look at the place and think of the hazards/potential dangers there. If it's in the middle of a big nasty ghetto housing estate, then be careful. Getting caught by pikeys in the middle of their makeshift shanty-town isn't fun, I assure you... Edited May 15, 2007 by snappel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotchDave Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 Snappel is right, SIA security guards aren't supposed to carry anything above a 4D, but I prefer not to carry a mag lite at all when I work, find it provokes more than it intimidates.As for torches a lot of the guys at work use one version or another of this they're f**king bright, enough to stun and dazzle anyone, and pretty well focused too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONGO Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 ian, me and danny found a shithot place you'd wanna go to in northwich on the canal! Looks like the place on robocop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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