May 2012
Monthly ArchivesStub Streets & Ghost Ramps: The Abandoned Motorways of Britain
All over Britain, motorways which have been abandoned, unfinished or built incorrectly are dotted between the cities, often hidden from view and occasionally referred to as ghost ramps.
Imaginative Reuse sees Discarded Piano Adapted as Nasturtium Garden
In an imaginative example of adaptive reuse, this abandoned piano has found a new purpose as a nasturtium garden – it may be stranded out of doors, but it’s definitely preferable to the landfill!
8 Awesome Links of the Week (Part 11): Urbex, Subterranean Salt Mines & More
This week’s link round-up explores a variety of offbeat topics from Detroit’s subterranean salt city and ancient trees to urban exploration and amazing vertical gardens.
Wageningse Berg: Football Stadium Abandoned for Twenty Years
The Wageningse Berg stadium is a unique piece of football heritage. Abandoned for two decades, there are no current plans to regenerate the former stadium.
Glasgow’s Historic Govanhill Baths to be Reopened as a Health & Wellbeing Centre
While many historic community facilities, such as cinemas and swimming pools, have fallen into abandonment across the UK, Glasgow’s grand Govanhill Baths are set to be reopened as a Health & Wellbeing Centre.
Subterranean Britain: The Tunnels of the Bradford Beck
In British urbex circles, the Yorkshire city of Bradford is known as the drain capital of the north thanks to the Bradford Beck, an intricate network of tunnels channeling water beneath the city.
Pallet Crafts: 5 Inspired Reuses for Discarded Wooden Shipping Pallets
Recycled wooden shipping pallets can be adapted for all manner of uses, from bug mansions and bike racks to fishing stands, grouse butts and even temporary theatres.
The Bear Pit: Subway Transformed By Vibrant Community Project
Once a place you might hurry through without making eye contact with anyone, the Bear Pit in Bristol is undergoing a rapid transformation thanks to a local team called the Bear Pit Improvement Group.
Rubjerg Knude: The Lighthouse Consumed by Shifting Sand
Two hundred feet above the North Sea stands the iconic Rubjerg Knude Lighthouse – a victim of continually shifting sands that have buried the lower part of the abandoned structure.
8 Awesome Links of the Week (Part 10): From Abandoned Prisons & Weaponry to Urban Interventionism
Our popular weekly link round-up highlights abandoned weaponry and prisons, urban interventionism, bizarre beached whale sculptures and more.
Cold War Relics: Soviet Military Jets Displayed at Omurtag Aviation Museum in Bulgaria
Occupying a commanding position overlooking the small Bulgarian town of Omurtag is the Park of Aviation and Aeronautics, a collection of largely Soviet-era military memorabilia.
Great Outdoor Photography: Rowboat on Norway’s Stunning Lake Bondhus
Wikimedia Commons’ Picture of the Day, this stunning photograph has been digitally retouched to add to the already compelling atmosphere of the scene
Giant Statues in The Lost Gardens of Heligan
Restored in 1992, The Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall, UK, are home to several enormous sculptures including the “Mud Maid” and the “Giant’s Head”. …Read More
5 (More) Amazing Pillars of the Abandoned World: From Grand Theatres & Asylums to Stately Homes
Follow-on from our acclaimed 5 Pillars of the Abandoned World article, highlighting more incredible forgotten buildings and fallen institutions within the realm of urban exploration.
Bangour Village’s Abandoned Hospital Used as Hollywood Film Set
One of Scotland’s first “colony” plan psychiatric facilities, the Bangour Village Hospital was used to film The Jacket starring Adrian Brody after closing in 2004.
