I’m normally very good wandering around abandoned places, I don’t pinch no matter what I spot; although, to be fair, I’ve never spotted that much that I really wanted to take. And even when I did spot things, well, I like leaving things for others to find. That’s kind of part of it, but I took 3 things today from my random local abandonment photoshoot.
Why?
Well, see, I know that it won’t be abandoned that long, or it’s unlikely to be. And the owner wants to pull down the property and build more houses on the site. Given that the property’s been ‘cleared’ the few items left are likely to be crushed under the bulldozer; and given their poor condition unlikely to be saved even by the most caring of clearance people.
Anyhow, bearing in mind I’ve lived here over a year you’d’ve thought I’d’ve managed to get all of 2 houses away to the abandoned one, but no. I finally got around there today, and despite the owner’s clearance of the property there’s much that’s of interest, and I’m terribly jealous – not only of their space, but of their workshops. Not that it’s safely salvable; it’s all pretty much woodworm feed.
One thing that truly did surprise me, and I really want to see if there’s anything inside it is… there’s an Anderson shelter. Unfortunately, it seems that they chose to put a pile of compost in front of the door; which is desperately frustrating. I also found an old pyrene fire extinguisher. I know these aren’t pressurised and are therefore, presumably, moderately safe to keep around, so long as they stay sealed. I’ve had a quick look, but no luck so far, finding someone who can empty them (they contain Carbon TetraChloride, I think).
Anyhow, pics are here.
