Loose_Grip/Pete's photos with the keyword: abandoned

There are lots of fine wood-framed 19th century homes in the New Orleans Uptown area but back in 1977 some of them were in worse condition than others! With the hot & humid subtropical weather in this part of the world the undergrowth quickly takes over. HFF to everyone. Enjoy the weekend.

An abandoned railway bogie in a siding at Quorn & Woodhouse station. The blue string looked very familiar.

English Heritage are the custodians of the semi-ruined Elizabethan Kirby Hall near Corby although the building and gardens are still owned by the Earl of Winchilsea. Built as an Elizabethan country house in 1570 it was bandoned in the 1880s the house is now in a semi-ruined state. HWW to everybody. Have a great day.

Located 39km west of Agra the city of Fatipur Sikri was founded as the capital of the Mughal Empire in 1571 by Emperor Akbar but only served in this role from 1571 to 1585, when Akbar abandoned it due to a campaign in Punjab. Given its condition today it seems incredible that it was completely abandoned in 1610. We rented a car and driver in Agra and drove out here for the day. Presumably it can get busy but on this day we were the only tourists in the whole complex! A very atmospheric place. It was overcast but it was very hot! Happy Stone Fence Friday! Enjoy the weekend.

The remains of the station building at Bassenthwaite Lake on the former Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway. The station opened in 1865 and was closed by British Railways in 1966 along with the entire line west from Keswick. It has since been totally renovated and reopened as a Café and Special Events Venue. In 2019 a replica French-style steam locomotive with Wagons-Lits carriages used in the 2017 film of Murder on the Orient Express were installed on the site as part of a tourist development. HWW to everyone. Enjoy the day.

The once-splendid Great Western Railway Snow Hill station was slowly rotting away 8 years after through trains were withdrawn and 3 years since the last shuttles to Wolverhampton Low Level ran. At this time the station was used as a car park and the trackbed was filled so cars could park across the platforms. This shot was taken on a Sunday when the car park was closed.

The roofless remains of the station building at Bassenthwaite Lake on the former Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway. This is the platform side view, the LMR red paint on the open doors a reminder of its former ownership by the LMS. The station opened in 1865 and was closed by British Railways in 1966 along with the entire line west from Keswick. It has since been totally renovated and reopened as a Café and Special Events Venue. Another HWW from Bassenthwaite

The remains of the station building at Bassenthwaite Lake on the former Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway. The station opened in 1865 and was closed by British Railways in 1966 along with the entire line west from Keswick HWW!

The end of the Line! And what a line it used to be! The Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway, later MSLR/GCR/LNER/BR, Woodhead Route opened through Hadfield in 1845 and was a major trans-Pennine transport link for nearly 140 years. Approved by the LNER pre-war the line was finally electrified by BR at 1500 vDC in 1955. It was the most modern railway in Britain at the time but was unfortunately the only main line using 1.5 kVDC and this system was soon superseded by the later network standard of 25 kV AC. When the infrastructure needed upgrading the decision was made to close the line instead and all traffic between Hadfield and Penistone ceased in 1981. The Manchester commuter lines were eventually upgraded to 25 kV AC and trains still run to Hadfield & Glossop via Dinting Junction. Interestingly the original 70-year old overhead structures have been reused...

The abandoned down platform of the MGWR station at Mullingar is slowly deteriorating. The up platform looks in better shape but neither are in railway operational use. Note the junction signal box in the centre distance. The line from here to Athlone opened in 1851 as the first line from Dublin to Galway but with intercity trains diverted in 1973 it closed for passengers in 1987 and freight in the 1990s. Trains to Galway are now concentrated on the old Great Southern and Western Railway via Portarlington to Athlone. HFF & have a great weekend.

Almost taken over by nature now and lost in the greenery GCR Bridge 356 over Rothley Brook to the south of Rothley station was built by the Great Central Railway in the 1890s but has never carried a railway line. The main line actually runs on a very high embankment about 100yds east of this location. It was provided by the GCR to compensate a landowner for the building of the railway embankment which cut off and orphaned part of a larger field and needed this occupation bridge over the river to access it. It has clearly not been used for many years. HFF and have a great holiday weekend.

The Great Oxendon tunnel (414m) on the closed ex-LNWR Northampton to Market Harborough railway line. This is beneath the ventilation shaft half way through the tunnel. The line was opened in 1859 by the LNWR and closed to passenger services in 1960 although sleeper services from St Pancras passed this way until 1973 and freight until full closure in 1981. Today the Brampton Valley Way foot/cyclepath passes through one of the 2 single line bores.

Is this the light at the end of the tunnel that we keep being told about? Great Oxendon tunnel (414m) is on the closed ex-LNWR Northampton to Market Harborough line & today the Brampton Valley Way foot/cyclepath passes through one of the 2 single line bores. This is the northern portal and another candidate for HFF! The line was opened in 1859 by the LNWR and closed to passenger services in 1960 although sleeper services from St Pancras passed this way until 1973 and freight until full closure in 1981.

Light and shadow in Leicester. Now definitely out of gauge, Berne or BR, the abandoned Great Central Railway London Extension through Aylestone in south Leicester is crossed by Soar Valley Way, the outer ring road. The GCR closed as a through route in September 1966 and the Rugby-Nottingham section completely in May 1969. It is now the Great Central Way a foot and cycle path which the for-once enlightened Leicester City Council opened in the early 1980s.

The Chemin de Fer de Provence metre gauge line from Nice to Digne-les-Bains has seen better days. In the station yard the hand operated crane, unused for years, is disappearing into the undergrowth.

The view northwestwards from Keighley Road at Denholme north of Halifax. The skyline is dominated by Ilkley Moor of bart 'at fame. Bingley & Keighley lie in the Aire valley in front of the moors Centre foreground is dominated by the disused Hewenden Viaduct on the former Great Northern/ LNER line from Bradford to Thornton & Keighley via Queensbury.

Designed by John Roberts Tyrone House was built in 1779 for Christopher French St. George, part of an old Co. Galway family with Norman Irish roots. Empty since 1905, the house was torched by the IRA during the War of Independence in 1921 when the house was rumoured to be a base for the Black & Tan army during the War of Independence. An elderly and bed-bound caretaker was reputed to be inside at the time, but the IRA carried his bed, bedding and furniture downstairs, put him in one of the out-offices and then set the place alight. It has lain derelict since but many of the valuable architectural features have been removed. It is a very atmospheric and melancholy sight especially at sunset.

Southern S15 4-6-0 30841 is seen in the right background while Great Western Hall Class 4-6-0 4979 Wooton Hall is at a lower level back-to-back with another Hall 4942 Maindy Hall. A rail-mounted crane is behind the S15. 4979 was built at Swindon in 1930 and withdrawn by British Railways from Oxford shed in 1963. It had been at Woodham's for 4 years when I took this and stayed a further 18 years before purchase into preservation. Still not restored it is currently located at the Ribble Steam Railway in Preston.