Welcome
to Forlorn Britain, through our modern country hidden among
the shadows of retail superstores and executive housing developments,
are a number of buildings who's glory days have past. Lying
abandoned
and in many cases forgotten these relics of the past hold the
secrets of who we once were and how we once lived and worked.
For the most
part most people chose to ignore there unsettling presence
and get on with there everyday lives without giving them a second
thought,
But for me they have always held a strange fascination. This
web site attempts to document the unique buildings and sites,
I have
had the opportunity to visit and photograph and share some of
experiences exploring these fascinating but forgotten gems.
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Orb
Steelworks, Newport
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The
Orb Steelworks first opened in 1898 rolling iron produced
in the midlands which was then shipped to Bristol to be
galvanised, It would go on to be come the center of the
Lysaght Steel empire manufacturing thousands of tons of
iron and steel whichwas shipped all over the globe, The
works is still in production today but the oldest part
of the site was sold off to a housing developer in 2008. |
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Force
Crag Mine, Cumbria
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Force Crag
was the last metal mine in Lakeland when it closed for
the final time in 1991. Over the previous 152 years it
had successfully been worked for Lead, Zinc and Barytes
supporting the armaments industry through both World Wars.
The mine's processing mill is no preserved for the nation
by the National Trust but my visit took me under the surface
for a look at what remains below the tourist trail.
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Fair
Mile Hospital, Moulsford
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Fair Mile
hospital opened as the Moulsford Lunatic Asylum in 1870
designed by the noted asylum architect C H Howell. It served
the people of Berkshire, Reading and Newbury for 133 years
until its remaining patients were transferred the modern
mental health unit prospect place in 2003.
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Longcross
Barracks, Surrey
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Longcross
barracks had a relatively short life as an military base.
Constructed in 1975 as staff accommodation for the personnel
at the nearby defense evaluation facilities it later became
a residential training center and administration office
for the Defense Logistic Organisation. The barracks were
disposed of by Ministry of Defense in 2004 and are still
waiting to find a civilian role
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