Welcome
to Forlorn Britain, throughout modern Britain hidden
among the shadows of retail superstores and executive housing
developments,
are a number of buildings who's glory days have past. In
many cases abandoned
and all but 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 their 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 is an attempt to document some of these unique
buildings and recapture their past. Over the past year
I have had the opportunity to visit and photograph a number
of
these time capsules across the country from vast foundry's
to tiny cinemas. I hope the photographs presented here will
re kindle memories of them at their best. If you do have
any stories to share about the buildings presented here please
get in touch we would love to hear them.
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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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Broomhill
Lido, Ipswich
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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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Broomhill
Lido, Ipswich
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Broomhill
Lido was one of the many open air swimming pools which
opened across Britain throughout the 1930's. The pool remained
popular until the 80's when attendance began to drop. Many
surviving Lido's have experienced a renaissance in recent
years but Broomhill was not so lucky. Despite expensive
renovations conducted in the late 1990's Broomhill closed
at the end of the 2002 season. |
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Elizabeth
Shaw Chocolate Factory, Bristol
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When
Edward Packer opened his chocolate company in the 1880's
it was one of many chocolate makers in the city of Bristol
In 1903 the company moved to its new home in Greenbank
which was home to low cost popular chocolates for many
years. The factory was revitalised in the 1960's and became
home to Elizabeth Shaw, but outsourcing brought an end
to 103 years of chocolate making in 2006. |
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