I am quickly running out of fails, such were the success stories of summer 2020 despite this pain in the arse virus interrupting our plans on more than one occasion.
Here are another FOUR none too spectacular failures, some pencilled in for possible retries for the future.
Salford Police Station
I had been putting this one off for some time. The thought of invading an old police station does not appeal to me at all.
In a police station, there are cells, and the image of Saw (The Movie) always comes to my mind. Locked in with a hacksaw; OK, enough of that.
No way I was paying to park here and they can fuck off with that 'contractual charge'. I have a bee in my bonnet about paying to park at the best of times.
Scaffolding is bad, period. That means it’s being renovated though there were no signs of builders this day.
We walked the entirety of this massive building and ended up around the back (as usual).
Unless you are painfully skinny and can slide through extra small areas, this one is off-limits for the moment.
The Mess in Manchester
I have no idea what this used to be only that it is a real eye-sore now.
Situated close to the city centre and surrounded by all kinds of new buildings, it looks completely out of place and needs bulldozing.
We were scouting an old swimming baths on this day which was completely non-photogenic and yet another fail.
We could have accessed 'the mess' but thought better of it.
A makeshift ladder was in place for the would-be explorer but there are times when you feel it's probably for the best to avoid.
Thornley School
I picked this one up from a very old explore on the internet. The place is miles from anywhere and I feel like there would be very few kids attending even if it was still open.
From the moment we arrived, it was a doom and gloom situation. I could see the scaffolding from the roadside.
This is what you get sometimes. Drive for fucking miles only to find it's being renovated.
Mind you, it will make a special house for someone. I hope they leave the 'Boys' and 'Girls' etched on the stonework intact as well as the name of the school. That is a little different.
Wilkin Hill Outdoor Centre
This was another one in the middle of nowhere, this time in the Peak District close to the suburbs of Sheffield.
There were no high expectations but I felt we were going to get in. No such luck, as some bugger had recently been and sealed it all up.
There were obvious signs that it has been used as a weed farm in the past, the evidence partially bagged up and lying on the ground.
It wont be here long as there are demolition plans for the public to see (if anyone stupid enough stops to have a look around that is.. like us).
Some of that junk was spreading out on the nearby road and yeah that junk heap of a car is mine too!
Another explorer visited just a week later and got inside. From what I saw, there was nothing to miss, the inside being a total wreck.
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