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sick picture!

cool site jerrett, that made me smile seeing that ship out on the water again. too bad nobody cares about these old souls on this site. :-(

This structure is from a fairytale and nursery rhyme park. It is the gingerbread house from the story Hansel and Gretel. As the story goes, Gretel pushes the witch in the oven and saves her brother. I imagine the feet are suppose to be the witch's to follow the story line.

What an amazing website, and some amazing links!!! I cannot believe i have never heard of any of these places.

That tub is realy interesting. I've seen hydrotherapy tanks nowdays but they don't have got so interesting shapes nowdays. Maybe it was for more then one patient?

In that view it looks more like an old spaceship

Yup. My comfy chair here at home is looking better and better....

You know.....I've been thinking about giving this urbex thing a try. I have some friends that do it, and I hear about some of the places they've been to and the things they've seen...

But it's pictures like this, and comments from some of you that have actually "been there, done that" that have made me think twice about it.

And beside, my chair here at home is oh-so comfy!

Uh, where's the soap dispenser?

Ok, I just posted a few pix back about the construction methods "then" vs "now". Note the way the floors are attached to the wall (I think this is called "balloon construction"). There is NO WAY buildings are built like this today.

But what a picture! Wow...

"They built them better years ago..."

I wouldn't go so far as to say that. From some of the previous pix it appears that the flooring was NOT attached as rigidly as it is done today. Or rather, the construction methods used today in regards to the joints bewteen floors and walls is vastly superior to what was used "years ago".

However (and sadly), most current designs are architecturally sterile and bland, and it's a shame that designers and architects can't seem to take the best of the past and utilize it with todays technology.

(Hmmm.....maybe I should have posted this in the Forum area of this site instead. I've yet to do that...)

And BTW, nice site, Mr. Motts. Very much appreciated!

Ok, since I'm not a photographer I have to ask- How the heck do the colors "work" at night? I understand about long exposure times to allow more light (I think), but the colors.....

Simply fascinating!

Wow i love the angle on this. another great shot motts. I am so glad you went to England and got some shots there. its such a shame they are tearing places like this down. Its like taking away history.

Just think of all the lead in there

wow motts this place was huge!!!!!

and thank you for this gallery

it was deffently a breath taker!