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“A place poised somewhere between gentle neglect and downright dereliction, telling the tale of an eccentric family who amassed a huge collection of hidden treasures. The house has been little restored, portraying a period when great country houses struggled to survive.” www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-calkeabbey

I know this isn’t urbex, but perhaps some people might be interested. Unlike other NT places that have been restored to their former glories, this house has been preserved in all it’s peely-paint dereliction. It started life as an Abbey in the 11th century, and since then has been changed and added on to. Between the wars the house was just too expensive to keep, and the family slowly moved out of whole sections of it. What you see today is pretty much exactly how they left it. We spent hours poking about, but it’s the abandoned sections that were most interesting. Plus, if you bat your eyelids and smile sweetly you might be allowed into other bits. John (carabeener) had to wait tee hee hee.



“By the mid 20th Century much of the house had been abandoned by the family. Most of the servants had been dismissed. Many of the rooms on the north side, which were always the coldest, had been closed off. These rooms were used for the storage of unwanted items. The rooms often became very damp and so would be visited less and less. The second floor of the house was also closed up, with just a corner left inhabited. “

Most of the shutters in the abandoned areas have been left closed, so it’s gloomy and suitably atmospheric. A very enjoyable day if you’re ever in the area and like this kind of thing.











The family were big collectors of various fauna:


















A servant’s door:



















The old ice house








The servant’s tunnel from the kitchen to the brewery. God forbid the family should have to sully their eyes with glimpses of the lower classes!









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Default 04-11-2010, 03:48

Agree with Carlin.......... Awesome


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Beautiful!


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Default 04-11-2010, 11:56

Superb stuff Heather its about time you put a report up


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Default 04-11-2010, 13:33

Nice one Heather, definitely worth a look.


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Default 04-11-2010, 16:02

this place looks really cool, so was it a permission visit?


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Default 05-11-2010, 00:48

Wow!! You've seen bits that I didn't when I went. Amazing
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Nice wrok i like this alot


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Wow! Love it!


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Default 08-11-2010, 02:23

Nice, interesting, Cool. Top stuff. Wouldnt mind a look round there.


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