‘Come on, it’s not that bad’, I said to @anidiotexplores who was having none of it.
‘Spring Hill Tavern’ was not supposed to look like this. The scaffolding was recent meaning a possible renovation, but the inside was far from restored.
@lpff had visited recently and none of this metal stability shit was to be seen. The external view was an extremely broken-down building, just how I liked it.
Mother fuckers, they could have waited until we had been!
...'circa 2010 and just a few weeks beforehand.., didn't it look beautiful in it's day?'...
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Up till about 20 or so years ago this was the premises of G.A. Donnelly & Sons, Plumbers, Heating contractors and electrical engineers. Before this it was the Springhill tavern Public House. Another image here appears to show the pub open as the Spring Hill Tavern.
The entrance via a broken window with a landing point of a front door delicately poised over a 12-foot drop was a little challenging but no more than usual.
A little hop skip and jump and you're in, what's the problem?
...‘you can fuck off, think I'm an idiot or something?... I’ll wait here until you're done’ - @anidiotexplores...
We all have our breakpoints I suppose, and my entrance (or exit) could well have been aided by the local ambulance service.
After the jump which proved uneventful, I found myself in an old pub supposedly. Could I find evidence of what it used to be, a bar, a serving wench, some gentleman's entertainment rooms?
Could I fuck. Nothing had been renovated inside, which was a blessing but not much remained.
I entered a room with some graffiti, but to fully get a shot I needed to be on the far side of the room. Getting there without killing myself could be challenging.
Every step was a test of nerve and my feet tentatively tested the floor before deciding this was far enough.
I was hoping some of these upper-storey rooms might house a little treasure. Some wonderful imagery can often be captured if you have the will to look.
What I found were plenty of holes in the floor and doors acting as stand-ins for said gaps. I don't tend to be overly convinced with these tactics.
What could be on those filing cabinets I wonder? A better question is... 'how do I get to those filing cabinets?'
A wooden cabinet stands alone, drawers haphazardly scattered. A strange place for such a large piece of furniture.
Another room contained some old paperwork but again, could I get to it? Many holes adorned the same space and some creeping and delicate bending would be required.
A list of tools did not strike me as particularly ‘pubbish’, but does tie in with the history of what I could find.
The ‘Win a Colour TV’ blurb is from 1992, but the TV on offer looks like something from the previous decade. Remote control, as though this is a luxury feature.
I had to stretch to take these shots or suddenly find myself falling to the lower pub section.
The largest upper room held nothing of interest. No bloody way I am heading to the far reaches of that one.
Nor this, if there are gold bars in those drawers I was not going to discover them.
What could conceivably be down those stairs?
I'm struggling to decipher my images, as this is what awaited me around the bend. The floor looks about to end with a broken ladder as a replacement, while death threatens anyone foolhardy enough to take one more step.
Can you spot the bar? Me neither and climbing down there appeared to be a futile venture. All I could see was 'Hell'.
It looks like an uncomfortable seat, especially if you don't remove the brick before sitting.
A little evidence of a ‘grow’ which is unsurprising.
Using iron beans creates stability but only dwarves are not liable to continually bang their heads.
The ‘bar’ area consisted of one huge room filled with debris and crap. What a disappointment and now I would literally have to climb back up to the stone steps, in order to exit.
There was the matter of that door again, this was the view @anidiotexplores had. You can hardly blame him for vetoing this shit tip.
I reached for the brickwork and hauled myself out. Hopefully ‘Spring Hill Tavern’ has either been renovated or flattened by now.
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