Abandoned Offices

Abandoned Offices – Theory Behind Chaos

Abandoned Office block, derelict since 2000.

Rough key detailing the location of each section.

Near western wing.
Near eastern wing.
Far western wing.
Far eastern wing.
Original boarded entrance.
Main entrance.
Elevator shaft.
Rear access to basement level.

We scramble over the moss covered brick wall, past the fallen fence and make our way towards the entrance.

Directly in front of us, lies a staircase. To our left, light beams shine through cracks in old brickwork, decimating the shadowy recesses of the near wings. Their windows have all been boarded up, they have been since the year 2000. Riley wasn’t even an idea at that point.

Haphazard staircase from the 1st to 2nd floor. Basement level flooded and inaccessible.

Looking towards the main entrance, from the Near Eastern wing.

Following the walls of the near wings we arrive at the following section, the first floor opens through an abysmally lit corridor, arriving at the old boarded entrance. An abandoned fire alarm sits on the wall behind us, gathering dust.

The former main entrance, long since boarded up.

Continuing in this direction to the near western limits of the building, we come to the following corridor and sub rooms. When we first arrived it was still light and this section was a breeze, within a couple of hours though the mood changed completely. The darkness here was suffocating.

1st floor, near western wing. Depending on the time of day this is either the most claustrophobic corridor with a suffocating darkness, or a deceptively long dead end.

1st floor near western wing, the choking darkness looking to swallow up any form of light. Foreboding atmosphere in this section.

1st floor, near western wing at the furthest limits. Riley had the ‘being watched’ sensation in this room.

From here, we enter the communal garden area, looking back towards the main entrance. After navigating the rocky overgrown minefield of debris and litter, we arrive at the far western wing, which is incredibly bright given all the window bays at the rear of the building.

Main entrance, as viewed from the central outdoor communal area.

The more discerning eye will be able to spot a skinning up table, some leftover rizla and baccy. Not hard to guess what the locals have been up to. We head back towards the main entrance and spot an elevator shaft, before heading to the Far Eastern wing.

We didn’t spot anything at the time we took the picture, but upon inspection back at home, we see several sets of what appear to be eyes, glowing in the shadows.

1st floor elevator shaft, illuminated by the sun from above..

1st floor far eastern wing, looking out towards rear access to the building.

1st floor Far Eastern wing, facing far western wing.

With nothing left to check out on the first floor, we return to the staircase by the main entrance. Riley peeps down into the gloom below, not satisfied with the safety of the stairs in case he plummets into the murky floodwater below. We head for the 2nd floor.

Ruined staircase on 1st floor looking down to basement level.

2nd floor, Near Eastern wing looking towards rear access.

Very open and inviting area during daylight, it becomes considerably more oppressive as the light wanes.

2nd floor , Near Eastern wing facing rear building access and elevator shaft.

2nd floor, looking out over the main entrance.

2nd floor, directly above the main entrance looking towards the Far Eastern wing.

2nd floor Far Eastern wing, facing far western wing.

2nd floor, Far Eastern wing, looking towards main road.

2nd floor, Near Eastern wing looking towards near western wing and stair access to 1st floor by the original boarded entrance.

We arrive at the staircase to the original boarded entrance, the picture doesn’t really capture just how perilous those stairs are. Debris covers each step entirely and the stairs themselves are uneven, sloping off at strange angles. The tiny utility cupboard at the bottom refuses all forms of light.

1st floor, near western wing looking down towards original boarded entrance.

2nd floor near western wing, looking out across the central communal garden area towards the Far Eastern wing overlooking the main entrance.

2nd floor, near western wing front office looking towards the Near Eastern wing with the old boarded entrance staircase in shadow.

2nd floor, near western wing rear office.

Abandoned fireplace in the 2nd floor, near western office.

Across from us, we see an old fireplace. Long since forgotten, home now only to spiders. We decide to head back towards the staircase and find a bathroom.

*2nd floor, elevator shaft. 1 additional floor above inaccessible due to rotting roof beams, we had a chunk narrowly miss us as Riley was recording his virtual tour*.

Looming over the landscape, main entrance to the left of shot. Roof damage visible.

We head back out of the main entrance and cut through the overgrowth to the side of the canal to arrive at the rear access point of the building, upon first inspection it doesn’t seem too bad but as we venture further in the flooding becomes apparent and the air quality drops drastically. In the light from our torches we can see thick layers of dust disturbed by our passing.

Basement level, just before entering the flooded area.

Basement level, as entered from the rear of the building.

In the shot below, the wall to the right of the first pillar is the collapsed staircase and the far wall at the back of shot has a grim reaper graffitied on it. To our immediate right is the remains of the power station and fuse boxes, sadly too flooded to enter.

Basement level, air very think and cloying.

Basement level, flooded rear western wing.

Riley was very happy to have explored this building, there is a planning permission request taped to a lamppost outside by the boarded entrance. With the intent to turn this into a residential plot, it may not be here this time next year…

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