This was a fun explore. It was one I and a few mates had been keeping a close eye on whenever we were in the area. Since it's closure in 2011 I had visited 5 or 6 times to find no access, so when I got word from AdamX and a few others that there was a way in, it was exciting times. I went about 2 days after we got wind of the access with Zedstar, rolled up to have some fun and bang, just as luck would have it, 2 blokes working on unblocking the drains in the premises. So we went of and explored else where. Later that day, we popped back, but true to word these contractors were milking out the job in hand. So that was that then..
A few weeks later we were in the area again and tried our luck, mid week and with the rush-hour (well for this area) we waltzed in and had a good few hours exploring. The PIR had been triggered (as it had for everybody else) but be decided to just carry on taking photos. It was while we were looking about, we noticed things like the locks had been taken out of the cell doors and other small things like that, so the contractors are working there, but just guess we got lucky that day.
HISTORY
This court was one of a lot of the smaller ones dotted around the country that were closed, and with the added bonus of this one having a police station attached too.
This is what was placed in one local paper about it all...
Announcing the axing of 93 magistrates and 49 county courts, Justice Minister ****** ***** said: “We are closing the worst courts in the estate so we can concentrate our limited resources on the best ones.
“It is unacceptable that dozens of buildings never intended to be, and not fit to be, modern court buildings are still in use.”
Courts taking the extra workload would get £22m worth of modernisation and improvements
So here we are,3 years later and we now have a even more stretched justice system, and it is getting more messed up. :???:
olice:
Through to the police station
A few weeks later we were in the area again and tried our luck, mid week and with the rush-hour (well for this area) we waltzed in and had a good few hours exploring. The PIR had been triggered (as it had for everybody else) but be decided to just carry on taking photos. It was while we were looking about, we noticed things like the locks had been taken out of the cell doors and other small things like that, so the contractors are working there, but just guess we got lucky that day.
HISTORY
This court was one of a lot of the smaller ones dotted around the country that were closed, and with the added bonus of this one having a police station attached too.
This is what was placed in one local paper about it all...
Announcing the axing of 93 magistrates and 49 county courts, Justice Minister ****** ***** said: “We are closing the worst courts in the estate so we can concentrate our limited resources on the best ones.
“It is unacceptable that dozens of buildings never intended to be, and not fit to be, modern court buildings are still in use.”
Courts taking the extra workload would get £22m worth of modernisation and improvements
So here we are,3 years later and we now have a even more stretched justice system, and it is getting more messed up. :???:
olice:
Through to the police station
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