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Great Britain Herne Bay Evangelical Centre - March 22

BikinGlynn

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Herne Bay Christian Centre


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The former Herne Bay Evangelical Centre was once a striking landscape, where visitors enjoyed its facilities for almost 60 years.
Herne Bay Court Evangelical Centre, known locally as Herne Bay Court, was a Herne Bay local landmark from around 1900 to around 2008.

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Around 1900, James Thurman MA bought part of Parsonage Farm at Eddington from Joseph Gore who had leased 165 acres between Herne and the sea at the end of the 19th century. Gore kept the 15-acre field which still exists, and kept a herd to supply The Creameries in Herne Bay, but sold up in 1914. Meanwhile, on the site of the old farmstead Thurman built New College, known locally as Eddington College.

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Herne Bay and was run by Captain Eustace Turner. Both schools were evacuated in World War I and were requisitioned by the military. Thurman retired and after the war Eddington College was taken over by Captain Turner who ran it as Herne Bay College until 1939. The college specialised in engineering, and in the 1930s "the College once possessed one of the largest and best-equipped school engineering workshops in England, and was remarkable for its many engineering examination successes. However the building and its engineering equipment were then requisitioned for the World War II war effort.

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After the loss of the engineering equipment, the school could not reopen after the war and the building was sold. It reopened in 1949 as Herne Bay Court: a Christian conference centre. By 2006 it had closed and was standing empty for several years, with the council discussing development plans. Between 2007 and 2010 there was a local movement to save or reopen Herne Bay Court. This building is locally listed in respect of its use as army headquarters in World War II.

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The explore

Another we rocked up in the middle of day & had to wait a fair while for the smallest of gaps in the busy traffic to jump the fence, but then had pleasant uninterrupted explore despite reading how closely the locals keep an eye on this & like calling the police.
Also another I thought Id seen a report of but now cant find it though Im sure many of you have done it.
The place is pretty battered but still has some nice features & some serious natural decay too... never seen a complete wall falling through a floor :eek

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And here is one toilet I didnt try to take a urbex dump in!

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Unusual main stairwell

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Bit of plasterwork remains

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Thanks For Looking
 
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