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Kirklees College, Huddersfield - Feb 16

Hydro

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Explored with @-Raz- ​

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I've been debating whether to post this or not but after a small amount of consideration here it is. Got my first proper DSLR last week after using a Galaxy Smart bridge so if some of my pics are w@nk please leave me some CC. Having said that, I think i've picked it up rather quickly and I'm rather proud of my first set.​

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History; Quoted from various reports

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The Hospital was founded in 1831 with the carlile wing been opened in 1902. The site incorporates 10 buildings ranging from Grade 2 listed Hospital buildings to modern blocks of classrooms.​

The former Ramsden Technical College moved on to the New North Road site of the former Huddersfield Royal Infirmary in 1967.The college paid £105,000 for the site. In September 1968 the first students began lectures at New North Road.The first new bulding on the site opened in 1969.The main new block was built in 1971 - the year the college became Huddersfield Technical College

By 1978 there were more than 8,000 students studying at the site.In 2008 Huddersfield Technical College merged with Dewsbury College to form Kirklees College

The College moved into a new purpose build waterfront development in 2013 which will welcome 20K Students. The old site has been purchased by Oldham based Wiggett Construction Company for an undisclosed sum. Plans for the future of the site are expected to be unveiled early in 2016 but the developers are expected to create a mixed use site featuring residential, retails and leisure uses.

The former hospital building has being used for psychological thriller Extremis, starring David O’Hara (Braveheart, The Departed, Luther), Isabelle Allen (Les Miserables), Neil Pearson (Drop the Dead Donkey); and 1980s singer Toyah Wilcox. Black Work, a drama starring acclaimed actress Sheridan Smith, was filmed last Autumn partly in the hospital and in the town and in other parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Also the drama Remember Me staring Michael Palin, Mark Addy and Julia Sawahla was partly filmed here where the building was transformed in to a hospital, care home and a police station as you can see on a few.​

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Following a relatively unsuccessful morning in Manchester we decided to cut our loses and return to Yorkshire, to a place we've had our eyes on for about a year but never got round to doing. From previous recces we had a general idea where the entry points would be, and after having a quick scout round we promptly found one. Generally the place is pretty knacked, reminding me of Clayton for the most part mixed with a little LGS.​

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The place was generally much wetter than I had first expected, parts resembled more of a river than a college corridor. much to my liking really.​

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And to finish, heres an amusing snap of @-Raz- getting his hair washed dried and perm'd (y)

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Thanks for looking :mrgreen:​


 

coolboyslim

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Lmfao love that last pic. @-Raz- hope you got a p3 under there lmfao. Great report and pics deffo made me chuckle. Thx. Is that bloody worms in that jar 

 

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Looking good with the new DSLR mate. Nice report there. :)

 

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Nice report.. nice to see the hair dressing prop is being used again :) :)  

 

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Big difference now you have a better camera mate :D  good laugh in there 

 

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Doing ace with the new camera mate, i like that reflection shot and the DOF ones too. And @-Raz- getting cooked too lol :D

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Looks like the camera wasn't such a bad choice after all. 

Some nice shots here mate!

Pretty Gutted that I overslept for this though.

 
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