Great Britain The Clock House Hotel hertfordshire-Sep 2012

[Canonguy]

i have always driven passed this place since i was a kid and it was always busy and i remember my dad taking me in here when he had a meeting with JCB and the bloke from JCB gave me a digger keyring :cool2:

i know a bit of information about this place but i think this news article says it a bit better

from WHtimes"

http://www.whtimes.co.uk/news/owners_shocked_by_welwyn_clock_arson_1_731939

THE owners of the Clock Hotel have spoken of their shock after the fire that ripped through their property was declared as arson.Their plans to build a hotel and care home on site are still awaiting planning permission from Welwyn Hatfield Council. Runwood Homes, which has over 30 care homes mainly in Hertfordshire and Essex, bought the site in May 2009 after Quality Hotel’s parent company went into administration. It had originally applied for permission to build a 129-bed care home, but the company withdrew the plans. Just last month the WHT reported two further applications had been submitted which would see 50-bedroom hotel built to the front of the site and a 58-bed care home on the larger back section of the site. The fire rips through the former Clock Hotel in Welwyn These were both undergoing public consultation when the blaze took hold on Thursday. The plans, which would see the old Clock complex – which is not listed – completely demolished, appeared to have the backing of people living nearby on the Danesbury estate. Speaking exclusively to the WHT after the fire Runwood Homes managing director Logan Logeswaran said it had left him shocked and surprised. He said: “The facilities team have been down there and brought me photos back, we’re upset by it all.

*(if there's any spelling/grammar mistakes sorry about that but is my dyslexic )*

full set :http://www.flickr.com/photos/samcain/sets/72157631518241982/

anyone have any idea what this is about in nearly every plug socket there was a pluf with the wire cut off :dunno:

the other side of the board thin air as the kitchen/dining room was below it and that was the first thing to go up in smoke

view from the clock tower back over the roof of the hotel

every good hotel has one

love a mini bar

retro :cool2:

was part for the kitchen

that pile of rubble represents the part of the kitchen and dining room

the managers office

love chairs in abandoned buildings

do you even lift bro? :lol:

nice set of stairs

got to love a Mag Lite there bright and tough so there vital part for my kit

we counted 40+ ps1/2 controllers

among the rubble

"BIG PHIL" has been running round with his paintball gun :dunno:

we saw this a thought it was just a empty one but on further inspection it looked like the remains of a cat/small dog

another view from the clock tower

looks like someone has been smoking the "high grade"

 

[silverainbow]

Well thats something a bit different, liking the Hitachi retro "Box"

 

[Canonguy]

thanks

 

[Perjury Saint]

Cripes! Shes a bit trashed eh? Nice pix though Mr C...

 

[Canonguy]

thanks yeah its a real shame i didnt get in earlier because it was in ok condition after the first fire but was trashed by the second one.

i normally dont go for ones that i know is in bad shape but i couldnt leave out one thats under 10 miles away from my home village and the fact that i was itching to explore ANYTHING that weekend :lol:

 

[mrtoby]

Interesting, I found myself snapping that spiral stair case there only a few weeks back....I saw the pet carrier too-that sucks if there was any animal in there...I didnt want to look. Good pics.

 

[Canonguy]

thanks and yeah is sad how people would want to dump a animal and not give it to a good home olice2:

 

[Silent Night]

Nice 1 matey

 

[Canonguy]

thanks :beer:

 

[Stussy]

Great work there, some really interesting shots. Nice bit of DerPyness going on

 

[shaddam]

Had no idea this was in Herts, nice report !, always interesting when you find random items you where not expecting ;]

 

[Dubbed Navigator]

Derpy Derpy derp derp derp



Finding 40+ PS controllers will be a rarity.