Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Piltown house

By no means was it easy to find or access this house. Off the beaten track and surrounded by woodland stands this amazing decaying old victorian house. With every step you took a dangerous one and every bit of step, path and other covered in overgrowth this was a challenge to explore this fine location. The size of this house cannot be described with words, it has to be seen to be believed. As you enter from the front there is a statue of the virgin mary standing high facing the house which was a bit unnerving but as you looked forward what we came for was standing right in front of us with its pillars and hughe doors and massive staircases which brought you inside. Just below us was the basement which could be seen from the outside but was a bit of a drop to explore. When we approched the front door the decay and damage from years of neglect was truly visible, and it is a pity because this once was a sight to behold. Inside the front door the floors had collapsed, the ceilings were through the floors, the doors had fallen off and were now in the massive pits left in the floor by the falling ceilings. The decoration inside the main hall was beautiful but access to any other part of the house was impossible due to the fact there were no more floors and the ceiling above me was hanging a bit so i did'nt really want to hang around for long. This can be access from the road but beware there is a gun club that uses the grounds as a firing range, unfortunetly we did'nt find out until we left. I am glad i seen this house as places like this should not be forgotten.

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