Derelict Farm.

[JohnP]

This is the sad state of farming in Herefordshire, this farm has been unoccupied for years. Just look at the state of the place, I'm surprised someone hasn't bought it and at least renovated the house. Loads of farms and the buildings are being converted into living accommodation, in fact after my marriage broke up I rented a barn conversion for over six years before buying my flat. Herefordshire, Worcestershire & Kent used to be the hop growing counties of England, I remember going hop picking with my mother when I was a small lad. That must have been just before I started school. It's a long time since those hop kilns in the second shot dried any hops, in fact hardly any hops are grown here these days, most are imported from Germany.

 

 

 

 

Canon EOS 60D, Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

[Korky]

I agree - sad to see a lovely, old place like this in such a state of decline. It's probably got to the stage where the cost of renovation would be prohibitive and so it just rots. A great shame.

 

Mind you, I wouldn't mind a bimble around there with a camera. Just up my avenue!

 

Korky

[NannyFerret]

I would love go go exploring around those buildings.

[JohnP]

I would love go go exploring around those buildings.

 

So would I... but I'm a good boy and I took note of the 'Keep Out' sign.

[NannyFerret]

I don't know why, but I never notice KEEP OUT signs lol.

[annie]

it's a terrible shame that these places are just left to collapse.

 

brian, would have been in there quick as you like for a nosey around john. he's terrible for getting into old abandoned houses and such. worries the life out of me, and sometimes he even finds 'treasure' as he likes to think of it...an old spoon or something.

 

like nanny he never notices the keep out signs..

[Terry]

Nice set John. As Tina says I would love to get inside those buildings. Ref the  hop picking both my grans did it. It was the only holiday a lot of people from the Black Country had in the twenties & thirties. They always talked of it with the fondest memories. Hard work, poor pay but lots of fun.

[annie]

yep, hop picking was a big thing with Londoners, even when I was a kid they would leave in their droves and head to kent for two weeks hop picking. we never done it, dad would never allow it, never knew why.

[kev]

so wish I lived near there ,id be in like a shot ! bet its full of hidden treasures  

[Leon]

love places like this, shame they are left to dacay.

 

if you do like this stuff have a look here http://www.urbexing.co.uk/ some of the images are amazing.  I rang a landlord of a huge semi derelict building and asked if I could look round if I wrote a letter saying I was responsible for myself but they still said no  

[bugmeister]

Love the pictures, but the state is really a shame

[Paul]

Get in there - do a bit of Urbex! Oh yes!

 

Paul.