Abandoned Dale Brow cottage, Prestbury 2016
A bit of urbex (Urban Exploration) or being in abandoned, dangerous, out-of-bounds or dilapidated places that one is really not supposed to venture into. I spent quite a lot of time exploring this long since abandoned house in a des-res part of Cheshire. It has succumbed to many years of neglect, ingress of the elements, rot and a fair few quite violent intrusions by other people. I found the experience to be both inspiring and also a little unsettling, the sense of this once being a lively and quite affluent home was still tangible and I couldn’t help wondering what had become of its owner(s) – It is very unusual for real-estate to be left or abandoned in this part of Cheshire as developers are quick to pounce on any available land and property owners sell their valuable assets as soon as they move on or when a family member dies; it is quite a mystery.
- Title: Dale Brow Cottage Abandoned
- Taken: 27 July, 2016
- Aperture: ƒ/4
- Shutter speed: 1/250s
- ISO: 100
- Focal length: 10mm
- Flash fired: yes
- Copyright: Oliver Wood, all rights reserved
Update 2025 – Dale Brow was demolished in 2022/3 and a new neo-Georgian town house containing a number of flats has since been built on the site.
The new building going up in 2023
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