The Abandoned Manor Hall: Built From 1495 to 1740
Some houses in this series have names, dates, and stories attached. This one has almost nothing — and that is […]
The “Murder Mansion”: A Nickname With No Story Behind It
The name is the first thing you meet, and it is the least reliable thing about this house. Other urban […]
Tilstone House: A Wedding Venue Lost to Fire
From the drive, Tilstone House still looks like the wedding venue it was. Black-and-white timber framing, steep gables, tall white […]
Fern Cliff Manor: A Victorian Mansion Left to Ruin
Some abandoned houses are hard to read. Fern Cliff Manor is not one of them. The front of the house […]
Frocester Manor: The Cotswold Manor Empty Since the 1960s
The front door is arched, dark wood, and boarded in spirit if not in fact: a small yellow notice is […]
The Overgrown Bungalow: A Forest Hill Hideaway
The post begins with a location that is almost a riddle: an old bungalow hidden away on a steep hill, […]
The War Time Letters Bungalow: RAF Letters Left Behind
The bungalow is named for what was found on its floor: letters, written by hand, in wartime. They are the […]
Abandoned Bungalow in the West Midlands: A Time Capsule
From the outside, the bungalow barely looks like a building at all. Trees have grown up tight against its red-brick […]
The Pink House: An Elderly Couple’s Time Capsule
The house is called the Pink House for the simplest of reasons: the bedrooms are pink. The carpet is pink, […]
The Chapel House: A Former Chapel Turned Family Home
The sign by the door says it plainly: CHAPEL HOUSE. It hangs beside a pale blue door in a red-brick […]