Abandoned MG Car Farmhouse: Red Midget Left to Rust
The cars are what you notice first, even though the house is the subject. A red MG Midget convertible sits sunk in tall weeds on the drive, its paint weathered and rusty, moss growing on its roof, with a white convertible behind it. The post that published these photographs says the cars belonged to a gentleman and his family, and that they are stuck and broken on the overgrown drive. For the explorer, the red MG stands out. It does in the photographs too.
The house is a former farmhouse, sitting — in the post’s words — in the middle of nowhere. Inside is a time capsule, with many memories left behind by the old owners. Everything in this article comes from that post and from the five photographs shown here.
A farmhouse built to last, left to weather
The featured photograph shows the house itself: black-and-white timber framing, whitewashed panels between dark timbers, a mossy tiled roof and a tall brick chimney, with overgrown grass and bushes in front under a cloudy blue sky. It is the kind of farmhouse that was built to stand for centuries, and from the outside it still looks as if it could. The windows are broken and boarded in places, the grass has taken the garden, but the frame and the roof are holding.
The post says it does not have much information about the house, beyond that it once belonged to a gentleman and his family. No dates, no location and no names are given. The building’s age is not stated, and none is claimed here.
The red MG on the drive
The second photograph is the one the post singles out. The red MG Midget faces the camera from the weeds, its chrome grille and round headlights still bright against the faded red paint, moss on the soft top, the weeds climbing past the wheels. Behind it, a white convertible sits in the same state, and the timber-framed house and an outbuilding stand behind them both.
Sports cars are not things people usually abandon by accident. They are bought, kept, polished and driven. To see two of them stuck and broken on a drive, going back to the earth, is the sharpest evidence in the set that the people who lived here left in a hurry, or left and never came back. The post calls the cars a sight for sore eyes. That is the explorer’s feeling, and the photographs make it easy to share.
A kitchen that still looks like a family’s
Inside, the kitchen is the most complete room in the photographs. A stone-flagged floor, a wooden table with a sunflower tablecloth, dining chairs, a cream range cooker and a Belfast sink under the window, wooden cupboards and a peeling ceiling. It is a working farmhouse kitchen, the kind that fed a family for years, and it is still furnished as one.
The other interior photographs show how personal the time capsule is. A gold Egyptian pharaoh bust stands on an orange cabinet, flanked by a green bottle of Cockburn’s Fine Ruby Port and a bottle of Baileys, with a ceramic pig ornament beside them, against peeling yellow paint and a wooden beam. And then there are the baby toys: a wooden alphabet-block abacus with teddies — a blue plush figure and a brown teddy among them — and toy vehicles, including Thomas the Tank Engine, an ambulance and a rocket, on a diamond-pattern carpet.
The toys are the hardest photographs to look at without wondering about the family. They belonged to a small child, and they are still there, in the room where they were played with. The post says it is sad to see the gentleman leaving his loved items behind. The photographs do not soften that.
A different house from the one with vehicles
One point is worth stating plainly, because two of the posts in this series sound alike. This farmhouse is not the “Old Farm House With Vehicles” published earlier — that was a small stone cottage with a red hatchback, tractors and a bare interior. This one is a black-and-white timber-framed farmhouse with MG sports cars and a full time-capsule interior. Different house, different photographs, different story.
What the two houses share is the ending: a family home, left with its things inside, and the things outliving the life that used them. The MGs will not run again. The kitchen will not cook again. The toys will not be played with again. The farmhouse will keep weathering, and the photographs are the record of what was there before it does.
For a contrast with a house that is lived in and on the market, see a lived-in 1902 home in Alexandria, Minnesota, where the questions are about upkeep and price rather than about what a closed house leaves behind. More houses in this condition are gathered in abandoned houses and in abandoned mansions, and the site’s front page is abandoned.blog.
FAQ
Where is the MG car farmhouse?
No location is given in the post — it is described only as sitting in the middle of nowhere — and none is given here.
Who owned the house?
According to the post, it once belonged to a gentleman and his family. No names are given.
What cars are on the drive?
A red MG Midget convertible stands out in the photographs, weathered and rusty, with a white convertible behind it. The post says the MG cars are stuck and broken on the overgrown drive.
What is still inside?
A family kitchen with a range cooker and Belfast sink, a pharaoh bust with bottles on a cabinet, and baby toys including an abacus, teddies and toy vehicles — as shown in the five photographs here.
How long has the farmhouse been empty?
No dates are given in the post, and none are claimed here.
Is this the same house as the earlier farmhouse with vehicles?
No. The earlier post was a small stone cottage with a red hatchback and tractors; this is a timber-framed farmhouse with MG sports cars and a full time-capsule interior.
Can I visit it?
No visiting information is given here, and entering private property without permission is not encouraged.
Disclaimer
This article is general information only, not legal, tax, or financial advice. Rules on abandoned and private property differ by state and county; check county/local records and a local professional before acting.
Photos
Photos by Luke2Explore, via the original Facebook post: https://www.facebook.com/Luke2Explore/posts/the-abandoned-mg-car-farmhousesitting-in-the-middle-of-nowhere-is-this-old-count/1418822596950091/ — 5 of the 34 photos are shown here.
