The Abandoned Artist House: Paintings Left in Lincolnshire
Some abandoned houses are empty shells. This one is not. The photographs show a house where the owner’s work is still on the walls — paintings above the fireplace, paintings in the studio, paintings leaning where they were left. The house belonged to an artist, according to the post that published these photographs, and the rooms still read as his. That is what makes this explore different from a ruin: the person is gone, but the evidence of how he spent his days is still there to look at.
The house sits hidden away in the Lincolnshire countryside, the post says. It is a single-storey place with a red tiled roof and a tall gabled window that marks the studio. The photographs are not new — the explorer says he came across old pictures from an explore a few years ago — and the house, he says, had already been left for a few years when he visited. Everything in this article comes from that post and from the five photographs shown here.
The studio window gives the house away
The featured photograph shows the outside of the house, and the studio is the first thing you notice. A tall gabled window rises over the front door, its white shutters peeling, made to let light into a working room rather than to look pretty from the road. The rest of the house is low and plain: red tiles, pale render, white-painted doors and windows, grass growing long in front of it, trees closing in behind.
It is a modest building, and that matters. There is no grandeur to explain why it was left. It looks like a quiet rural home that simply stopped being lived in, and the garden has been doing what gardens do ever since.
Paintings in every room
Inside, the living room is the most finished room in the house. Pink floral wallpaper covers the walls, and an ornate white fireplace stands in the middle of them, a landscape painting hanging above it. A red armchair sits beside the fireplace with a white towel draped over it. A red rug covers much of the floor, books lie on a low table, and a chest stands by the wall. Built-in bookshelves run along one side, and open doors lead to the rest of the house.
The studio photograph shows where the work happened. A desk stands by the tall window with an open book and a framed picture on it. Built-in bookshelves hold more books, and another landscape painting hangs on the pink wall. The same red armchair and the same ornate fireplace appear here too, so the studio and the living room seem to flow into one another rather than sit as separate, formal rooms.
The post says the artist painted his own pictures, and that paintings surrounded the rooms, on the walls and on the floors. The five photographs support the first half of that: paintings are visible in every room shown. What they do not show is the scale of it — how many paintings there were in total, or what happened to them. The post does not say either.
A kitchen that still looks used
The two kitchen photographs are the most ordinary, and for that reason the most telling. A large wooden table with benches fills the dining area, white glass-fronted cabinets line the wall, and a framed painting of a dog sits on the counter. Pots stand in open cupboards, and a door opens onto a pink staircase. In the second photograph, a cream fridge stands beside a green vase of dried plants, pale-green fitted units run along the wall, and a wooden table holds papers and a small box.
Nothing here looks staged or cleared out. The fridge, the vase, the papers, the box — these are the things of a house that was lived in until it was not, and then left as it was. The post says the resident lived a quiet, rural life dedicated to his work, with a strong interest in literature, history and fine art. The bookshelves and the paintings back that up. The rest is the post’s reading of the man, not something the photographs can prove.
Open to the weather
The one hard fact about the house’s condition is also the most serious. The post says the property now sits open to the elements because of broken windows all around. That is the kind of damage that does not stop on its own. Rain gets in, plaster fails, floors rot, and a house that was left in good order becomes a ruin from the roof down.
The photographs show the house still holding together — the roof is on, the walls are standing, the rooms are still furnished. But broken windows mean the clock is running. The explorer’s photographs are a few years old, and the post gives no update on the house’s condition since. Whether the windows have been boarded, the roof has held, or the paintings are still inside is not published, and none of it is claimed here.
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 artist’s house?
Hidden away in the Lincolnshire countryside, according to the post. No exact location is given, and none is given here.
Who lived there?
According to the post, an artist who painted his own pictures and lived a quiet, rural life focused on his craft. No name is given.
What is still inside?
Paintings on the walls, a studio with a desk and bookshelves, a living room with a fireplace and red armchair, and a kitchen still holding its fridge, table and cabinets — as shown in the five photographs here.
How long has it been empty?
The post says the retreat had been left for a few years when the explorer visited, and the photographs are from an explore a few years ago. No exact year is given.
What condition is the house in?
The post says it sits open to the elements because of broken windows all around. The photographs show the roof and walls still standing.
Why is the studio window so tall?
The tall gabled window over the front of the house let light into the artist’s studio. That is the visible explanation in the photographs; the post does not discuss the building’s design.
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-artist-houseive-recently-came-across-some-old-pictures-i-found-fro/1530329999132683/ — 5 of the 9 photos are shown here.
