City Futures
Clear blue skies over the futuristic architecture in this little section of The Square Mile certainly lend themselves towards creating a science-fiction-esque feel don't they!
St Clement’s Asylum
While en route to a studio shoot in the heart of East London I spotted that demolition of this disused asylum appeared imminent. Unfortunately by the time my fellow snapper and I got there and managed to gain relatively safe access, work had already begun. [...]
The Barbican Estate
Until recently I had always viewed Barbican’s brutalist architecture as a vast concrete eyesore only good as the setting for a low-budget zombie flick. That was before I spent a week shooting there and provided with a special key! Well, not that special as [...]
Looking upwards!
A full six minutes early for a location recce in the city and no-one else has arrived. Plenty of great reflections round this neck of the woods.. so what better way to pass the time than to have a little look upwards!
Millennium Mills
News of this legendary location's rather imminent demolition triggered a little impromptu urban exploration at the weekend. Even though we only managed to explore the main building before the light began to fade I'm glad to have had the chance to visit this place before [...]
The Maunsell Forts
What did I get up to on Saturday I hear you ask? Well, I spent it atop a derelict Second World War naval sea fort of course... where else! This place was by far one of the most unusual places I have explored to date. [...]
A Room for London
Ever strolled along the South Bank and spotted what looks like a boat perched on the roof of the Queen Elizabeth Hall? Well, it’s called 'Roi des Belges' and here’s a little look through the porthole. 'A Room for London' as it’s also known is [...]
Québec City to NYC Roadtrip
My wife and I recently took a short roadtrip from Québec City, through New England, and ending with a few days in New York City. Vast areas of stunning wilderness interspersed with cities, each with a character all their own and ‘The Big Apple’ being [...]
Piece of cake…
Here’s a wee butcher’s at our latest urbexpedition to a derelict manor west of London. Access to this grand place was rather more challenging than our previous explores but some blood and a little extra determination can go a long way!
UrbEx anyone? Don’t mind if I do!
What better way to spend a cold Sunday afternoon than exploring a disused art deco department store! It has certainly decayed severely since it’s incarnation as Scottleys in 1999, the filming location for “The Greatest Store in the World”. Having said that it’s former grandeur [...]