Abandoned Village

HTB · Post by **HTB** » Sun 16 Mar, 2008 10:58 am

Thanks for that Phill D, I really enjoyed your little mystery tour, Village Of The Dammed indeed!HTB

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Sun 16 Mar, 2008 11:30 am

HTB wrote: Thanks for that Phill D, I really enjoyed your little mystery tour, Village Of The Dammed indeed!HTB Cheers mate! A real Wicker man story I've just realised i never even posted this village for secret Leeds. It was really only for my own collection, but i'm glad it's entertained a few guys!

HTB · Post by **HTB** » Sun 16 Mar, 2008 11:35 am

Do you remember the sixties film "Catch us if you can" a light hearted vehicle for the then popular Dave Clark Five? There was a scene shot in a deserted village much like Adel, I think it was on MOD land on Salisbury Plain?HTB

wiggy · Post by **wiggy** » Sun 16 Mar, 2008 2:09 pm

cnosni wrote: Wiggy,please dont tell me that a member of the Cross Green Rowing team (coxless),ameteur dramatics society, and poetry reading group has first hand experience of the difference between an approved school and a borstal? ME!...i was too busy carrying the sacrements to and from the alter,to be bothered with trouble or girls {same thing usually}then there were my campionology lessons etc

ridge · Post by **ridge** » Tue 18 Mar, 2008 12:45 am

Hi I have just discovered this site whilst browsing on the net. I am pretty sure the (Village) in question is Eastmoor School. I was a pupil at the school around 1967/8ish. I was 16/17 at the time. The school was an approved school at the time I was there. The house on the left as you enter the driveway was where the Deputy head master lived, then a bit further on was the Chapel, which had been converted to a Gym before I arrived. It was also used to dish out punishment (6 of the best on your bare bum from Taffy Davies the Dep Head, whilst bent over a horse (the type you use for gymnastics) it was a specialist school & was used to teach you a trade, Building, Carpentry, Engineering etc. I was also a member of the Army Cadets & Civil Defence. We used to go camping & shooting. it was quite good really. I had never been on holiday until I went to Eastmoor. I am not implying it was a holiday camp, far from it, but we used to go camping & had days out around Yorkshire. I am from Staffordshire & Yorks was a different world to me then. There were 120 lads there at the time 30 lads to each house x 4 houses. Martin House the newish building far left was where you started your term of training, you then progressed to either Wilkinson or Bray house, to eventually finish up in Theaker house, from there you were either released or sent to other institutes to further your training. My time there was mostly enjoyable after the initial shock of being removed from home. As long as you kept your nose clean it wasn't so bad. It learned me a lot & if I had my time to go over again I probably wouldn't change a thing. I am 58 now married with two cracking kids & 6 grandkids & as happy as I have probably ever been. If you need any more info I'm only too glad to help. I am sorry to see the place in such a state. I believe it is on the cards to be demolished. How so? cos I believe it is a listed building.Regards.Ridge.

Reginal Perrin · Post by **Reginal Perrin** » Wed 19 Mar, 2008 12:54 pm

Phill_d wrote: There's really no big secret... You shouldn't believe everything you read. Journalists wouldn't sell newspapers if they told the boring truth would they? I'd take it with a very large pinch of salt myself, After all, you don't won't the bad men in long black coats knocking on your door do you lol I don't fancy Goths knocking on my door either Phil.

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Wed 19 Mar, 2008 1:08 pm

Reginal Perrin wrote: Phill_d wrote: There's really no big secret... You shouldn't believe everything you read. Journalists wouldn't sell newspapers if they told the boring truth would they? I'd take it with a very large pinch of salt myself, After all, you don't won't the bad men in long black coats knocking on your door do you lol I don't fancy Goths knocking on my door either Phil. I don't blame you mate! I think my eldest is going through the EMO stage at the mo! Pleasse don't ask lol

Glenny3363 · Post by **Glenny3363** » Thu 20 Mar, 2008 10:39 am

Been reading this thread and have found that there is actually a Facebook page dedicated to it!There are a fair few photos on it too, the link is below, http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2244281859

Rich87 · Post by **Rich87** » Fri 21 Mar, 2008 3:34 am

Have you been to the little ''village'' then explorerich? i went other day, its tiny! As for tresspassing, thats alot of nonsense! its just off a public road, you could have simply took a 'wrong turn'! Interesting place for pics tho, as not many people know how to find it

ExplorerRich · Post by **ExplorerRich** » Sat 22 Mar, 2008 12:04 pm

Rich87 wrote: Have you been to the little ''village'' then explorerich? i went other day, its tiny! As for tresspassing, thats alot of nonsense! its just off a public road, you could have simply took a 'wrong turn'! Interesting place for pics tho, as not many people know how to find it No, haven't been down yet. Been working away for last couple of weeks so haven't really had time. Hopefully will get up there within the next 2 weeks, to have a look about. That's if the kids haven't burnt it down first.