TAKE NOTHING BUT PHOTOS LEAVE NOTHING BUT FOOTPRINTS

It all started with Hospitals and peeling paint, then came tall buildings, industry and rust. Then came the mines. Where to next?

I can’t say I ever planned it this way, I was sucked in, you could say. The need for decay and the thirst for the adrenaline rush remains, but is quenched with the hardcore pursuits of mines, hospitals, underground tunnels and industrial infrastructure.

This is where I will give you an insight into the world of urban exploration or urbex as is commonly known. I frequentley travel with other explorers in search of derelict, forgotten and abandoned hospitals, mines, factories, asylums, workshops and many other locations.


The philosophy is simple "Take nothing but photos, Leave nothing but footprints"

Regret nothing but the things you chose not to do. Push your boundaries

The Mount Hospital, Eastleigh


It started as smallish private estate with the first house built by a wealthy farmer in 1844. It was later bought by a Captain Hargreaves in the 1870s. When he died it was bought by a Mr Cotton who rebuilt it in 1893. His imposing Victorian mansion replete with impressive tower forms the heart of the site. It originally had impressive gardens too suitable for a house of its standing with an arboretum, formal gardens and a Victorian water garden. In 1927 it was sold to Hampshire County Council who converted it into a hospital reusing the original Victorian house, as well as building a range of other buildings. Unable to gain access to the manor as was sealed up tight.