Tales of the Urban Explorer: Spring Hill Tavern
‘Come on, it’s not that bad’, I said to @anidiotexplores who was having none of it.
‘Spring Hill Tavern’ was not supposed to look like this. The scaffolding was recent meaning a possible renovation, but the inside was far from restored.
@lpff had visited recently and none of this metal stability shit was to be seen. The external view was an extremely broken-down building, just how I liked it.
Mother fuckers, they could have waited until we had been!
![image.png](https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/slobberchops/Eq5EQUu3cPKoSLV3uopVJpKRRs4j18ju4tDFXjMpQmGUaUUgLoRQCHUYhBPTTZkJCqY.jpg)
...'circa 2010 and just a few weeks beforehand.., didn't it look beautiful in it's day?'...
Source
Up till about 20 or so years ago this was the premises of G.A. Donnelly & Sons, Plumbers, Heating contractors and electrical engineers. Before this it was the Springhill tavern Public House. Another image here appears to show the pub open as the Spring Hill Tavern.
The entrance via a broken window with a landing point of a front door delicately poised over a 12-foot drop was a little challenging but no more than usual.
A little hop skip and jump and you're in, what's the problem?
![22_IMG_8735_22.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/slobberchops/23tmG1BXMh8mQF5X4NgwmSHR9e8C4JSUnDopk1tfQXSb1EEbpf5z7TS5jZtwzKyZGTL3K.jpg)
...‘you can fuck off, think I'm an idiot or something?... I’ll wait here until you're done’ - @anidiotexplores...
We all have our breakpoints I suppose, and my entrance (or exit) could well have been aided by the local ambulance service.
After the jump which proved uneventful, I found myself in an old pub supposedly. Could I find evidence of what it used to be, a bar, a serving wench, some gentleman's entertainment rooms?
Could I fuck. Nothing had been renovated inside, which was a blessing but not much remained.
I entered a room with some graffiti, but to fully get a shot I needed to be on the far side of the room. Getting there without killing myself could be challenging.
Every step was a test of nerve and my feet tentatively tested the floor before deciding this was far enough.
I was hoping some of these upper-storey rooms might house a little treasure. Some wonderful imagery can often be captured if you have the will to look.
What I found were plenty of holes in the floor and doors acting as stand-ins for said gaps. I don't tend to be overly convinced with these tactics.
What could be on those filing cabinets I wonder? A better question is... 'how do I get to those filing cabinets?'
A wooden cabinet stands alone, drawers haphazardly scattered. A strange place for such a large piece of furniture.
Another room contained some old paperwork but again, could I get to it? Many holes adorned the same space and some creeping and delicate bending would be required.
A list of tools did not strike me as particularly ‘pubbish’, but does tie in with the history of what I could find.
The ‘Win a Colour TV’ blurb is from 1992, but the TV on offer looks like something from the previous decade. Remote control, as though this is a luxury feature.
I had to stretch to take these shots or suddenly find myself falling to the lower pub section.
The largest upper room held nothing of interest. No bloody way I am heading to the far reaches of that one.
Nor this, if there are gold bars in those drawers I was not going to discover them.
What could conceivably be down those stairs?
I'm struggling to decipher my images, as this is what awaited me around the bend. The floor looks about to end with a broken ladder as a replacement, while death threatens anyone foolhardy enough to take one more step.
Can you spot the bar? Me neither and climbing down there appeared to be a futile venture. All I could see was 'Hell'.
It looks like an uncomfortable seat, especially if you don't remove the brick before sitting.
A little evidence of a ‘grow’ which is unsurprising.
Using iron beans creates stability but only dwarves are not liable to continually bang their heads.
The ‘bar’ area consisted of one huge room filled with debris and crap. What a disappointment and now I would literally have to climb back up to the stone steps, in order to exit.
There was the matter of that door again, this was the view @anidiotexplores had. You can hardly blame him for vetoing this shit tip.
I reached for the brickwork and hauled myself out. Hopefully ‘Spring Hill Tavern’ has either been renovated or flattened by now.
Do you like posting your Urbex content and photography for FREE on Facebook and YouTube? I like to get some form of reward for my work and every time I create I do just that. Take a look at The Urbex Community on HIVE.
If you want to keep creating for FREE then ignore what you are reading. If you want to be like me and gain something other than BUGGER ALL for your work then click here and learn about posting on the HIVE blockchain.
![CurieCurator.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/slobberchops/f5zec6UG-CurieCurator.jpg)
If you found this article so invigorating that you are now a positively googly-eyed, drooling lunatic with dripping saliva or even if you liked it just a bit, then please upvote, comment, rehive, engage me or all of these things.
I've laughed a lot reading here :)) and I've been amazed to see that devastated place in its interior... I could render it and make it the setting of an apocalyptic game!... You definitely have to be a bit crazy to dive into those places!... I commend you and @anidiotexplores to the "God of urban explorers" (the Greeks or the Romans must have had one I guess) to protect you and keep you safe from injury!... And thank you so much for this delightful content to amuse and appreciate dear @slobberchops friend!...
!discovery 42
!VSC
!PIZZA
@jlinaresp has sent VSC to @slobberchops
This post was rewarded with 0.1 VSC to support your work.
Join our photography communityVisual Shots
Check here to view or trade VSC Tokens
Be part of our Curation Trail
@jlinaresp ha enviado VSC a @slobberchops
Éste post fue recompensado con 0.1 VSC para apoyar tu trabajo.
Únete a nuestra comunidad de fotografía Visual Shots
Consulte aquí para ver o intercambiar VSC Tokens
Se parte de nuestro Trail de Curación
Many of these could go well with apocalyptic games. Being there in the flesh does drag you into that scenario and it went through my mind just yesterday in another graffiti-filled mess I was in!
Yes, this one was a little more dangerous than usual. Sometimes @anidiotexplores goes places I dare not, it all depends on mood and circumstances I think 😀
This post was shared and voted inside the discord by the curators team of discovery-it
Join our Community and follow our Curation Trail
Discovery-it is also a Witness, vote for us here
Delegate to us for passive income. Check our 80% fee-back Program
$PIZZA slices delivered:
@jlinaresp(3/10) tipped @slobberchops
Congratulations, your post has been added to the TravelFeed Map! 🎉🥳🌴
Did you know you have your own profile map?
And every post has their own map too!
Want to have your post on the map too?
- Go to TravelFeed Map
- Click the create pin button
- Drag the marker to where your post should be. Zoom in if needed or use the search bar (top right).
- Copy and paste the generated code in your post (any Hive frontend)
- Or login with Hive Keychain or Hivesigner and click "create post" to post to Hive directly from TravelFeed
- Congrats, your post is now on the map!
PS: You can import your previous Pinmapple posts to the TravelFeed map.Opt Out
Congratulations, your post has been added to WorldMapPin! 🎉
Did you know you have your own profile map?
And every post has their own map too!
Want to have your post on the map too?
Damn!!!
This place is badly devastated
You’re doing a nice exploration though and make sure you’re always being careful
Thanks for sharing
One of these days, the floor is going to give way. It's already happened once, and I escaped death.
I imagine this place smell pretty bad too even with all the windows smashed in.
!BEER
I can't remember it smelling bad. Some places I do like a certain school I was in yesterday.., the toilet was something to behold... I tell you!
View or trade
BEER
.Hey @slobberchops, here is a little bit of
BEER
from @new.things for you. Enjoy it!Learn how to earn FREE BEER each day by staking your
BEER
.That's one that needs flattening, stat!
Flattening..., why its a marvel of architecture.. whatever do you mean?!
Ah yes, silly me. It's grandiosity is unmatched!!
Awesome, plus you always do such a great job with the images you select and share 👏👏👏 I've always wondered how you find so many places like this.
Thanks, I try. Finding them is getting harder.
!LOL
!ALIVE
I might have to agree with anidiotexplores there. After seeing the inside, it seemed too much risk and hassle for the 'reward'. It's good that you were able to get in and out safely, but there really wasn't much to see there. Apart from one nice graffiti, it was mostly a dump.
There was HELL in there. You have to believe what you see!
grot at it's finest!!
how long has that face nappy wearing sell out been on here? Time to disguise the location all my adventures!!!
Don't fret, it's a placeholder account created by me so I can reference him..., he's not on here. 28DaysLater are due to start selling nappies soon, gonna buy and be hip? 😀
Fuck that!
Only good thing captured are the images you manage to get with your photography, nothing here alas!
!BEER for concerted effort....
View or trade
BEER
.Hey @slobberchops, here is a little bit of
BEER
from @joanstewart for you. Enjoy it!Learn how to earn FREE BEER each day by staking your
BEER
.Congratulations @slobberchops! Your post brought a smile to the TravelFeed team so we have sent you a smiley. Keep up the good job. 🙂
Thanks for using TravelFeed!
@for91days (TravelFeed team)
PS: Did you know that we launched the truvvl app? With truvvl, you can create travel stories on the go from your phone and swipe through nearby stories from other TravelFeed users. It is available on the Apple App Store and Google Play.
Congratulations @slobberchops! You have completed the following achievement on the Hive blockchain And have been rewarded with New badge(s)
Your next target is to reach 460000 upvotes.
You can view your badges on your board and compare yourself to others in the Ranking
If you no longer want to receive notifications, reply to this comment with the word
STOP
Wow, that looked sketchy as heck. I wouldn't have set foot in that one. Shit-tip on the inside! But we would never have known if you hadn't gone in !
I've seen plenty of your "Tales" in the past but I keep my original opinion that you have a great eye with your photos. Every one of these looks like they could be a scouting piece for horror films and the things you find that were left behind are just as interesting as the buildings themselves. Those dark stairs leading down are particularly eerie.
To be honest this was a shit-hole! We arrived and were dismayed at all the scaffolding. This was new, and that means blokes could be inside working on it. If so, we would have left. They tend to to take kindly to the likes of us.
STOP THE ABUSE ON HIVE
FAKE HIVE POLICE
HIVE IS DEAD
HIVE IS ONE BIG FARM
!LOL !WEED !MEME !GIF
https://hive.blog/hive-104387/@bpcvoter3/se19g2
Downvoted BY HIVE FARMERS
6 days ago in #life by slobberchops (81)$0.00
Reply 3
Sort: Trending
[-]bpcvoter2 (-5)(1) 4 days ago · Will be hidden due to low rating
NO DOWNVOTES FOR MARKY MARK'S SELF VOTING !WEED
https://hive.blog/life/@slobberchops/re-gogreenbuddy-sdr1wb
https://www.publish0x.com/the-dark-side-of-hive
https://www.reddit.com/r/stoptheabuseonhive/
https://peakd.com/hive-164833/@bilpcoinbpc/you-have-all-witnessed-this-account-being-downvoted-to-a-negative-reputation-for-no-reason
SHAME ON YOU ALL SAD PEOPLE WHO SCAM LIE AND FARM HIVE AND HIVERS
[-]acidyo (82) 3 months ago
Haha at "I shouldn't make commercial" :D Maybe something to worry about when you have more youtube subscribers! Quite interesting content though, these things should get more subs on there and here.
$4.28
1 vote
Reply
[-]gogreenbuddy (67) 3 months ago
Yeah thought that was funny too
$4.54
4 votes
gogreenbuddy: $4.47
acidyo: $0.06
holbein81: $0.01
koleso: -$0.00
https://hive.blog/life/@gogreenbuddy/i-had-to-give-up-on-my-gabion-fencing-too-much-work
@themarkymark @buildawhale @upmyvote @ipromote @gogreenbuddy @usainvote @punkteam @makerhacks @apeminingclub @leovoter @blockheadgamds @rollingbones farm @cwow2 @solominer @steevc @adm @abit @theycallmedan @dalz @abh12345
HE MAKES CURATION REWARDS WITH ALL HIS ALT ACCOUNTS BURNING TOKENS LIKE THIS DOES NOT TAKE OLD TOKENS IT MINTS NEW ONES AND BURNS THEM
https://hive.blog/hive-167922/@bilpcoinbpc/the-power
https://www.bilpcoin.com/hive-167922/@bilpcoinbpc/the-power
https://www.bilpcoin.com/hive-167922/@bpcvoter1/response-4-to-themarkymark-marcus-buildawhale-usainvote-ipomote-leovoter-gogreenbuddy-and-over-100-of-his-alt-accounts
Reply 2 to @eddiespino
Reply to @eddiespino
cwow stop the drink and drugs
Stop supporting the fake Hive police who do nothing but exploit Hive
Many people on Hive will never get to spend any of their Hive as it may become illegal in certain countries
@slobberchops!
@bpcvoter2 passed you the virtual joint!If you do not want to receive these comments, please reply with !STOP
STOP THE ABUSE ON HIVE
FAKE HIVE POLICE
HIVE IS DEAD
HIVE IS ONE BIG FARM
!LOL !WEED !MEME !GIF
https://hive.blog/hive-104387/@bpcvoter3/se19g2
Downvoted BY HIVE FARMERS
6 days ago in #life by slobberchops (81)$0.00
Reply 3
Sort: Trending
[-]bpcvoter2 (-5)(1) 4 days ago · Will be hidden due to low rating
NO DOWNVOTES FOR MARKY MARK'S SELF VOTING !WEED
https://hive.blog/life/@slobberchops/re-gogreenbuddy-sdr1wb
https://www.publish0x.com/the-dark-side-of-hive
https://www.reddit.com/r/stoptheabuseonhive/
https://peakd.com/hive-164833/@bilpcoinbpc/you-have-all-witnessed-this-account-being-downvoted-to-a-negative-reputation-for-no-reason
SHAME ON YOU ALL SAD PEOPLE WHO SCAM LIE AND FARM HIVE AND HIVERS
[-]acidyo (82) 3 months ago
Haha at "I shouldn't make commercial" :D Maybe something to worry about when you have more youtube subscribers! Quite interesting content though, these things should get more subs on there and here.
$4.28
1 vote
Reply
[-]gogreenbuddy (67) 3 months ago
Yeah thought that was funny too
$4.54
4 votes
gogreenbuddy: $4.47
acidyo: $0.06
holbein81: $0.01
koleso: -$0.00
https://hive.blog/life/@gogreenbuddy/i-had-to-give-up-on-my-gabion-fencing-too-much-work
@themarkymark @buildawhale @upmyvote @ipromote @gogreenbuddy @usainvote @punkteam @makerhacks @apeminingclub @leovoter @blockheadgamds @rollingbones farm @cwow2 @solominer @steevc @adm @abit @theycallmedan @dalz @abh12345
HE MAKES CURATION REWARDS WITH ALL HIS ALT ACCOUNTS BURNING TOKENS LIKE THIS DOES NOT TAKE OLD TOKENS IT MINTS NEW ONES AND BURNS THEM
https://hive.blog/hive-167922/@bilpcoinbpc/the-power
https://www.bilpcoin.com/hive-167922/@bilpcoinbpc/the-power
https://www.bilpcoin.com/hive-167922/@bpcvoter1/response-4-to-themarkymark-marcus-buildawhale-usainvote-ipomote-leovoter-gogreenbuddy-and-over-100-of-his-alt-accounts
Reply 2 to @eddiespino
Reply to @eddiespino
cwow stop the drink and drugs
Stop supporting the fake Hive police who do nothing but exploit Hive
Many people on Hive will never get to spend any of their Hive as it may become illegal in certain countries
☕️ Hello @! Your post has been recognized by the cXc Music team!
Experience our music map at cXc.world 🔗🌳. Peep plans 👀 in our DHF proposal 👉
https://melbettr.app/ sitesi, Türkiye'deki oyunculara her zevke uygun kumar keyfi için en iyi koşulları sunmaktadır. Aktif kullanıcılar için çeşitli bonuslar ve avantajlar, oyunu daha da ilginç ve karlı hale getiriyor. Ayrıca sadece kumar oynamakla kalmaz, aynı zamanda daha az ilginç olmayan bahisler de oynayabilirsiniz. Bu çevrimiçi kumarhaneyi deneyen herkes daha iyi olamayacağını biliyor.