The care home - Tadcaster

[TK421]

Hello everyone,

After a partial failure at another site this morning I popped over to Tadcaster to see the disused viaduct, I stumbled upon a series of really interesting buildings which turned out to be an abandoned care home and old lodge.

First things first, there are no internal shots on this explore, all buildings were well secured, but to be honest I am pleased because it gives them at least a fighting chance of surviving.

My research tells me that they were part of a former childrens orphange run originally by Barnados. An orphanage had existed on the site for around 100 years, and in 1992 it was demolished and a new building was constructed, however the old lodge and gate houses were untouched. Anyway, on with the photos:

First clues that something grand was lurking, iron railings to protect trees, but now the iron and tree have become one:


Barbed wire bokeh - welcome to the old lodge:


Behold, some shored up goodness:


Leaves in the sunlight:


I would love to see what the stained glass window looks like from the inside, this is some serious protection against the charvers:




Gatehouse:




The more modern care home:


Original gate to the old lodge:


Sorry there are no internals, but apart from breaking our moral code of no B&E there was no way in. I understand that in April this year a developer and also a care home business applied to the town council for reopening the buildings as a care home for the elderley, hopefully this will go through and the old lodge epsecially will see new life breathed into it.

cheers

Ian