Giglamps rambles

A bit of impromptu urban exploration today; these pictures are from November last year, when I was on my way to an appointment, had a few minutes going spare and decided to explore this disused pub with which I have a bit of personal history. In the early 2010s, when it was still called the Townhouse, my first job after college was here. Not working in the pub itself but doing some community project effort which we ran out of the function room, and did questionnaires with the general public (or, y'know, mocked up a load of answers and dossed about 'round town with my mates, as you do.) It's been empty for a fair few years, and suffice to say it's fallen into disrepair during that time; it's a shame because it was a nice place when it was actively in use. These steps are where we used to head in; I have distinct memories of them being a fucker to walk up on a wet day.  This door was torn off in a storm, which enabled me to go in and have a nosey... Stopping to admire...

Catching up with some more photos today, this time from a couple of leisurely wanders, through Sutton yesterday and to the nebulous land between Higher Hurdsfield, Kerridge and Rainow today. Getting to Sutton unfortunately requires going up sodding London Road (there are some rough spots in town but words cannot do justice to precisely how shit and depressing that particular part of town is, it's fucking grim ) but thankfully, once we get just past the canal bridges and the car wash, then we can take a detour through Lyme Green, a pleasantly picturesque village, where we are welcomed by the hoofin' great tree near the bus stop. Also of note, work has resumed on The Other Death House, not the Death House that turned up a while back (that has since found a buyer, fair play to whoever has taken that on, they've got their work cut out there!) It's been sitting there with naff all happening for at least a few years and at one point there was an old sideboard effort outside...