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Continue reading →: Seldom Engine House Investigation – Spirit Box ResponsesLast Night we headed for a walk to Seldom Engine House which lays hidden away in the Moss Valley. The engine house was once part of Plumbley Colliery, which was sunk in about 1860 and closed in 1901. There are two theories about how the engine house got its name.…
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Continue reading →: The Royalty Cinema | Urban ExploringThe Royalty Cinema was designed by Birmingham architect Horace G Bradley, with Kingsway completed in 1925 and the Royalty opened in 1929 during the first great wave of cinema building with Maurice Chevalier in “The Love Parade”. It was built for and operated by the local independent Selly Oak Pictures…
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Continue reading →: The abandoned Queen’s Theatre | Urban ExploringThe Theatre was originally commissioned to be the new town hall but after the federation of the six towns took place in 1910 to create the city of Stoke-on-Trent its original purpose as a town hall became obsolete. The building was designed by architects Russell & Cooper and upon its…
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Continue reading →: Exploring a Abandoned Air Raid Shelter | Dodge HillBelow the streets of a city lays a vast network of abandoned tunnels and passages. These tunnels were cut through the red sandstone on which the town is built on. This labyrinth of tunnels were deep level air raid shelters. These shelters were able to accommodate 7,000 people during the…
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Continue reading →: St Nectans Glen | Haunted HistoryAs you head through the woods to see the St Nectans Glenn you will notice there is endless ribons attached to the trees – These are left by people who have been in the water in the hope to bring long life and good health. There are also numerous rocks…











