The Woodhouse is back as the dignified representative of this latest underground themed post! UKurbex put the pictures below on their website showing the pictures they bravely took of the cellars of the now probably flattened Woodhouse, Hopwas(see earlier posts for more details) These photos are an invaluable testament as far as I know there [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Hopwas’
Dark cellars
Posted in Abe and Ernst adventures, Underground, tagged abandoned, dissappeared, Hopwas, underground on December 14, 2010 | 1 Comment »
SANDS OF TIME(HIKES)
Posted in Abe and Ernst adventures, Hopwas, tagged abe and ernst, Hopwas, photos, planet of the apes, quarry on November 12, 2010 | 3 Comments »
These are a collection of photos taken a few years back of the sand deposits in the quarry on Hopwas Hill behind the Lichfield Transmitter mast taken at the dawn of the digital camera age. I remember it was my brother´s great idea to take up close up pictures of the dunes, capturing miniature desert [...]
Decision to demolish Woodhouse
Posted in Abe and Ernst adventures, Hopwas, tagged abandoned, council, country houses, Hopwas, quarry, woodhouse on October 15, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The demolishing of the Woodhouse is happening right now(see comment on post, woodhouse 1730-2010) , so thought it was time to post the authorities decision to allow demolition. Below English Heritage have kindly allowed me to share the English Heritage advice report in response to my application and the reasons for it being denied. It’s [...]
CHASING WINDMILLS
Posted in Abe and Ernst adventures, Windmills, tagged abe and ernst, Hopwas, soldiers, whittington, windmills, woods on September 26, 2010 | 3 Comments »
The first adventure for Abe and Ernst is aptly going to be to do with windmills, Don Quijote´s giants in the landscape. Ernst and Abe are not going to have much luck in finding windmills around Tamworth, as there isn´t any. Tamworth being crisscrossed by rivers was ideally suited for watermills. There were though at [...]
THE WOODHOUSE 1730-2010
Posted in Hopwas, pioneer houses, tagged Hopwas, woodhouse, woods on September 11, 2010 | 4 Comments »
This is a pretty apt subject for heritage weekend with a heavy dose of bitter irony. It´s official The Woodhouse, Hopwas is being demolished. Photos of the fenced off area appeared on the Midlands heritage forum and my spot listing application failed at the last hurdle with the ministry of culture. Many thanks for the [...]
RIVER JOURNEYS
Posted in Abe and Ernst adventures, tagged canoeing, Hopwas, ideas, rivers on September 2, 2010 | 2 Comments »
My search for ways to investigate and ultimately enjoy the surrounding area around Tamworth had led me to contemplate a while back, travelling on the areas rivers(a canoe not a yacht!). This has been held back by many things, thinking about it too much, lack of watercraft,lack of experience, the appearance of that series by [...]
WOODHOUSE FUTURES
Posted in Abe and Ernst adventures, Hopwas, tagged funk, Hopwas, ideas, parliament, woodhouse, woods on August 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »
There seems to be only two alternatives for the woodhouse(see previous post) demolish it, leaving a pile of old bricks in a clearing or letting it rot and continuing to be an atmospheric ruin for exploration forums. In a different world there would be another alternative doing something with it! So below are a few [...]
UPDATE ON WOODHOUSE
Posted in Abe and Ernst adventures, Hopwas, tagged abandoned, council, Hopwas, woodhouse, woods on August 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Below are the two reasons the woodhouse has been given a demolition order and my counterarguments: 1st reason:The buildings are a focus for vandalism and ‘goings on’ and are in a state of disrepair. Speaking with former members of ‘friends of Hopwas Woods’ who know a lot more history about the site than me, they [...]
STOP DEMOLISHING OF THE WOODHOUSE
Posted in Abe and Ernst adventures, Hopwas, tagged abandoned, council, events, Hopwas, woodhouse, woods on August 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’m momentarily going to turn the blog into a campaign to save the 18th century historic Woodhouse, Hopwas. It’s historic significance can be seen in this earlier post. I’ve recently heard that the Woodhouse has had a demolition order go ahead, so it’s demolition could happen any day now! Here’s the post below : Hello all [...]
