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I've just been down to the building as a possible UE site, but got all scared by the asbestos warnings.
I started researching it in Google, low and behold, it led me right back to this topic lol (which I didn't know existed).
It looks like a lovely building for UE, but I don't have the stones due to the signing.

Its all boarded up anyway matey, me and Toto have tried a few times, and lets just say an electric screwdriver will be needed at the very least.

Ist this the place they do police things, Always see lots of police outside it with the dogs, Looks like they do training or sumat in this area ?

Extendable ladders
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I have actually heard myself that it actually now belongs to two families. A son or daughter got married, brought together the two families, the couple that owned the building have now died, leaving the two families arguing over who should have the land and building. I actually thought it was a derelict building until I looked into it further.

Ill pass on the ladders idea, too much in the way of noise and too visable.

The idea of UE, is to be subtle and silent.

Dont forget, on the front and the side/back especially, the place is practically in perfect view of surrounding houses.

Any attracting of attention and we would be fooked with ladders.

The police use this building and liscard hall in central park for dog training on a regular basis

Your emblem over the door if you unmix it reads:- A.D 1906.
you can always work out the date if you see the letters A.D. in a plaque or brickwork.
Great house tho.

The building in the B/W photos was on the opposite side of the Mariners slip road in the numast site and is what we knew as the Mariners home.It was derilict for years and was eventually knocked down in the early eighties.The building that still stands today on what locals call the greenhill was always a mysterious place ,never seen anyone going in or comming out and it was well secure with an army of security guards which was quite rare then.

The wife went for a interveiw in the numast site years ago and went to this building by mistake and was met by a security guard and escorted back to the gate.

been past today very grand place some boards off! only amount of time before it gets set on fire!by some fire bug?

nowt to be scared of people, lets just go

The Old Mariners home is to be if it hasnt already been demolished. It was originally part of the Mariners Park Trust and the terms of the Lease at the time was that it had to be used by the Mariners. Which meant that the building has fallen into disrepair and is now too costly to renovate.... Time passes and its used by the local police to do training... Then its used by yobs to drink in... Now the Lease/Agreement has run out, the land has been bought up by a property Developer and we're to get yet more Luxury Flats...just what we need to replace that beautiful Old Building.... NOT!

The Old Mariners home has certainly gone. To be replaced by this.
The last pic is where I think Liscard Manor House used to stand.

I took a few snaps of the Gibson House in the OP, (next door) this afternoon. Will post later.

I`ve been in there already, if i can find the pics i`ll post em
btw it been set on fire in the main entrance hall, looks like the fire brigade caught it just in time before the fire had chance to spread



rentaclown, you kick ass! i`m with you on that remark, too much pussy footing around these days, i say get in before it`s to late



totaly agree handbag

i`ll look for the pics

Sounds like a job for the `A` team, lets get in ther and kick ass people, before its "burnt down" and the council have to knock it down in the name of safety (and line their pockets!) Happens a lot lately!
Anyone heared if the Woodside Hotel has become "unsafe" yet??
wont be long for that next!
Next election i vote we DONT vote!!