Exploring the abandoned, derelict and forgotten of Adelaide, South Australia and beyond
Maughan Church and Mission was constructed in 1964/1965 on the site of the original Methodist Church built in 1865. An octagonal church, it was described as Contemporary Gothic, featuring a folded plate roof, parquetry timber ceiling and tall slit windows that formed a 24 sided crown. Designed by architects Gordon C Brown and Donald L […]
Read More Urban Exploration – Adelaide’s Maughan ChurchExact Location: Confidential Australia’s mining industry plunged into depression in the 1920s with base metal prices collapsing after the First World War. The exception was gold. In times of economic depression gold mining becomes more profitable and, hence, gold mining increased dramatically in South Australia throughout the 1930s. This was helped by the floating of gold […]
Read More Urban Exploration – State Gold Battery and Cyanide WorksNote: Since the taking of the photos seen here this property has been sold to a gentleman with plans to activate the space via mixed use business development. It is also this mans current residence. Please do not attempt access as you will likely be shot. The abandoned dairy factory In the mid 1950s, The […]
Read More Urban Exploration – The Death Of DairyIn 1943, commercial coal mining began in Leigh Creek. The South Australian government of the day wanted to develop a self-sufficient energy supply following coal shortages during the Second World War. As such, the Electricity Trust of South Australia (ETSA) needed a station with boilers capable of burning Leigh Creek coal, and commissioned the Playford […]
Read More Urban Exploration – Port Augusta Power StationContinuing my series on the various buildings and wards which make up the former Glenside Hospital. For more than a century the collection of buildings now known as Glenside Hospital were home to Adelaide’s abandoned, sick and insane. Within the walls of the 130 acre hospital were countless tales not just of sorrow but also ground-breaking, world-first advancements in the treatment of […]
Read More Urban Exploration – Glenside Hospital – Paterson HouseLast year I received word that the Greater Union Cinemas in Hindley Street were planning on reopening in 2016. At that time, the Edge Church were using the space for services. I reached out to a senior member of the church who confirmed the rumours and offered to show me around in the final days of their […]
Read More Urban Exploration – Greater Union 5 Hindley StreetI’ll be posting a series on the various buildings and wards which make up the former Glenside Hospital. For more than a century the collection of buildings now known as Glenside Hospital were home to Adelaide’s abandoned, sick and insane. Within the walls of the 130 acre hospital were countless tales not just of sorrow but also ground-breaking, world-first advancements in […]
Read More Urban Exploration – Glenside Hospital – The ElmsThis former mortuary once served the local hospital. Opening in the 1920s, the hospital catered primarily for patients with mental illness and intellectual disabilities. The care and treatment of mental illness and intellectual disability was poor and the two were often grouped together. A 1950s investigation into the hospital revealed that children and adult patients were being housed […]
Read More Urban Exploration – The MortuaryIn 1935, seven Sisters came to South Australia from the Carmelite Monastery in Kew, Victoria, bringing their tradition of contemplative life to Adelaide. The Adelaide Carmelite Monastery was established in the former Roman Catholic Archbishops residence and was later expanded to include a larger chapel, accommodations and imposing gardens. The history of Discalced Carmelite Nuns extends back […]
Read More Urban Exploration – The Carmelite MonasteryWe don’t need no education We don’t need no thought control No dark sarcasm in the classroom Teachers leave them kids alone Hey! Teachers! Leave them kids alone! All in all it’s just another brick in the wall. All in all you’re just another brick in the wall. Once a place of higher learning, Croydon […]
Read More Urban Exploration – We don’t need no education
AUTOPSY OF ADELAIDE 