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𝐄𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥

Edendork Dance Hall, nestled in the rural village of Edendork just outside Dungannon, was a vibrant cornerstone of the community for decades. Originally opened in September 1950 as St. Malachy’s Parochial Hall, it quickly evolved into a beloved venue for socialising and entertainment, showcasing the best of Ireland’s showbands during the 1960s and 1970s.

However, as the landscape of entertainment shifted and larger venues emerged, the hall fell into disrepair, a poignant reminder of a bygone era. After years of deterioration and a wave of criticism over its planned demolition, Edendork Dance Hall was ultimately reduced to rubble in October 2024, marking the end of a cherished chapter in the community’s history. Its legacy, however, remains alive in the memories of those who danced beneath its roof.

Full report here: https://urbexhub.com/edendork-dance-hall/

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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐰𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐤

Strangford Lough, the largest inlet in Ireland and the British Isles, is not just an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, but home to a striking feature along its rocky shores. Near Portaferry, the Mellifont, an 18-metre vessel, lies abandoned at Rua Point, where it has rested since April 2024. The Mellifont had a colourful past, rescuing the crew of a damaged trawler in 1999. Despite plans to refloat the ship after it was swept into the Lough by fierce winds, it remains shipwrecked, raising concerns about pollution in the protected waters of Strangford Lough.

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𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞

Cascades, located in Portadown, Northern Ireland, was once a bustling leisure centre, boasting a 33-meter, 6-lane pool, a smaller pool for children and learners, and fitness suites including a full gym and steam room. Its doors closed in August 2020, as part of a strategic move to amalgamate with two other leisure centres in the borough, paving the way for a more contemporary facility in Craigavon.

Full report and history on site: https://urbexhub.com/cascades-leisure-centre/

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𝐖𝐞'𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤!

It's been just over a year since we've shared an update here - but worry not, we've not disappeared!

We've been extensively traveling across Europe and America and can't wait to share with you locations from:

🇦🇱 Albania 🇧🇾 Belarus 🇺🇦 Chernobyl 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇲🇰 Macedonia 🇵🇱 Poland 🇪🇸 Spain 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 USA

Highlights include abandoned ghost towns, former military bases, hospitals, hotels, abandoned fighter planes, Soviet relics and more!

Furthermore, we've revamped the site with a new urbex map, allowing you to discover nearby locations. Plus, our urbex guides cover everything from essential equipment to location scouting, safety measures, and the legal aspects of urbex exploration.

We're thrilled to be back! Stay tuned for a new report tomorrow.

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Are you ever coming back? I miss your posts

Soon!

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𝐂𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 Cotton Primary School was a co-educational primary school located on the outskirts of Bangor, Northern Ireland. The school aimed to provide a supportive and inclusive environment for children aged four to eleven and followed the Northern Ireland Curriculum. Opening in 1969, this school replaced an older building that was on the opposite side of the road. While it was only a two-teacher school, at one stage it served up to 40 students from Bangor, Groomsport, Conlig and Donaghadee. Full report here: https://urbexhub.com/cotton-primary-school/

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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 This abandoned house and caravan can be found in the lush green fields of rural Ireland and just a stone’s throw away from the border with Northern Ireland. Judging by the contents of this home, we think the previous occupants would have preferred if their property was located on the other side of the border! Full report in comments below! Full report here: https://urbexhub.com/the-house-on-the-wrong-side-of-the-border/

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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐨 "𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭" 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 Nestled in the heart of a little hamlet, this Art Deco complex sits in stark contrast to the traditional Irish homes nearby. Some locals call it the 'Cult House' and claim to have witnessed a shadowy figure in a white robe lurking around the grounds while others in the art community have said it was built to celebrate the female anatomy and form. Building works started in the late 1980s but ended abruptly roughly ten years ago due to a lack of planning permission. What are your thoughts on this place? An interesting Art Deco home or was it intended to be used for something else upon completion? Full report here: https://urbexhub.com/the-art-deco-cult-house/

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𝐖𝐨𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 – 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐬 These vocational training workshops were located on the grounds of Woburn House and were built in 1966. These training workshops were used to allow the juveniles who attended Woburn House to develop skills to enable employment on their release. Full report here: https://urbexhub.com/woburn-house-training-workshops/

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𝐖𝐨𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 Woburn House is a B2 listed grand mansion located on the grounds of Lisnevin Training School. An 1800 Italiante property that was once the private summer mansion for John Gilmore Dunbar, a wealthy mill owner who passed it down to multiple generations of his family. In 1929, the local coroner, Dr. Wallace was called to the home after the discovery of a deceased baby stuffed in a suitcase under the bed of dairymaid, Sarah Cameron.  Sarah Cameron pleaded guilty to infanticide and her employer; Mr Pack-Beresford asked the court to “be as lenient as possible” as she was the best dairymaid he had ever hired. The judge said that he had sympathy with Cameron and that “she had been punished enough” before subsequently releasing her. During WWII, Woburn house went on to be used as a convalescent home for injured soldiers. In 1949, Mr Pack-Beresford passed away and the estate was acquired the state. An open borstal was planned for the site and in 1956, the first juveniles moved in.  Some windows were secured with iron bars, but many juveniles escaped over the years, simply by smashing windows in the middle of the night. One boy escaped after 10 weeks at the borstal and was not apprehended until 8 months later! Lisnevin Training School was opened next door to Woburn House as a secure borstal. After its closure in 1980, the site was taken over by the Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS). The Northern Ireland Prison Service converted rooms into training facilities and offices. The Northern Ireland Prison Service also opened a prison museum on the site which hosted history from over 200 years of policing in Northern Ireland. In 2018, both Woburn House and Lisnevin Training School went on to be sold for £1.75 million. Full report here: https://urbexhub.com/woburn-house/

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𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 - 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 This nondescript and non-denominational church was in the secure grounds of Lisnevin Training School. Juvenile delinquents attended Sunday service here with one service for the Catholic residents and one service for the Protestant residents. Full report here: https://urbexhub.com/lisnevin-training-school-the-church/

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𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 - 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 The administration building was for staff members and visitors to check in before being granted access to Lisnevin Training School. It was also used for meetings and to store important borstal keys and documents. Full report here: https://urbexhub.com/lisnevin-training-school-the-administration-building

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𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 – 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥 Drone footage of the former Lisnevin Training School. A now abandoned borstal that once housed up to 40 juvenile delinquents. Full report here: https://urbexhub.com/lisnevin-training-school-millisle.../

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𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 – 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥

Lisnevin Training School first opened in 1981 with accommodation available for up to 40 boys between the ages of 10 and 17.  Most of the boys who were housed here had a history of absconding from other open training schools. Some of the juveniles housed here had been charged with terrorism related offences during the Troubles.

Lisnevin was the only training school in Northern Ireland which housed both Catholic and Protestant boys together. This in turn meant conflict was rampant between the juveniles on site. Staff would reprimand boys by caning them with a bamboo cane.

In 1997, it was reported that the reoffend rate for Lisnevin Training School was 100%.

Mary Honeyball, General Secretary of the Association of Chief Officers of Probation described Lisnevin as “bleak beyond belief”.

An independent report by researchers at Queen’s University Belfast concluded that boys that were sent to Lisnevin “came in as criminals with low self-esteem and went out as criminals with high self-esteem.”

The Northern Ireland Human Rights Chief Commissioner, Prof. Brice Dickson, said that “If the contents of this report are borne out, it gives rise to real concern that there have been breaches of human rights at Lisnevin.”

In 2000, it was announced that Lisnevin Training School was to close and by 2003, the remaining juveniles were transferred to new detention centres.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland became the new custodians of the site. The PSNI used it as a police training school until 2016 when it closed to due financial constraints.

In 2018, the site was put on the market for £1.75 million. It sold shortly after and has remained derelict since.  

Full article and report here: https://urbexhub.com/lisnevin-training-school-millisle-borstal/

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Your posts are really fascinating. How do you come across all these places? I'd love to get into it. Where has been your favorite place?

Lots of time spent on Google and Google Maps researching!

One of my favourites will be posted tomorrow. It's a massive complex so will have to be split over 5 or 6 articles. I'm excited to share our recent Baltics road trip soon as well. Loads of old Soviet finds.

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𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐲 This drone video is from June 2022 when preparatory works for it to be demolished where in progress. It was demolished on the 25th August 2022.

We've previously posted about this monument from our trip in 2019 and went back one last time to see it. Architecturally, we are sad to see it go but understand why it is a controversial monument - especially after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. You can read the full article here: https://urbexhub.com/victory-memorial-to-soviet-army/

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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫 – 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝟔𝟔 Route 66 is a former American diner located in Conlig, Northern Ireland. Opening in 1998 this restaurant followed a similar fate of the American Route 66 and closed its doors in 1999 due to dwindling traffic numbers. Full report here: https://urbexhub.com/route-66