It’s houses now. I went past the old site in April ‘21. I was there in 85/6. I’m in my 50s now.
These photos look like Chernobyl, but it’s not. It’s Buxton in the 21st Century.
It’s difficult to accept it’s gone.
Getting older has a price and this is it- watching everything you know disappear.
Hmmmm.
Harpur Hill College Buxton
The high peak college of education. Built around 1964. It used to be an RAF base in world war 2 and had left many marks on the area. The RAF made tunnels in the limestone to store bombs and ammo. They were later used to grow mushrooms and cold stores.
The college became part of the University of Derby in 1998. The campus closed It's doors in 2006.
The amount of stuff left here was quite unbelievable really. It doesn't take long before the unsavoury characters emerge though. The site has been pilfered and pillaged beyond recognition.
Topic: Harpur Hill College Buxton
2021 - Reflecting
Smithy | 04/04/2021