Tales of the Urban Explorer: The Old Dog Inn

I had passed it umpteen times; it looked impenetrable and unbreachable. The fact is I hadn’t bothered looking as it was in a town centre and that means too many eyes.

37_IMG_6012_37.jpg

Another explorer had been inside recently, maybe the only other one ever? It told me that it could be worth a look even if it was another of those 'bars from hell' type places.

The Old Dog Inn has been around since 1732 or thereabouts, and was re-built to its present form in 1898. This image (below) is from 1882. The pub was closed in 2018 and has managed to get itself in a terrible state since.

OldDog1882.jpg
Source

Sometimes it can be about the challenge, could we get in without breaking in? It doesn’t half get your adrenaline moving.

Razor the Goth had managed it, could we?

He might be a lousy singer that scares old ladies walking around in broad daylight looking like a vampire, but that bloke can climb and has no fear.

This is the dude who climbs up scaffolding and then calls the cops to alert them of a bloke who's 150 feet up and he's the bloke!

35_IMG_6010_35.jpg

I know there would be a chance that either @anidiotexplores or I would fail this, but the challenge was laid down.

32_IMG_6007_32.jpg

The green gate was tall, but with plenty of climbing holds for both hands and feet, not a big deal. We needed to keep out of the shitbins as there could have been something shitty and pungent inside.

30_IMG_6005_30.jpg

The far side revealed a soft landing on the leather couch, and someone else living there, fortunately not at home.

31_IMG_6006_31.jpg

It was up there and through the upper window which is offset from the roof. What the fuck were we thinking?

29_IMG_6004_29.jpg

We made it to the roof and both looked at whatever that was jutting out below the open window. Would it take our weight or would we be cascading 20 feet down to a certain injury?

@anidiotexplores tentatively tested it, grabbed hold of the window ledge, and pulled himself inside. It was now up to me.

2_IMG_5976_2.jpg

It creaked a little but held as I did the same entering a green-caked gloom-filled room with a bar stool and little else.


1_IMG_5975_1.jpg
’a view from the window, we still needed to get out… go slowly or jump the angle and hope you don’t crack your shoulder while doing so’…’

4_IMG_5978_4.jpg

Walking out of what was someone’s bedroom once, I noticed the landing looked more than a little unstable.

5_IMG_5979_5.jpg

Under that layer of wood looked like a fucking big hole. Talk about tentative creeping around and wall hugging…, this was the only route unless you wanted to bail and try the jump early.

6_IMG_5980_6.jpg

It might look just a few inches under there, but it wasn’t.., I tell ya!

7_IMG_5981_7.jpg

8_IMG_5982_8.jpg

A view onto Fishergate, the main street; that’s all good and well, you will only be able to take in the view for a split second before moving downward vertically at a decent rate of knots.

9_IMG_5983_9.jpg

Everywhere you walked on the upper floors of 'The Old Dog Inn' was incredibly sketchy. Having a shit was even worse, the angle and crouch you would need could be deadly, and don't even think about bog paper.

10_IMG_5984_10.jpg

Toilet designers from the 19th century…, disgraceful. This is what you get when your pub is built on the cheap. I would have sacked the bastards.

@anidiotexplores decided to try the second floor, bloody lunatic, there was barely a second floor to speak of. I was wincing watching him balance on single boards.

11_IMG_5985_11.jpg

Descending to view what was left of the bar came as some relief.

12_IMG_5986_12.jpg

Writing, now that’s something. Maybe there was something worth looking at within this rotting public house.

13_IMG_5987_13.jpg

Well now, it’s one of those bars from hell... again. Don’t they look just great!

14_IMG_5988_14.jpg

This one was kind of collapsing, tilting slightly to the right and might have been already gone if it wasn’t for the support poles.

15_IMG_5989_15.jpg

16_IMG_5990_16.jpg

Can you imagine if this was a tourist attraction? You can’t go there, or there…, or… there. It’s too dangerous. This is the freedom of Urban Exploring, there’s no cunt showing you about and worse, telling you what to do.

Besides the bar that looked like it was ready to fall in the next five minutes, the ground floor was a lot more stable.

18_IMG_5992_18.jpg

If you like dust, shit, and rubble then I can understand you might want to check out the surrounding areas, but the bar was attracting me.

19_IMG_5993_19.jpg

I dodged the support poles and snuck around the back. See.., this is what you miss for being a pussy. Stale female underwear cascaded in cobwebs; this is what we come for.

20_IMG_5994_20.jpg

21_IMG_5995_21.jpg

A multi-tiered bar from the other side, with dark wood all around; they must have placed all the build money here, and bollocks to the toilets.

22_IMG_5996_22.jpg

Only the blokes can drink whisky. Jeez.., how long has the place been closed?

23_IMG_5997_23.jpg

2011 possibly? The scrawling indicates so.

24_IMG_5998_24.jpg

It looked like a decent place once, 'The Old Dog Inn' was old, quirky, and full of ghosts.., none of which came to say hello again.

26_IMG_6001_26.jpg

Why is there always tinsel in abandoned pubs? Is it due to them vacating right after the Xmas period due to no trade?

27_IMG_6002_27.jpg

28_IMG_6003_28.jpg

There was little chance of any beer being left in this old place.

3_IMG_5977_3.jpg

The Billiard Room sounded great, except now it’s the Empty Room with nothing left to see.

It was time to leave and that meant easing your way down onto the dodgy grate or jumping. @anidiotexplores did the latter and made it look easy.

34_IMG_6009_34.jpg

I did the same and landed on the roof with a thud. Well.. what was all the fuss about?

RedLine.png

Do you like posting your Urbex content and photography for FREE on Facebook and YouTube? I like to get some form of reward for my work and every time I create I do just that. Take a look at The Urbex Community on HIVE.

If you want to keep creating for FREE then ignore what you are reading. If you want to be like me and gain something other than BUGGER ALL for your work then click here and learn about posting on the HIVE blockchain.

RedLine.png

TalesLogo.JPG

All my 'Tales' content is easy to find on my personal website:
'Tales of the Urban Explorer'

RedLine.png


CurieCurator.jpg

RedLine.png

Drooling Maniac.JPG

If you found this article so invigorating that you are now a positively googly-eyed, drooling lunatic with dripping saliva or even if you liked it just a bit, then please upvote, comment, rehive, engage me or all of these things.

Sort:  

One day the ghosts will show themselves!!

The floors and their sketchiness is a nightmare. You must have balls of steel at times!

I couldn't believe it when @anidiotexplores went up. This one was particularly bad.., there was fuck all up there and he's balancing on support beams.., bloody maniac!

That was a proper old boozer. Yet another rotting away now. So many have shut down as people get their entertainment at home whilst drinking cheap supermarket beer.

Until I started writing this, I didn't know it had only been closed for 4 years (2022 was the visit time).

The bar was collapsing and after only a handful of years? Many close due to lack of punters, this one.., due to the bar falling on the drinkers if they were leaning too hard? 😀

grot of the finest order

Yes, the challenge of getting in made it all worth it!

certainly was a bit of a climb by the look of it.

amazing.. absolutely amazing.

I've asked before but I am going to do it again. Are you breaking the law by being in there? Are there serious consequences?

No, law-breaking. If there's access without damaging anything the cops will tell you to leave. Its a civil offence, not criminal. Just don't steal or damage anything and there's little to worry about (besides the angry owner wielding duel knives).

These photos are beautiful. I would struggle to enter such a rundown place. Thanks for letting us visit. At one point I thought that some ghosts also popped up

It's quite satisfying to tick it off.. as done, even if the inside is wrecked such as this. Still, seeing this with your own eyes is startling if you are not used to such sights.

How brave to go inside places like that!?!

It helps to keep me young, at least in the mind 😀

Fabulous post. I read excited, as if I was sneaking into that site too. The photos were great to graph the article.
Thanks for sharing!!!

Someone did see us sneaking in and over the green gate. They tend to stop and stare from afar. We ignore them these days.. and have gotten used to it.

It looks too dangerous to walk in the broken wooden floor.. Might collapse at any time..
A couple probably entered the place and had a blast but forgot to wear the female's brassiere..lol.. or purposely did it to mark the place and inform future tress passers that they've been there and did some session.. Lol..

!PIZZA

I do wonder what happened to the ex-wearer? She decided to go topless for a while.. it happens.

Well, liberated people doesn't care much about it . Some really don't wear bra, lol

Dedication to the cause. Sounds pretty sketchy in that one. Nice to see the inside thougg, even if it is a dump !

Nice to see the inside thougg, even if it is a dump !

You never can tell from the outside. If it's been left for years, then this is quite typical.

I enjoyed watching from a safe distance, not having to wonder whether I'll break through the floor or the roof will crack over my head...:)
...did you find the wifi password though?

I found a lot of crap, bricks, muck, dirt.. take your pick!

YASSSS to→ "This is the freedom of Urban Exploring, there’s no cunt showing you about and worse, telling you what to do."

I splurted mah tea across my keyboard (figuratively of course, because who the fuck actually does that?)

PIZZA!

$PIZZA slices delivered:
@jane1289(4/5) tipped @slobberchops

Waoew que día tan impresionante una aventura muy graciaosa y diferente un saludo

Congratulations, your post has been added to Pinmapple! 🎉🥳🍍

Did you know you have your own profile map?
And every post has their own map too!

Want to have your post on the map too?

  • Go to Pinmapple
  • Click the get code button
  • Click on the map where your post should be (zoom in if needed)
  • Copy and paste the generated code in your post (Hive only)
  • Congrats, your post is now on the map!

You really did a great job in going in and taking these photos