Pendleton Bowling Club had been a nemesis. Over around three years I had tried it, noting every visit the view was getting noticeably worse, the vandalism more predominant.
@anidiotexplores was also getting pissed off at the lack of access. It was deemed open by some random bastard, only to be sealed upon arrival. Was it more bullshit information again?
Pendleton Bowling Club 118 years old and a victim of the COVID Scamdemic, that created so many more explores for the likes me ME!
Before it was wrecked and torn apart, this was a vintage building.
I knew only too well where to park, as right outside the gates was a dead giveaway. This ex-club is on a busy road and you can bet passing cops would notice a suspiciously parked vehicle at the entrance.
What a mess, every window that could be smashed, was smashed.
… and now a few items that used to live inside, are in the car park, destroyed and useless.
There was once a door there, and it was reported to us that 'the front door is open'.
Well…, what door? The owners have created a new impenetrable one and at least one shithead decided to try and nut it, maybe with their head?
…’maybe not their head as there was a noticeable lack of blood abounding’…
Not dissuaded we checked the left side of the building and noticed what looked like a garage that could be accessed by bending low.
Inside was a load of junk.
Did they run the administration affairs from here and who is ‘Hughes’?
Underwhelming were my thoughts, but let’s snap this crap in case we can’t devour the main course later.
Ducking back under, I looked upon the bowling green. Unleashing a large black bowl on there would cause it to instantly stop due to the mass of weeds.
No bowling is going to happen here anytime.
It was looking dire, but all sides of a building must be checked and the right side that used to house a massive gate (that's now gone), needed checking out.
Climb on the blue bin, and wriggle through the gap while trying not to lacerate your back on the unforgiving tin roof, that was the plan.
On the other side was a helpful chair, and beyond that, an even better open door. It looked like a success and was surprisingly easy.
Inside was damp, smelly and a little sludgy underfoot.
Once you see a cock, you know you have hit the jackpot. A bar without a lick of beer also confirmed we had managed to defeat the concrete front door.
It was early August and I was shivering in here, not due to ghostly spirits flying around me going ‘BOO’, but the dampness had permeated the atmosphere leaving the air hanging and thick.
The upbeat calendar was trying to raise my spirits but it was hardly working.
Could this ever have been a joyous place, full of bowlers getting pissed after their dull game?
Judging by the thickness of the 'yearbook', I have to conclude that little happened at Pendleton Bowling Club.
Watch your step when walking around; you could easily lose an eye, have your ear tickled, or maybe your nose picked by any one of those dangling bits of metal.
Could it be more exciting up there? We were about to find out.
‘Christmas is Shite’, what a humbug.
Someone can’t make their mind up; I think the change is quite apt.
Another smaller bar upstairs; it's quite common if the landlord does not live within the premises, as is the case here.
The floor was very dodgy up here, and though I would have liked to peer out of the front windows, I was apprehensive about walking the few feet to what were once... windows.
Call it a feeling, but I get those sometimes about the quality of what I am about to walk on, it comes with experience.
Was there anything else to see? We traipsed down the stairs which felt a lot safer.
Mr Catlow Esq. is looking a little faded.
With my bright light, @anidiotexplores gives off a shadow on the far wall. It had been a little underwhelming inside Pendleton Bowling Club, much like the garage.
For those exciting karaoke nights…, no doubt.
Just £25 and you can join the club. New seeds on the lawn it says. I wouldn’t call the lawn full of Triffids but it’s gotten quite long.
Do you think it would power up if plugged into a wall socket?
2020 looks to have been the demise year for the club. I looked at it around the middle of that year on my first attempt.
It will take more than this to clean the place up.
Four Brown Ale’s and a single Beck. We could have split them and got pissed. The glasses just need a rub to be clean.
In today’s exploring world, you have to take what’s given. It was not the best but the nemesis is no more.
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What kind of bowling happens outside? That's just crazy. I didn't see a single pin or ball in this place. Definitely a bust for me!
LOL... it's Crown Green Bowling or Lawn Bowling.., does it not exist over there?
Like Bocce'?
I had to Google that. Not quite.., that looks like longish grass whereas Crown relies on the roll of the ball and the 'jack', white ball is far away.. you have to roll long.
Ah, okay. I guess I have never actually seen that before then.
It's for old people, even older than me!
Maybe you think it's a little strage thought, but when I was watching the pic of the bar corner with the cock drawing on the door I thought "Tutto il mondo è paese" ("All the world is a village"), an italian way to speech to say that there are things that are common in every country. :P
Yes, there are cocks everywhere.., no matter our nationality the anatomy remains the same 😀
2020, what a fall it has had in that time.
I have had many a good night in a bowling club party. I can imagine that was a cracker in its day!
You mean it wasn't full of cougars after your young fleshy parts?! 😀
Thems the best times! :OD
That's a crazy place you found there, very rich in organic narrative for a derelict building. History always has a story. Bowling dull? You mad bro?
I always have mixed emotions with these abandoned buildings. There would have been a lot of life here at one point, yes even for a bowling club. It's kind of sad to see how it's ended up, not just a wasteland but a waste. It needs some cleaning up but perhaps someone could make a go of it.
Imagine all of the conversations and drunken riotous antics those bowlers got up to in there. I wonder if strippers frequented the place? Some old people can be right dirty bastards you know.
I admire your tenacity to access the building and thoroughly explore it. I don't think it's that underwhelming actually. A nice find and certainly makes for an interesting read.
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Old people.., you said it..., that's my association with this 'sport', if you can call it that. Strippers.., it depends on how many of the members are blokes I guess.
I am from the North-West so it wouldn't be much interest to me. I am on 28dayslater, the UX site for pompous arseholes and Derelict Places.., a little better but they are both in decline.
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Bowling must be played differently than it is played here. They play it here inside with a lane you roll a heavy ball down and knock over 10 pins.
I love the stairway post.
Well.. we do also have ten-pin bowling, but this is a different type of bowling, played outdoors on greens as smooth as silk.
Wow it does not take long for these places to look like they have been neglected for decades.
It was lovely the first time I tried, much like the 'in-use' image.
What a beautiful dump! It's amazing what four years can do to a place. !WINE
It has gone downhill very fast, now.. it will be worse as this was some time ago.
You are very good at identifying places that are locked and difficult to enter. I especially admire your experience in finding a doorway, but the best thing is your sentences about stationary objects with a touch of humor in them. Four bottles of beer and four glasses seem to me to be ideal for a short break after getting things in order. I'll wash those glasses. No problem, but for the cleaning, I'm going to need more cif and pozzol for that.
That is REALLY damaged...you should visit it in the night, see if you catch something paranormal 😃
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There are many memories of abandoned places. The photos look very old. Every old place has a history
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Amazing
Weren't you afraid of something might collapse while inside? Seems pretty damaged