Tales of the Urban Explorer: The Wheatsheaf (Altrincham)
Built in 1770; the Wheatsheaf in an old building, but that’s hardly new. England is full of these, many of them crumbling away or in a state of disrepair.
…’it’s just that the ones close to where I live have all been visited aready’…
The Wheatsheaf and me have some history. This was my second attempt at getting in, the first one in 2022 came to be a failure due to the anti-climbing fencing being a little too secure.
This flimsy stuff generally does not bother @anidiotexplores or me, but when the property is situated on a prominent road with endless cars passing by.., climbing this annoying fencing must be done quickly and I don’t do ‘quick’ anymore.
One year later and we were back doing some other sites in the area, so a re-try was scheduled in. This time the fencing a more lenient about being pulled away, but not without a struggle.
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...'The Wheatsheaf, circa 1900. The George and Dragon was also built at this time. England had an alcohol problem then, little has changed in this respect'...
As always I gained some strange looks, which I now choose to completely ignore, before squeezing through the gap and vanishing under the entrance archway.
Where was @anidiotexplores?
There was an almighty hole in the wall that someone had very kindly un-boarded, and I wasted no time leaping through the gap to join the dust, dirt and cobwebs of ‘the Wheatsheaf.
Still I was alone. Had a crack addict attacked him, and at this very moment was holding him down injecting hard drugs into his veins?
I yelled, I shouted and got a muffled reply from another downstairs room.
Sweating and cursing, @anidiotexplores appeared from a small room and stared with disbelief.
“How the fuck did you get in?”
“Through the massive hole in the wall, did you try an alternative entrance?”, I motioned a little smugly.
Walking into the entrance room I looked at the broken window, complete with brambles and broken glass.
“Practicing climbing again, are we?”
In his haste to enter, @anidiotexplores had walked right past the gaping hole and entered via the back entrance.
It was not the first visit by my comrade and his recollections of access were not via the front entrance. Talk about blinkered thoughts!
Inside was gloomy, dirty and bare. This was not going to be a Pub Time Capsule with lots of trinkets, but it was also stable and the bar would not be falling on us if we breathed too heavily.
What bar, there wasn’t one?
The ‘Super Upper Room’ would come later, but not much given the fact that down here was made up of stripped down rooms with support beams.
Maybe it would collapse and fall down if we did a ‘Bruce Lee’ on one of these?
Not such a bright idea methinks. While @anidiotexplores looks like he’s taking a piss, he probably is not.
Would you like your Xmas party here? I can guarantee it would be a different experience than anywhere else.
Not kegs of beer, but some funky wallpaper, now peeling off and dishevelled.
The kitchen lurks through there. This one was not over the top in terms of pungency and we breathed easy while passing.
Which one would you choose to sit on and dump your load?
It was as empty as it comes, and no noticeable coldness or ghosts either... damn.
Surely up there must be more interesting. There is a festering carpet on the stairs after all?
Well not really. Even the crap graffiti is gone, as the panelling had been ripped off the walls.
A very public toilet, designed exclusively for voyeurs.
When traversing upstairs corridors and happening on loose looking boards such as these, one needs to take special care. They could have been meaningfully placed as a trap to remove your legs.
Was this the ‘Super Upper Room’? A nice view, and now you can see the problems we have with unwanted Karens watching our every move.
If it would have been a sunny day there would have been a crowd of pissheads taking note from the nearby ‘George and Dragon’ beer garden. You can always count on the English weather to rain, a lot.
What a bore, nothing at all in here.
If you think that is a white coffin through that hole with a sleeping vampire within, think again. It was an old fridge or some other white goods, long broken and discarded.
Not even a clove of garlic, holy water or a wooden stake.
This cellar was equally bare, damp and cold.
@anidiotexplores pokes around looking for zoned-out crack-heads, but to no avail. When out of their heads, they tend to panic, I have only been in this situation once. It's better to walk away nice and slowly.
I had to take a look at the alternative entrance before leaving.
Talk about making it hard for yourself. To whoever uncovered the massive hole, a big thanks to you.
I will take the easy route every time.
FOOTNOTE: The Wheatsheaf as of 2024 appears to be in a state of renovation. While the property is not grade listed, the plan is to convert it into housing.
That’s if the building contractors don’t run out money.
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Have you guys ever been injured on a journey. Some of those floors look sketch AF.
I did fall through a kitchen floor once, but miraculously was only dazed, the landing being quite soft and just 1.5 feet down. Lucky I think.
That is lucky I was reading a while back about some kids exploring an old building and they thought dust in the air was no big deal. Turns out they were breathing asbestos dust for a few hours.
That's a frightening scenario. Asbestos exposure, even for a short period, can lead to serious health problems later on. It's critical to be cautious in older buildings, especially when there's visible dust or signs of deterioration. Proper protective measures should always be taken to avoid inhaling harmful particles like asbestos.
Having your Xmas party there would be a sign that you had died and gone to hell 😃
Filled with the undead, would be quite the party!
From the look of it, demolition would seem to be more efficient than renovation. I followed the link, and realize the community wants to preserve the look of it, but still...That place is rotted out and disgusting :))
The community want it likely due to historical reasons, the age. My visit was the year before (2023), so got in just before it all started. Rotted out.., I have seen worse!
What an eerie place to be in. But it kinda give frisson feelings haha
I'm very used to eerie places, they are not... in the daytime.
unsafe just to get in there
Hilarious tale of your Wheatsheaf adventure!The contrasting descriptions of the building's history and your chaotic entry are brilliantly funny.The "massive hole in the wall" versus @anidiotexplores's alternative route had me laughing out loud.Thanks for sharing this entertaining exploration!
Welcome, I have many more to come.. for now. These places are drying up, I did a lot less last year.
The building looks like a haunted house, the first photo is amazing. Everything is burnt so we can't see the furniture.
It was a stormy looking day, it makes for good imagery!
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Someone invited you in through a hole in the building. This time we can't see much inside, but your witty remarks about the view were impressive. Especially the peeing and Bruce Lee analogies. The view from the room at the top looks beautiful. Indeed, we can see that the sky is never really out of the weather to start the rain. You are lucky there is no dog at the entrance this time. It was a very entertaining discovery, thank you for your work...
I will take a hole and easy entrance always, if they present themselves to me. It's generally some type of climb to get inside.
With a significant amount of money on the table, this is a building I would absolutely love to renovate for personal use. The place has incredible charm!
I can imagine how eerie it must have felt wandering through those empty rooms and dodging loose floorboards. Honestly, the pictures make it feel like a scene straight out of a video game or a horror movie.
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Thank you for sharing about such a old building wheatsheaf. Have a great day! 🍀
Getting in there must be crazy
Do you sometimes face challenges while trying to enter a place like this?
Yeah I wouldn’t have done it (anymore). Tumbled through a floor one time and that was my last exploration 😂 but great photos about a piece of history. Really love it
I have done over 500 and only gone through one, and didn't get hurt. I was very careful for the rest of that day (the fall was not the last explore), but have since got more reckless. Not good.
Enjoy yourself but be careful ❤️ a picture isn’t worth hurting yourself
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