16 FLOORS UP - abandoned tower block explore (London skyline visible)
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- čas přidán 29. 12. 2021
- Said to be the Tallest building in Buckinghamshire, due for demolision very soon. Built as an accomodation block back in 1969. Waited a long time to take a look inside this building!
From 25 miles away, the London skyline is easily visible (x40 zoom)
PART 2 is here:
• 16 FLOORS UP - Abandon...
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COMPETITION at end of video - please leave your guesses in the comments (some are easy, some are not!). Answers in Part 3 (coming soon).
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WARNING: Exploring derelict buildings:
Many dangers exist such as: Unsafe structures, falling from height, sharp objects, hazardous substances, entrapment, drug paraphernalia, asbestos and other 'unfriendly' persons on site.
Damaging the property, forcing entry and vandalism are considered criminal acts. If it's boarded up, never force entry - walk away.
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This was very relaxing to watch, I wanted to see what the apartments looked like, why did it shut down? Awesome camera work
Spectacular view from the top, I didn’t expect the building to have four lift cars, can’t wait for part 2.
Happy New Year to you and Mr Chay.
Wow, what a video!
I've always found something eerie yet beautiful about these sorts of brutalist structures. I especially enjoyed the drone footage, this was incredibly well made.
Thanks very much for the comment and glad you liked it.
Ex MOD site at Wilton Park. Was married quarters, language school and housing closed in 2014. Only showing a small part of the site though. Looks out of the way but it's in between the A40 and a gold course.
Interesting building, I quite like these big mushroom columns on the ground floor. The architect clearly had a theme with 45 degree angles. Also it looks like a it’s built in a rural / forrest environment which makes it that more special as compared to urban tower block. There’s just something to it, a solitary tower in a forrest.
I thought that, bit of a strange one! Tower block in a rural setting!
You'd have thought being so close to Central London accommodation in such a beautiful setting would be quite sought after, apparently not!
Editing perfection right there! Can't wait for the next part. Half those landmarks weren't built when I used to work in central London!
Thanks for the compliment! I'd love to go back in time and see London in the 70s! My father used to work for a company called Data Stream when I was very young and I remember some of the buildings back then. I must have been only about 5 or 6 years old back then.
fantastic video as always, looking forward to part 2 when it comes
You made me jump out of my seat at 11:24! Everything was so peaceful until that moment…
Seriously though, fantastic editing on this. Your videos have always been great, but they’ve also come a long way.
Many thanks Oliver! :)
Oh yes, those bloody pigeons nearly gave me a heart attack! Hands-down one of the worst sounds of urban exploration!
Lovely looking building ,must have been a nice place to live in its day.
Pretty cool explore. Good to see you are still alive :)
A= Tower 42 (I think based on the right hand side looking tall)
B= One Canada square
C= Bishopsgate tower (tallest in the area)
D= Leadenhall building
E= The Scalpel lime street
F= landmark pinnacle (canary Wharf)
G= BT tower
H= Cheese grater building Fenchurch street
I= Main tower (canary Wharf)
J= Cross harbour plaza (Canary Wharf)
K= Centre point
L= The shard
M= Westmark tower
N= London eye
O= The tall building next to ministry of sound Two Fifty one south bank
P= Strata building
Q= Uncle elephant and castle
R= Altitude London (though I’m not sure lol)
Amazing Harri!!
I really like this kind of video 😋
Abandoned buildings are super interesting, but the ones with lifts are even more 👌🏽
Beautiful video, goose bumps all the way through. Thanks
Wow, cool, thanks for the comment! :)
Fascinating building. And some amazing zooming in to London in the distance at 11:35, you certainly have a steady hand!
This sort of reminds me of Bracknell’s Point Royal a bit. It’s strange to see a singular tower block just plonked there with nothing else tall around it.
If it was indeed MoD, as one comment suggests, that might explain the somewhat remote location as well as the institutional looks of the other nearby building.
This building should be heritage listed. A classic example of Brutalist architecture!!
Excellent video! Was wondering what type of lifts would be in there. Seems to me like they were modernised sometime in the early 90s.
A- ?
B- One Canada Square
C- ?
D- ?
E- ?
F- ?
G- BT Tower
H- ‘Walkie Talkie’ Building
I- ?
J- ?
K- ?
L- The Shard
M- Guy’s Hospital
N- London Eye
O- ?
P- ?
Q- ?
R- ?
S- ?
T- ?
I barely know any lol! Most just look like general office towers to me.
Great video/track playing. Loving the beautiful surroundings of this abandoned place ♡
Nice video really enjoyed watching. Thanks 👍
Many thanks Todd, glad you liked it. Part 2 coming soon with much more detail.
Great video! The machines are Kone MR21, from the early '90's. And I guess TMS200 logic. Very cool job with the drones :-)
Cool, thanks Joris. Maybe I could ask you to check out my 'part 2' video? I'm trying to fill it with loads of detail. Perhaps I can catch up with you via email?
Excellent Exploration!
old and tall buildings are my favourites!
Cool explore!! The London skyline was awesome to see from that distance. How did you not jump when those birds flew out of that tower?
Wow! Well done mrmattandmrchay! I really love such abandoned Videos, especially with elevators included! 😊😉
You have inspired me with this building. Keep up the good work.
Congrats on 30k subs! You deserve it!
Many thanks @UK Lifts. This means that I'm going to have to make a 30K special. Knowing me, it'll probably get to 40K subs until I've finally finished it!! :D
@@mrmattandmrchay Yeah lol!
Good video started thinking has Mr Matt started taking an interest in to abandoned buildings without lifts but then it appeared 😂
G, post office tower. Once the tallest building in the UK!
I also clocked the Shard and the London Brass Eye.
Production scales off the chart! Amazing work! The fact that we get to see such incredible work for free is excellent!
It seems like a relatively modern building (60s or 70s?), big flats and in a stunning semi rural location with good access to Central London, how did this extremely interesting building end up abandoned like this?
There are quite a few interesting places in Stoke-on-Trent too, I'd love to see in the old Tesco building in Hanley and it's relatively short lift shafts. The cars are absolutely huge though but I think that's because as well as serving customers they doubled as service lifts to bring goods to the shop floor from the basement. I seem to remember seeing workers truck big upright square cages on castors up as you used the lift sometimes, I think! That's a memory from probably about 35 years ago though!
Happy new year!
Anyone else crap themselves at 11:24??
Incredible, mate. Perfect editing and soundtrack
cool, thanks! More content is coming up in part 2 :)
bro cinematic skills getting to the top
Fantastic place for explore .
Fantastic video as always! Can't wait to see part 2
Normally they hire contractors to dismantle the lift equipment before the building gets totally demolished,,, quite a bit of salvage in those ,,,,,can’t wait for the second film 👍a successful new year everyone 🤘
Thanks for the comment Daniel, happy new year to you also (even though it's nearly February!)
This video was really good :) I love how you use ambient music also
Thanks
KONE TMS Like Castle Mall used to be in Norwich or in Aylesbury, looking forward to part 2.
Really nice video, Loved the music and ambient feel :)
Thanks very much :)
What are the flats like ? What caused abandonment ? Maybe it could be renovated and brought up to date for seniors . The structure looks like a good design . Thanks for posting .
It could have gotten too expensive to maintain
And due to how much it would cost, i think there is a higher chance of it being torn down than renovated
My guess would be asbestos. It is probably the most common cause of why such buildings are abandoned and demolished in Europe.
What a great video I have a relative who used to live in that block I have memories of using those lifts back in the day when they were in action if my memory serves me right they were Otis lifts I think updated in the later years by Kone lifts but I maybe wrong.
Keep up the great work with your videos well done for filming this before another piece of social history is blasted off the face of the earth!.
Yes, they were Otis! Really interesting comment you've written here, as I didn't expect to have anyone reply that used to know this building. The lifts were modernised in the very early 90s, but would have loved to see how those Otis lifts looked back then. In part 2 you'll see the lobby, it looks VERY dated, dark and gloomy - but I love it!
If you can think of anything that I might be able to add for Part 2, then I'd thankfully welcome it.
Thanks very much for the comment Tim, and yes, it's due for demolition very soon now.
Why was it abandoned?
Fantastic atmospheric music, electronic music has a very close link to those that grew up in industrial, concrete suburban areas
Nice!!!!!!!!!!!
Amazing view from those flats! Kind of surprised they got planning permission to put them up in the green belt ?
It's such a wonderful building!!I was impressed 🥺
I want to know where this building is!!
Looking forward to see the lifts in part 2! Wonder what kind of lifts were before the present day ones which are (obviously) KONEs from the 1990s.
I think it have TVC logic controllers
They were originally Otis, but there's absolutely no remains of the old lifts, apart from the lift doors possibly.
Once again, a FANTASTIC video with FABULOUS production!
Thank you so much for your hard work putting this together!
I like the jump scare with the pigeons... REALLY jumped!
What was this building used for? Seems rather strange for apartments with the small floors.
I recently discovered your awesome channel ❤
Among many other things one made me really curious: This is at least the second video where you found a chair inside the machine room. Why is this? Who does stay there for such a long time you would permanently need a chair inside? 🤔
Are you going to do a more in depth video of the lifts in the toilet block as they look like Kone motors ?
Nice video
What is the building next to the tower? Is it linked to the tower underground by the stairs shown at 6:50 in the video?
I assume that this is not standard local authority social housing.
It was for MOD Trainees. The block will be a bit like a Uni Hall of Residence for students
I have been watching your CZcams channel for quite a few years now wondered what is the oldest lift you ever videoed I would love to know if possible
Why this building was abandoned?
This would be the perfect introduction to a movie titled "The Appocolyps!"
One wonders how far off into the future that will be!
Great video!
A film called “The Appocolyps”?! Only dyslexic movie-goers would attend the cimena!
Matt, your videos are never disappointing. Looks like I have a lot of catching up to do since the release of this one!
good video my man I so need to get back to urbex all the best
The control panel seems to have been produced by the Italian "Elettroquadri".🤔
Brilliant... Looks not a bad place to live... Once upon a time 👍👍👍
I've never seen the skyline of London before incredible views I must say maybe they could give Birmingham a few extra skyscrapers in the future we are lacking in that department
the base looks like grain silo's Awesome video 🙂
C - 22 Bishopsgate
D - Leadenhall Building
E - 52 Lime Street / The Scalpel
H - 20 Fenchurch Street / Walkie Talkie
Wow, that interesting building, Pretty saddest building worth unseen it is! My old friend Roby Tabbesquare live there before. Now she is dead age of 97. Is a very long story at the moment. So, this place is looks like it’s built-in a rural, forest Environment in the UK, which makes it the most special as a place compared to a place in urban tower blocks isn't... Hey, I wasn't see anything to find where elevators to look at isn't, mate?
Thanks for the comment Samie. More detail is coming up in Part 2, including the lift lobbies.
Sad to see this era slowly fade away
B - One Canada Sq at Canary Wharf
G - BT Tower
L - The Shard
N - London Eye
Outside of building looks great inside such a mess shameful
Beautifully filmed, as usual. And you always have great soundtracks to your videos. Where do you get the music from?
Love how you 'found' an opening, hidden away...
He snipped his way in, for sure.
@@Juliukas101 cracking shot of the London skyline though!
Such a clear and lovely day.
Yes, the weather was absolutely perfect!
very well done those drone videos at the intro. What drone is?
DJI MINI 2 👍
I know that place!
There's a bunker nearby - though I know you chaps prefer high stuff rather than underground!
N, London Eye Ferris wheel
Strange building, seems to have a very small footprint. How many apartments per floor? 4 lifts total?
Mr. Drone is amazing!
In the competition at the end, L is the Shard
EDIT: 13:00 I even guessed there would be a lift room in the trailer video to this video!!
Correct! Thanks for the comment
L - The Shard
N - The Eye
What editor are you using to add the floating description blocks
I could see the Shard, Canary Wharf, the London Eye, but not the Gherkin. Where is / was this tower block? Why was it abandoned? It looks like it would have been a great place to live! Those pigeons scared me!
The two red lights must be working. That means there must be power in there somewhere. try following the conduits, I saw them on the roof. Maybe try and investigate whether there is 3 phase connected at all, and get the lifts going lol.. hey, and do a Beno and Jordan jobbie, riding the counterweight :)
Hi Discotechs, hope you're ok. Thanks for the comment, but I normally remove any comments relating to that person you mentioned as I want absolutely no connection between his activities and my channel. Many thanks. Matt. You may wish to see this: czcams.com/video/ILOrE0DaBDo/video.html
@@mrmattandmrchay ok fully understand. youre not the only one. i wont mention in future. however, would be nice to see as much as possible of lift gear., that you dare do.:
incidentlty, i saw two rooms on roof, one with two motors which you went into.. are there 4 lifts or 2. If 2, what was in the other room ?
Wilton Park Estate, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire.
That fencing seems original but looks really cold. Who would life there.
Looks like it's been empty for quite some time, can't see anything listed on towerblock websites for this building....was it a private or MoD block?
MoD
A. Heron tower, B ..Canary wharf tower/1 canada square, C 22 Bishopsgate, D ..Cheesegrater, E Scalpel
What a nice music😮😮😮
Is this in the old MOD base?
i am dissapointed in this country
how come this be the country that demolishes or renovates every abandoned building?
I swear, in poland, it wasnt like that, every abandoned building was accessible.
When they blow up tower I say it will come down in less than six seconds
Did you check if the elevator was working?
that extra loud pigeons scared me like shit
Absolutely stunning!
Do you remember the name of the first song by any chance?
Hiya Trizocbs, hope you're ok. Wow thanks for the compliment :) As soon as im on my laptop later I'll look it up and let you know.
@@mrmattandmrchay Heyo, long time no see! I must admit that I kind of forgot about this channel, but I'm glad to have stumbled upon it once again :)
@@Trizo The music is called Tak by Bobby Richards, find it in the youtube audio library. Sorry for the delay in answering!
@@mrmattandmrchay Thanks a lot, I actually found the exact same song under the name "middle eastern girlzzz" so apparently someone claimed it as their own
We watched and wanted to see inside the apartments not a lift winding mechanism
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you have to get its demolition via drone thats almost a must i have a fleet of them but lookin at this vid u dont need my help lolo ive worked in production for 15 years i have to say this is good yahhh
Tak is the song maizen used
Can you imagine buying a tower block as a single family home? how much space would you have? and how much would a council sell it for? if one did become available what price would be considered a reasonable price?
Yeah, you could have a different flat for every week of the year, with a different theme, and a giant super penthouse flat on top!
14:50 how are those lift motors still there? they would cost a fortune new!
Why this building is abandoned and which year is from???
Built in 1969.
Be careful exploring "abandoned" buildings, like Warstone Tower Birmingham prior to its demolition. Almost got myself killed... 😬
How?
@@8skellerns The gang growing weed in the building took offence to our visit... 🤷♂️
@@GeoffDavis1974 Disgusting. You should have reported them and their stupid weed.
Express lifts
Other building is abandoned right?
The building still in pretty good condition, why waste money for demolition?
What was down the stairs under the entrance?
Hi Matt it's me Liam chiappa
Hi Liam, hope you're ok!
I'm good thanks how are you
Shard and london eye, BT tower, Number one canada square.
What area is this building in?