A weathered wooden barn with a steep, tiled roof and a faded red door, standing amid overgrown, dry grass and scrubland. A second dilapidated outbuilding sits to the right, with trees and power lines in the background under a partly cloudy sky

Modern Haunted and Abandoned Places: Show notes and links

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A brick wall with an old white-framed window, its panes boarded up and weathered, partially obscured by climbing ivy. Dense ivy covers the wall to the right, spilling over the window frame and creeping across the bricks.
Abandoned barn outside Biggleswade (which was demolished in mid August)

Organisations which can give support and advice regarding mental health and suicide

UK

Mind UK: https://www.mind.org.uk/

NHS Mental Health resources: https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/

Rethink UK: https://www.rethink.org/

The Samaritans: https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=onebox

Call the Samaritans on: 116 123

Suicide Prevention UK including resources for those bereaved by suicide: https://spuk.org.uk/

For support in other countries please see the end of this blog post, thank you.

Steph Lay and Devil’s Den Farm

You can find Steph’s City of Secrets Blog here: https://cityofsecrets.blog/

Here’s the posts Steph has made about devil’s den farm: https://cityofsecrets.blog/2024/03/21/devils-den-farm-near-grange-farm/

Devil’s Den, Destroyed
Devil’s Den, Demolished

Old Warden Tunnel

A dark, arched brick tunnel with walls covered in colorful graffiti tags in pink, blue, and white. The floor is littered with debris, rubble, and a rusted metal sheet with graffiti, and the passage fades into darkness with a faint point of light visible far in the distance.

Find out more about Old Warden Tunnel nature reserve here: https://www.wildlifebcn.org/nature-reserves/old-warden-tunnel

Remember the tunnel is not open to the public. You can see images taken by urban explorers here though: https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/old-warden-tunnel-beds-may-2010.50274/

Old Warden Railway Tunnel
The dark interior of a graffiti-covered brick tunnel, with a shaft of bright light streaming in through the arched opening at the far end. A wooden barrier with a small square gap partially blocks the exit, and litter and debris cover the tunnel floor.

The Conders

An abandoned two-storey house with fire-damaged walls and a collapsed roof, seen across a field of tall, dry grass and framed by overhanging tree branches. Trees and outbuildings surround the derelict property under an overcast sky.
West Sunderland farm house now burnt and abandoned

During the first half of the 1890s Frederick Conder owned West Sunderland Farm which was sold after his death in 1895.

West Sunderland Farm Yard

Roberto Conder lived and worked at Brook House pictured below from 1895 until his death 12 years later.

A three-storey white-painted building on a high street, with a Subway sandwich shop and a Specsavers store at ground level, and a Card Factory shop visible to the right. Sash windows line the upper floors, and a car is parked on the street in front under a partly cloudy blue sky
Brook House on the Market Square, the site of the Conder’s Estate Agents in the 19th Century

Further sources of mental health support

USA

Mental Health America can signpost to support: https://mhanational.org/get-involved/contact-us/

National Alliance on Mental Illness: https://www.nami.org/

Suicide Prevention phone lines in the US: 988

Veterans & Military: Press 1 · Text 838255
Spanish (Español): Press 2 · Text AYUDA
LGBTQ+ Youth (under 25): Press 3 · Text YOUTH

Australia

Beyond Blue: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/

https://www.health.gov.au/news/free-mental-health-and-wellbeing-support-available-for-anyone-in-australia?language=en

Suicide Prevention Line in Australia: 13 11 14

Ireland

A list of places to get support: https://www2.hse.ie/mental-health/services-support/supports-services/

Minding Your Head: https://www.mindingyourhead.info/

Suicide Prevention Line in Ireland: 116 123

Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org

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Published by Natalie Doig

"Science and sorcery." It's a quote from a beekeeper I saw on the TV, about how he sees the work he does keeping bees, a balance between science and sorcery. For me it also sums up my experience of life, my interests and my outlook. I love photography which is a perfect blend of science and sorcery, using light and technology to create magical images. But when I'm not taking photos you'll find me making the podcast Weird in the Wade. I'm also often to be found writing, reading, knitting, riding my mountain bike or drinking coffee watching the world go by. By day I fight for disability rights, equality and inclusion for all.

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