Urban Entropy & Speleology

There's lots of different names for this subject, but I chose the two above because I'm pretentious. Why is it only the ruins of lost civilisations and past times that people go to visit? This is a look at the exploration of disused, abandoned and decaying urban or man-made landscapes. There are far more links on this one than any of the previous 'fascinate' posts, so I'd suggest limiting yourself to the bold links unless this really piques your interest as it has mine.There are many tangental interests in this one; some enjoy old municipal buildings, others military sites, I quite like tube stations- enough for that to be a post in itself later. I can't post every link I have, but I've tried to include some of every style to show the range of interest. I'm not sure where the fascination lies-...

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The Midland Grand Hotel & St Pancras Station

Few passengers who pass though St Pancras station stop to think why the station itself is so huge. Those who do may remember that it was built after Kings Cross by a rival company back before privatisation, and so may attribute the grand styling to a case of oneupmanship. What I had not realised was that the actual building I think of as St Pancras was actually the Midland Grand Hotel, and its size and styling were actually developed independently of the station to which it is attached. St Pancras Urban75 | St Pancras photos Urban75 | History of St Pancras station St Pancras Station and the Midland Grand Hotel Great Buildings | William Henry Barlow : St Pancras The unofficial Midland Grand Hotel St Pancras virtual t...

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