"Bullseye" Cottages

In a quiet village in East Yorkshire stand two cottages, which I shall call "Bullseye" Cottages as there was a dartboard left hanging in one of the cottages. (Remember the T.V. darts quiz show "Bullseye?") I visited with Judderman, who had found these cottages by a stroke of luck some time ago. It was easy to gain access, round the back, although they are on a  main road, so one has to be quick!

The kitchen of the first cottage has coats hanging up, as if they owners have just nipped out for a minute. There was a "New World" cooker from around 1970 and a table but no chairs. 

The light switches and plug sockets were a real blast from the past!

The living room was a mess - debris everywhere!

Looks like there's nothing on T.V. today!

An old push button beige telephone and phone book.

An advert for cleaning services lay discarded among the mess!

On the upstairs landing window sill lay a pile of ancient books.

Many of the windows were broken.

An old brown bottle of medicine, long discarded.

Q.C. Sherry anyone?

In the other cottage, another messy living room, with a lovely 1960s/70s carpet in shades of gold and brown!

Back to the first cottage for another mooch.

We found some old bills dated 1973!

 Newspapers from 1983.

So many cobwebs!

Lastly, we found some bills dated 1969! Always, it is sad to see the remains of someone's life left discarded and abandoned. I wonder why the two cottages were left like this and what will happen to them? Sadly, I didn't get any exterior shots of the cottages, as I had a slight malfunction with my new camera (now rectified!)

The Abandoned "Dog House"

This abandoned house earned the nickname "Dog House" thanks to this warning inscribed into a stone notice by the door. However, it doesn't much look like a dog anymore . . . !

The house was on the market in 2013 for £369,950. It didn't sell and has fallen into a rapidly declining derelict structure. Set in rural greenbelt land, the site contains 11 acres. The house is believed to date back 400 years with later additions. It must have been quite a house in its day, with three reception rooms and four bedrooms.

                              I visited on a murky, drizzly February Sunday with Judderman.  
                          Entry was round the back. Firstly the garage.

The living rooms were extremely dark and not much left behind. There were quite a few children's toys scattered around the house, and, quite disconcertingly, bolts on the outside of the bedroom doors!

Then upstairs, where light was not a problem, mainly because the roof was so badly destroyed.

This was the entrance to what was once a balcony on the upper floor.

 

This last bedroom was accessed by going down a couple of steps and then up another step. The roof was almost non-existent and so open to the elements. There was foliage growing on the floor and on the rotting mattresses left behind.

 Back outside.

 This was a weird Robin Reliant which appeared to have been converted into a rather basic caravan.

And finally, the view from the house. Idyllic. Such a shame for it to rot into its present state.