Ghost estates in and near the city

fudark

Hi,
Are there any large and picteresque ghost estates in Waterford and near it?
I want to use one or two for my college assignment but found only one so far (in Ferrybank, by Abbey Road). I also kn0ow that there's one in Stradbally but that's a bit too far for me and it's kinda nice one, while I need really ugly sites with lots of rubbish and unfinished houses.
I would be grateful if you could point me in right direction.
Kris

batm!ke

I'm in Mount Suir, Gracedieu, lot of unfinished houses here. Not a lot of rubbish to be honest, looks more so like a building site in parts. There are apartments near the main road behind Frydays Chipper that are unfinished and would probably make for some great shots. Deeper into the estate there are houses in various stages of build but have been on hold for years now. Hope this helps.

ziedth

fudark wrote: »

Hi,
Are there any large and picteresque ghost estates in Waterford and near it?
I want to use one or two for my college assignment but found only one so far (in Ferrybank, by Abbey Road). I also kn0ow that there's one in Stradbally but that's a bit too far for me and it's kinda nice one, while I need really ugly sites with lots of rubbish and unfinished houses.
I would be grateful if you could point me in right direction.
Kris

Do you just need a few photos of the estate? I live very near the ones in Stradbally if you want I could take a couple of photo's for ya? They wouldn't be anything special now. I'm far from a professional. The Estate has really run down in recent times.

billythepig

whatever about unfinished estates, you won't find much rubbish in any estate in waterford,
cleanest city in europe by a long shot

Sully

Few houses along the Six Cross roads in estates that are not finished. Poor road surface etc.

fudark

ziedth wrote: »

Do you just need a few photos of the estate? I live very near the ones in Stradbally if you want I could take a couple of photo's for ya? They wouldn't be anything special now. I'm far from a professional. The Estate has really run down in recent times.

I actually need to take few photos myself for a project. And make a music video in a derelict and messy setting. Still Stradbally is too far, I have only 5 hours of shooting on one day. I'll stick to Waterford.
Thanks anyway

marlin vs

billythepig wrote: »

whatever about unfinished estates, you won't find much rubbish in any estate in waterford,
cleanest city in europe by a long shot

Go up the Cahhigpherish road and open your eyes the place is a disgrace.

batm!ke

marlin vs wrote: »

billythepig wrote: »

whatever about unfinished estates, you won't find much rubbish in any estate in waterford,
cleanest city in europe by a long shot

Go up the Cahhigpherish road and open your eyes the place is a disgrace.

Where exactly? I live on that road and don't notice rubbish? The only eyesores I can see are the unfinished buildings and the fences destroyed by the travellers. Not rubbish per se.

wellboytoo

marlin vs wrote: »

Go up the Cahhigpherish road and open your eyes the place is a disgrace.

Maybe there are r's all over the place?

Nothingbetter2d

fudark wrote: »

Hi,
Are there any large and picteresque ghost estates in Waterford and near it?
I want to use one or two for my college assignment but found only one so far (in Ferrybank, by Abbey Road). I also kn0ow that there's one in Stradbally but that's a bit too far for me and it's kinda nice one, while I need really ugly sites with lots of rubbish and unfinished houses.
I would be grateful if you could point me in right direction.
Kris

sounds like he is looking for some free copper pipes... empty houses easy targets

Ostrom

http://www.nuim.ie/nirsa/research/documents/WP59-A-Haunted-Landscape.pdf

The dataseet supplied with this report (tab 24) lists 15 ghost estates across Waterford City and County - might be something in the references to help you track down locations? Original paper used data from geodirectory which is not (as far as I know) publicly available

billythepig

marlin vs wrote: »

Go up the Cahhigpherish road and open your eyes the place is a disgrace.

will a gway outta that boy, theres no rubbish anywhere in this city,
the place is soptless

wmpdd3

marlin vs wrote: »

Go up the Cahhigpherish road and open your eyes the place is a disgrace.

http://g.co/maps/7n7bn

smaoifs

marlin vs wrote: »

Go up the Cahhigpherish road and open your eyes the place is a disgrace.

I have to agree. Pass along here every day and the amount of rubbish thrown on the left as you start down the hill to the Clayboy end is a disgrace. Looks mike dumped rubbish rather than litter.

Also agree about Mount Suir making for great pictures, especially the half built apartment block on the way in. They've started readjusting the road and painting lanes on the way in/out of there now.

batm!ke

wmpdd3 wrote: »

http://g.co/maps/7n7bn

That picture's a few years old I would think. No boardings, signage or dug earth there anymore.

wmpdd3

Yeah most are March 2010 I think, but thats the place I was thinking of.

skodacb

Also out Dunmore East Airfield Point less than half the houses built are occupied if your still looking for places

giles lynchwood

Trailer Trash looking for an easy mark.

kryogen

skodacb wrote: »

Also out Dunmore East Airfield Point less than half the houses built are occupied if your still looking for places

Never heard of this place, where is it in Dunmore?

wellboytoo

Go up the Back of the haven to Coxtown and it's on your right hand side big yellow entrance.

kryogen

Oh yeah, I know the place, just thought it had a different name for some reason Yeah loads of empty houses in there still

fudark

The assignment done. Photos of ghost estates taken (on negatives only, so can't show them here) and hopefully I get some good marks.
Thank to everyone who pointed me in the right direction

spankmemunkey

Okay i know your finished but ive been in Waterford Retail Park and its scary, looks like something from Chernobyl or Apocalypse Now!

Amazingly eery and already destroyed

fudark

spankmemunkey wrote: »

Okay i know your finished but ive been in Waterford Retail Park and its scary, looks like something from Chernobyl or Apocalypse Now!

Amazingly eery and already destroyed

where is that?
I might use video assignment

Sully

fudark wrote: »

where is that?
I might use video assignment

Six Cross Roads roundabout, big retail park that was built but never opened.

jayboi

spankmemunkey wrote: »

Okay i know your finished but ive been in Waterford Retail Park and its scary, looks like something from Chernobyl or Apocalypse Now!

Amazingly eery and already destroyed

Head off is it?

I demand someone go take a few pictures!

Tragamin2k2

im on it :P

wellboytoo

Sully wrote: »

Six Cross Roads roundabout, big retail park that was built but never opened.

Musgraves cash and carry moving in there in the next few months , they have taken half of it.

spankmemunkey

Yeah i heard about that(Musgraves), the planning permission was put up but the place they stuck it up wasnt in full public view, it was on the gate up a steep hill where the fence/wall is.

Does that mean it will be a suppliers now? like just for trade sales?

Im glad it was taken over because it looked a real shame after a walk around there.

batm!ke

spankmemunkey wrote: »

Yeah i heard about that(Musgraves), the planning permission was put up but the place they stuck it up wasnt in full public view, it was on the gate up a steep hill where the fence/wall is.

Does that mean it will be a suppliers now? like just for trade sales?

Im glad it was taken over because it looked a real shame after a walk around there.

Yeah the place looked very impressive when first finished. Only time I was up there since then was when Aldi had the big warehouse sale up there!

Finnbar01

spankmemunkey wrote: »

Okay i know your finished but ive been in Waterford Retail Park and its scary, looks like something from Chernobyl or Apocalypse Now!

Amazingly eery and already destroyed

Is this it?

Are you saying the retail park has been vandalised?

spankmemunkey

Finnbar01 wrote: »

Is this it?

Are you saying the retail park has been vandalised?

What gye mean is this it?

I mean it has been vandalised yes, the windows and doors have all been boarded up yet theyve still managed to pull one of the boards down and smash a window to get into the building. Theres weeds grass and moss growing over the building and car park, all the up lights have been smashed on the walkways, the building has wooden clad on it and they all seem to be just peeling back and theres been some lights knocked out up there too, how they got them i dont know cos theyve been physically removed, They have lit fires when they were having their cans or whatever, all fittings on the outside have been somehow broken unscrewed or vandalised, but theres lots of moss growing on the building. in such a short space of time it really has gone to the dogs!

Nypd

spankmemunkey wrote: »

Finnbar01 wrote: »

Is this it?

Are you saying the retail park has been vandalised?

What gye mean is this it?

I mean it has been vandalised yes, the windows and doors have all been boarded up yet theyve still managed to pull one of the boards down and smash a window to get into the building. Theres weeds grass and moss growing over the building and car park, all the up lights have been smashed on the walkways, the building has wooden clad on it and they all seem to be just peeling back and theres been some lights knocked out up there too, how they got them i dont know cos theyve been physically removed, They have lit fires when they were having their cans or whatever, all fittings on the outside have been somehow broken unscrewed or vandalised, but theres lots of moss growing on the building. in such a short space of time it really has gone to the dogs!

Sounds bad alright, I rekon it will get a lot worse before anyone even attempts to open something there.

Finnbar01

spankmemunkey wrote: »

What gye mean is this it?

I forgot to put in the link: http://www.dfl.ie/waterford-retail-park.asp

Tragamin2k2

phone camera so not best:

spankmemunkey

Good shots, although it doesnt look as bad as it does in real time!

There was a couple of fires lit around the palce too, Theres moss growing out of everything on it, did you see the light unit set into the wood on the side of the building just as you come in where the gate is? the unit is hanging out high up, theres a tree growing on the roof at one corner! natures mad, birds eat seeds and **** it on a roof and it germinates!

jayboi

whats the story with tat place as it built wrong or something?

I think a shop like tk max would do well in there id say.

spankmemunkey

jayboi wrote: »

whats the story with tat place as it built wrong or something?

I think a shop like tk max would do well in there id say.

It was just built when the crunch happened, i think there was suppose to be an anchor tennant and the thought was that others would move in but i think a deal fell through and then the recession happened and it just stayed empty, then the local kids from Ballybeg used it for their drinking fires and destructive sides!

Musgraves are moving in soon. Im sure the owners are delighted cos if it was left any longer it wud have been pulled down in another 6 months the way things were going