We first got inside ‘The Hive‘ tunnel 18 months ago, but since then access had been somewhat restricted.
The tunnel was used to make various materials from the First World War up to the 1970s. It sat disused for several years until it was re-purposed: ‘The Hive‘ was active once more.
However 3 years back, activity suddenly stopped. She now sits idle, gathering dust and cobwebs. Here are a few images of The Hive Tunnel we can share with you all:
Nominated by the public as one of their favourite buildings in Adelaide in 2013, Darling House is not only historically and architecturally significant but has been the source of much intrigue since being left idle in 1997.
For the last 18 years Darling House has sat disused and un-maintained. Rising damp, water damage and wood rot have taken its toll on this once bustling establishment.
However, plans are afoot to restore the old building. Scheduled to be completed by the end of this year we eagerly await to see her rescued from its current dilapidated condition.
I watched the store for six months, wandering what it was. It was only recently that curiosity got the better of me. I wandered around, looking through the front of the store window. On the ground, a large pile of letters that hadn’t been touched.
I promptly called WildStar and we managed to find our way in a few days later.
Under the cover of darkness we went in; dodging the smashed pots and vases in the overgrown yard. Nothing could have prepared us for what we would find inside. We pushed the door open and before us sat ornaments, statues, vases, chairs, kites and wooden carved flowers all seemingly untouched.
It seemed so surreal.
We were all puzzled as to why someone would leave something like this behind. We searched through the letters and piles of paper scattered around the shop. Was the owner dead? Could he not maintain the store? We continued to search before we found more than we bargained for: a dead cat lay beneath a blanket in the middle of a room with wooden flowers placed nearby.
Calendars, diaries and receipt books all had active entries up until one single date — the 14th of December 2006. There is no doubt that it’s abandoned, but why?
