Tales of the Urban Explorer: The Scout Masters House
It was a matter of time before one of these 'Time Capsules' would come good. As I stated in a previous post, we almost vetoed 'The Scout Masters House' as it was sealed.
Bullshit; it was not sealed though it could be now. They don't stay fresh indefinitely. 'The Scout Masters House' was not going to disappoint.
I noticed this one sometime in 2021. It had been doing the rounds and had hit the TourBus. For Time Capsules, that bus is a little smaller, as the community is more tight-lipped about these properties.
Where was it? Threads of shitty information were forming on the airwaves. It’s in Lincolnshire. It’s down south somewhere.
All bullshit again and designed to throw us off. I gained simultaneous information from both @grindle and @anidiotexplores concerning its whereabouts.
Regardless, it was now on our radar and getting on 5pm by the time we reached our destination.
We parked way too far away on this occasion which gave us an unwanted longish walk. Word is that the neighbours were getting pissed off with explorers visiting ‘The Scout Masters House’ and turfing them off with police threats.
We guessed who it was as we walked a country lane and kept our noses in line with the path. Don’t look or it will raise suspicions.
Turning sharp left I sighed with relief. A public footpath, the saviour of explorers was zigzagging away from the road, and leading next to the house which was now visible.
Lots of sheds and outhouses, sometimes they are better than the house itself.
With nobody in sight, we scaled a small fence and made our way to the back.
Hugging the side of this quite bad-looking house we tried to be as quiet as possible. No sounds to be heard.
Was it sealed? It looked like no effort had been made to board anything and once again an awkward climb through a window awaited.
Right away it was one of those YES moments. 'The Scout Masters House' was a little off the beaten track but worth it.
Only true 'Time Capsules' host a Singer sewing machine. It's almost mandatory.
The living room, just wow! I didn’t know where to look. Closets with clothes in a strange location, what’s wrong with the bedroom?
Mr. James had lived here and by the look of Elizabeth and my misplaced knowledge of philately, I would estimate the letter is from the 1960s.
The photographs were growing a little with mold; relatives and children of Mr. James?
You only need to buy one Status Quo single and you have the entire discography. That is apart from ‘Pictures of Matchstick Men’. Darts? fucking terrible, no taste whatsoever.
As well as Mr. James there had been at least one child, probably a girl and a cat.
Knitting is a hobby mostly for ageing ladies, as well as @eveuncovered.
Bad luck for the man, fresh as a daisy for the lady. Always use plastic when storing your clobber.
Takes me back to the days when I ripped music from the radio. They were solid, and I bet it still works.
So it’s a little untidy, but would be as good as new with a little love.
Why wrap your beer in a woolly black cow? I didn’t check to see if it was empty.
Bloody kids vandalising the outhouses! Give them all criminal records I say. Do they remain for life? That's not exactly true.
It was a farm once; pigs need love as well as us and our Strawberry jam needs.
Not another one of those bloody ovens. I must have seen half-a-dozen of them on that day.
Bring your own bread and you could indulge in a tasty snack at ‘The Scout Masters House’. @meesterboom would feel right at home chomping into those 'Oaties'.
Fuck knows what this says. Perhaps @grindle could decipher it. What's interesting is that by 1979 a certain Mr. Pritchard was living at 'The Scout Masters House'.
Was he related to Mr. James, and why was Mr. James’ correspondence hanging around if not?
Back in 1957 and Mr. James is the boss again. The cheques look suspiciously like Monopoly money and he's dealing out some serious amounts.
They look quite girly and were in good condition. Pinky and Perky? I'm getting squeamish here.
I am sure Mrs. Pritchard was over the moon about receiving this. We are rich!
Whoever the daughter was, she will be in her fifties or sixties by now.
Jack's Party Six was unconsumed. We could have settled down, got pissed, and read some Magic Roundabout stories.
That girl must have been well-read. I should have dug a little more; the amount of stuff to see was overwhelming.
Enid Blyton. A favourite of mine when I was in short pants.
She sees all. We had to be very careful around there.
This one was even more judgemental and that naked one on the window was one true exhibitionist.
People tend to stash their old bills no matter how old they are.
From the days when quills were used; you can always detect it, the style and the ink. Mr. James lived here before Elizabeths' reign. This could well be from the late 1940s.
My mum used to buy and read this tripe. No, I didn’t turn the pages.
Fuck off Des, I ain’t listening to you either.
June 1938 and just before World War II. There’s a mention of Wimbledon. It's generally the last week of June, the first week of July. It was about to kick off.
We left the house buzzing thinking that was something! The barns awaited but we were not going to have much progress.
“What’s that noise”, I ushered to @anidiotexplores.
I poked my head around a corner and spotted a large car with at least two blokes. They had not seen us and were ridiculously close.
…How could they not have heard us? Are the majority of welsh people.. deaf?…
Using gestures to my comrade, I poked him in the ribs and then in the opposite direction. It was time to leave.
Since then, I have heard of standoffs between explorers and these local visitors. They are the owners, are not in any hurry to renovate the house, but are aggressive with trespassers.
I would rather avoid contact and not be seen. We left the same way we arrived and left Farmer Giles and his boys to masturbate and tinker around in their barn.
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My first place in Alberta, Canada that I rented (dirt cheap) looked almost like that - except for the mess. Just the style and age of the place. It was 1 1/2 stories, from the upper window of one of the rooms I could watch a exhibitionist young lady across in the other house. Free model, in a way, because that upper room was my studio.
Sounds like an awesome place to live!
Still some good stuff amongst the debris, and amazing you also found the letter about the pesky kids, I laughed when I found it, busy bodies!!! Someone has obviously nicked the shirt!!!
Umbexers have reported on fb about ghostly goings on and strange happenings inside the house, I guess you thought it was a load of clickbait bollocks too!!
oh and the official letter, is really really important....... it is about taxing a massey fergusson tractor 😂
One of the best, this one. So much stuff left behind. I know it's been ransacked, there were coins etc.. on the initial shots I saw. People steal 2p's?
Bah, a load of old crap. Just a house, empty with it's memories and thankfully no stickers from other explorers for once.
The standoff I mentioned.. was reminiscent of the OK Corral, without the guns. 😀
welsh farmers take no prisoners.... well except Mr wellyman
Style of building most recognizable (uncles house look like this), inside what a total tip.
Old books possibly being 1st edition may have some value....?
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Many were girls annuals, I doubt they would reprint 'Billy Annual 1970' for a second run! I grew up reading these, the boys ones.. that is!
Wow you were lucky with them not creeping up on you if they are so unhappy with unannouced visitors
But damn this is an awesome find actually. The Singer sowing machine, the doll, the bills. Why do people keep all of these bills it is crazy!
I wonder if we will be like thst later on hehe
The info is 3rd hand about the owners, @anidiotexplores tells me tales in-between explores. I keep away from Facebook.
Did you cluttered the stuff 😂.. The owner name was revealed lol.. The house look fine. Just need some renovation and it would be great.. Seems like there are a lot of abandoned houses in your area
This is far from my area. I did those years ago. It's a 70 miles trek to some of these, they are far away.
Yikes, scout master has a pretty negative connotation around here these. You may as well call it the creepy old priests house! This looks like it was a real gem. Those photos are so vibrant. Amazing colors. I need to get with you again sometime about what processing software you use. That Singer sewing machine is nice. I bet it could still fetch a penny if someone were to take over this place and clear it out.
The owners came from a different direction. Our side has no road, so it made for an easy escape. I use Aurora HDR, built in filters.
Thanks for the info!
Quite the find!! In such good condition too.
I am always baffled by people listening to the likes of Des O'Connor or worse, Russ Abbot!I mean even back in the day they were shit.
I did laugh at the beer cosy that's the kind of thing my parents would have done
Yes, fucking awful shit.. that my dad used to listen to. I got his music loving gene, and thankfully avoided his taste.
Same here, my dad loved a load of twoddle. One time I came home from college and he was in the living room mad singing along to a Joe Longhorne DVD 🤣🤣
I don't know who that is, or want to!
Don't look, that way lies madness!
SO much stuff still in there. Some of this shit could be sold as relics lol.
I would love to consume this party six since I am a fan of beer tasting. Any idea how old this might be? Unfortunately for the beer, it has an expiration date 😀.
Also, don't you ever worry about getting caught for trespassing by the owner and getting shot on the spot or something?
Guns are illegal here. Even pointing one at us is deemed illegal and the shooter would get arrested.
Even in the case of self-defense? If there is an intruder on the premises you cant shoo him away by pointing your gun?
Here in Estonia, we can own a gun but we need a permit for it and it's a lengthy process. Don't know if we can actually use it for self-defense.
It's hotly debated, have a look at this.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-49355814
I'm afraid to see it let alone go inside, it's scary
hermano me tova a ir a los sitio para explorar de mi pais!! muy buen post
Not a necktie or woggle in sight, some Scout Master!
Joking aside, it's a home full of memories and reminds me of clearing out my parent's house.
So sad that no one wanted the family photos when they left for the last time.
A very revealing and poignant Urbex.
Thanks for sharing.
It's common for these to be left behind. Most of the time we never find out why these places have been left like this. The locals may know but alerting them to your presence is hardly wise.
Great stuff. I love the Singer machine, it used to be the Apple of those times. This could easily be a museum. Not like a classic s***hole !LOLZ
I have seen many, big heavy things from a different age. My grandmother owned one, a huge relic!
I don't know if it is me or y'all seeing it too that Scout Masters House doesn't look much abandoned, It still have a lot of good stuffs in there and that explains why it has a lot of trespassers, I don't blame them if I was present I'll search that house for valuables.
I'm trying to picture an outhouse that's nicer than the house itself. How bad is the house!?! Does "outhouse" mean outdoor toilet with no plumbing in the UK like it does in Canada?
I like the broom propped up against the counter as if someone started cleaning the place and then was like "fuck it" and gave up after 5 minutes.
LOL.. Outhouse.., it usually sheds, some of these farms have a multitude of them usually crammed with crap! No toilets.
Oh haha that makes more sense. In North America this is an outhouse. Sometime we call them shit houses. You only see them at cottages away from civilization with no plumbing generally
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Haha.. I know, it's a different meaning here.
Nice find ! Stuff from quite a large time period in that place - quite impressive. Cant beat a bit of hoarding !
Hoarding is more common than you might expect, I see it a lot. Some places, you can't get in the rooms due to the sheer amount of stuff within.
what a great collection of pictures you have Sir. My mother used to use that swing machine you have shared in this blog. It's old but it's still worth using it.
Sounds interesting. But the house contains some good stuff though. Its good sharing this with us.
Wow what a find… so much inside. A time capsule indeed.
Great captures. Glad you could get in and see it. Soon I
There won’t be much left.
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Have a great weekend!
I hope that is not the case, eventually.. they get either renovated or demolished. We have a short time span to see what's in there before either of these things happen.
Yep, I understand. But by the looks of it. It has been empty for quite some time.
Have a great Saturday 😊👋🏻
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This was awesome!! As tossed as this was, the treasures we unbelievable! They left everything! Just like like they had gotten scared by a ghost or something!
I couldn't figure out from what was left behind if Mr. James was still hanging or if the Mr. Pritchard dude was there? The old books alone were treasures, but, they even left a bible around, in case you got all religious on them. I love those stoves! They are few and far between here, except in the Midwestern states.
Why do the owners come back if they aren't cleaning it out or tearing it down? They have personal things like the letter hanging out. :) At least you got pics of those creepy dolls. Was Talking Tina there? That would make me run away.
I have an old Singer sewing machine. I bought a house up by Lake Michigan for a summer place, they left all sorts of things in the house and barn. I kept the sewing machine and old cigarette signs. The guy was a salesman. HIndsight, it would have been a cool find for the urbex people, but, I remember being young and wondering why he left his junk for me to clean up. Ignorance isn't always bliss.
I could have kept going through this if it wasn't for the people showing up. Did this get sealed or bulldozed? Do you go back to places like this again? Amazing that it was still so intact.
Tell me you gave Desi a turn? :)
Not sure what they plan to do with it, or what the status is now. It's gone all quiet which usually means it's now off the radar, so either sealed, reno'd or demo'd!
Well I'm glad you got a peek before. This really was chock full of goodies!
At least the owners didn't catch you! Too bad you had to leave early though :( ... So much there!
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It looks like a horror movie...
Love the singer sewing machine, my mum had one of those.
I have the wisdom and knowledge of the elderly, and an eyesight to match 🤓👵🏻
brilliant write up and walk through.. I absloutly adored this house got there early and didn't leave til dark so much to read and find
Nobody else came during that time? Must have been pre-TourBus!
2019 possibly earlier. The key was hid in a pot in the porch. It was actually off the map for a good year before it got out.
One day.. I might see one of them before they get ransacked.
We’ve got a singer sewing machine in the loft, a family heirloom. So when we mysteriously abandon our house, disappear somewhere I’ll make sure I leave it for explorers to find 🤣🤣🤣🤣