Silverlands House was built in the 1800s and has had a rather interesting history. It was a private home, an actors orphanage and a nurse training school. The training school finally closed in the 1990s.
In 2001 there were plans to turn it into a clinic for convicted paedophiles. Needless to say, local residents protested against it, what-with it being so close to local schools. During the protests, the house received a £3million refit for it’s new role. But in 2002 the protests paid off and Parliament decided to end the conversion. It has remained empty since then…
Inside is rather magnificient. £3million well spent?….
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Internet advice that a recent sign shows European Institute of Human Sciences as being the new owners. I have Googled and found that EIHS is an Islamic institute with various facilities around the world, including one in Wales, UK.
If they do own it, hopefully they will start repairing the roof and stopping the water from getting into our beautiful old building.
hi i was at silverlands went when i was 3 which would be in 1946, nice to read about you all, my sister is elizabeth anne eastham, and i was caroline eastham, hope you are all well and happy in your life, shame about old silverlands, i never knew it was haunted, not that it would of bothered me, the innocence of children. luv to you all x
What a wonderful byproduct of an Urbex report!
This shows why it is so important to document abandoned buildings. If this had been demolished and a new building erected on the site without being documented like this, so many of these former residents would probably never found out what had happened to their former friends.
Thank you for taking the time to post Derelicte.