The Way to School

Richard Shepherd

The Way to School

This is the view walking up the main driveway of this abandoned boarding school, i wonder how many kids were unhappy to be taken along this route and left by their parents at the start of the term.

The Way to School belongs to the following groups:

Dilapidated Buildings, Practising the Dark Arts and United Kingdom Available for sale as

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The Way to School by Richard Shepherd
  • Sharon Hammond

    Sharon Hammond

    in a word….sensasational

  • Richard Shepherd replied

    Thanks very much Sharon :)

    ~Shepy

  • Ann Garrett

    Ann Garrett

    Beautiful old building, excellent work

  • Richard Shepherd replied

    Thanks Ann :)

    ~Shepy

  • Andy Harris

    Andy Harris

    Absolutely wonderful shot – atmosphere is erupting out of this picture!

  • Richard Shepherd replied

    Cheers Andy :)

    ~Shepy

  • Murray Swift

    Murray Swift

    Very spooky!

  • Richard Shepherd replied

    Thanks Murray :)

    ~Shepy

  • Arzu

    Arzu

    Kinda spooky looking place, poor kids. Nicely framed by the trees, great shot indeed.

  • Richard Shepherd replied

    Thanks very much Arzu :)

    ~Shepy

  • Sarah Moore

    Sarah Moore

    not sure i would want to attend that school?!

  • Richard Shepherd replied

    Me neither, especially as it was so remote there would be nothing else for the kids to do!

    ~Shepy

  • Dave Warren

    Dave Warren

    Simply Stunning!!, this is a belter!! well done mate

  • Richard Shepherd replied

    Thanks very much mate, was a lovely site.

    ~Shepy

  • Maximus

    Maximus

    amazing result Richard. :)

  • Richard Shepherd replied

    Thanks a lot Maximus :)

    ~Shepy

  • Jaytee

    Jaytee

    she is beautiful and to be left alone.
    i would love to rome such a wonder like this old girl.

  • Richard Shepherd replied

    That she is Jodi, its a shame they are left to rot like this.

    ~Shepy

  • nannamanson

    nannamanson

    This is seriously kickass!! How do you manage to find all of these old, abandoned places and gain access????

  • Richard Shepherd replied

    I find the places through a few different ways, talking to like minded idiots, searching news articles for closures and other websites for leads on closed sites, and looking for telltale signs on google earth etc. Gaining access is through broken windows, skylights, being a ninja, things like that. I never cause damage to get in though.

    ~Shepy

  • Sue Buckingham

    Sue Buckingham

    WOW. It looks like something out of Harry Potter!

  • Richard Shepherd replied

    Haha, not being a fan i never thought of that, but i can see what you mean.

    ~Shepy

  • Mia1

    Mia1

    stunning

  • Richard Shepherd replied

    Thanks Mia :)

    ~Shepy

  • justlinda

    justlinda

    Great photograph and treatment really mean and moody. I had never realised how many of these huge establishments have just been deserted, such a shame.

  • Richard Shepherd replied

    There are so many abandonments it is unreal justlinda, you just have to know where to look!

    ~Shepy

  • mhkantor

    mhkantor

    another wonderful fantastic exterior / and as always your sky blows my mind. house sky
    framing perspective perfection.

  • Richard Shepherd replied

    Thanks very much, greatly appreciated :)

    ~Shepy

  • PPPhotoArt

    PPPhotoArt

    I do agree with your comments but wow but an awesome building it has such wonderful curves and intricate details, too bad no one could restore this beauty, excellent shot as always…

  • Richard Shepherd replied

    Thanks as always PPP, and i agree it is such a lovely building :)

    ~Shepy

  • M Malicki Beser

    M Malicki Beser

    Mom! I don’t wanna go to school today…lol

    Great work again…I love the series all of your work is awesome

  • Richard Shepherd replied

    Haha, no mom to keep you off with boarding school, you live at the place!

    Thanks for the comment Mike :)

    ~Shepy

  • M Malicki Beser

    M Malicki Beser

    haha i didn’t read the caption at the first time so i didnt know it was a boarding school lol

  • pinkyjain

    pinkyjain

    Wow. i would have loved to go there, whoa. Awesome photo Richard. What a beauty. Love the curtains just hanging out of the windows. Bet this place is just full of memories, & ghosts

  • Richard Shepherd replied

    Thanks PJ, it is a wonderful building :)

    ~Shepy

  • lightsmith

    lightsmith

    that is awesome. gothic beauty. i just dont know how you do it. but you do.

  • Richard Shepherd replied

    With good luck and a bit of magic, hehe.

    Cheers

    ~Shepy

  • budrfli

    budrfli

    truly captiviating!

  • Richard Shepherd replied

    Thanks budrfli :)

    ~Shepy

  • SBCStudio

    SBCStudio

    woah thats creepy- outstanding image.

  • Richard Shepherd replied

    Thanks very much :)

    ~Shepy

  • Linda Syms

    Linda Syms

    Brilliant work

  • Richard Shepherd replied

    Cheers for the comment Linda :)

    ~Shepy

  • Ioanna Athanasopoulou

    Ioanna Athanas...

    That is so so so so so beautiful and atmospheric! I have no idea why, but Harry Potter came into my mind when seeing it! :P

  • Richard Shepherd replied

    Thanks very much Loanna, you are not the only one to think of the Harry Potter thing, hehe.

    ~Shepy

  • amontano

    amontano

    Boy would i love to take pictures of this building. Great job

  • Richard Shepherd replied

    Cheers amontano, it is a lovely place, Scotland has some treasures both known and unknown!

    ~Shepy

  • EdgeOfReality

    EdgeOfReality

    I love the effects. It works perfectly for this image.

  • Richard Shepherd replied

    Thanks very much EdgeOfReality.

    ~Shepy

  • Kingcobra

    Kingcobra

    Wow gorgeous house.

  • Richard Shepherd replied

    Thanks a lot Kingcobra :)

    ~Shepy

  • Per E. Gunnarsen

    Per E. Gunnarsen

    Excellent image, love your treatment and the old school!

  • Anette Tyler

    Anette Tyler

    Fantastic image. I love the hdr effect

  • LavenderMoon

    LavenderMoon

    True… is does hav a very ‘Hogwarts’ feel to it…. and I dearly love all things Harry Potter…

  • Ian Andrew

    Ian Andrew

    I just love the treatment of this image :o)

  • Richard Shepherd replied

    Thanks very much Ian, much appreciated :)

    ~Shepy

  • Helen Tyralik

    Helen Tyralik

    wonderful and eerie

  • Richard Shepherd replied

    Cheers Helen :)

    ~Shepy

  • SinisterDragon

    SinisterDragon

    Very nice. I like the eerie I think it looks wonderful. The clouds looming behind really make the building stand out. Gives it an even creepier feel. Great shot

  • Richard Shepherd replied

    Thanks very much SinisterDragon, if you like Eerie and creepy then you should enjoy most of my portfolio, heh.

    ~Shepy

  • jacqi

    jacqi

    Wonderful building. Where is it?

  • Richard Shepherd replied

    This is near Glasgow :)

    ~Shepy

  • jacqi

    jacqi

    Hmm, it would make a great hotel.

  • Richard Shepherd replied

    Could do a great immersion weekend in a Harry Potter style :)

    ~Shepy

  • jacqi

    jacqi

    Yep! Good business venture – you got the capital? lol

  • Richard Shepherd replied

    You asking? :P

    ~Shepy

  • carol brandt

    carol brandt

    Wot a magic building. Wot a magic shot!

  • Cleburnus

    Cleburnus

    Looks like the type of place the police would bring bulldozers and search teams to decades after. Great work!

  • earthairfire

    earthairfire

    Where the hell is this?! I swear Gateshead never looked this awesome when I last visited!!!

    Tim

  • emilijana

    emilijana

    wicked! in every sense!

  • Magooimages

    Magooimages

    Excellent!

  • Elana Bailey

    Elana Bailey

    Super work, capture and treatment. Well done.

  • Richard Shepherd replied

    Thanks very much Elana :)

    ~Shepy

  • jwinman

    jwinman

    beautiful building!

  • Richard Shepherd replied

    Gorgeous place, one of my favourite explores, just such a lovely place.

    ~Shepy

  • Colleen Milburn

    Colleen Milburn

    Wow – I LOVE this place – the pic just draws you in – nice work, Shepy!

  • Richard Shepherd replied

    One of the prettier sites i have visited, i love the exterior of this place :)

    ~Shepy

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