Glazebrook country club was part of a transit camp near warrington for american and canadian troops in WW2 , the club is the only remaining standing part of a once 7 acre military base which was one of many outlying bases for the more famous burtonwood airbase .from aprox 1942 till its demise in 1991 many top acts and bands appeared at this venue ,i have read a report that MARILYN MONROE once appeared here in the 1950s but i could not confirm this ! marilyn monroe as far as i could tell only visited the uk once and that was only for four months in 1956 which she spent totally in the southeast of england !....and that was down in surrey ! many merseybeat bands and manchester based acts performed at the club in the 1960s .
when the club was de-militarised in the 60s it became a country club , it boasted 2 squash courts , gymnasium , sauna and bar n restaurant .
the club could hold upto 2000 people and suffered from an electrical fire which damaged 2/3rds of its electricity circuits resulting in its closure in 1991 . the club had also suffered been besieged by groups of upto 50 gypsys who ransacked the place .
It was reported in the WARRINGTON GUARDIAN in august 2000 that a request had been submitted by the present owner christine lewis to the home secretary jack straw that the club would make a good detention centre to house upto 450 asylum seekers as the government were looking for suitable sites in the northwest to house such people . mrs lucas was desperate to make some money from the club and saw the homeoffice as a possible way out for the fast going downhill club . locals did not feel the same way and blocked this intention , to this day the club lies in a sorry state and is only frequently visited by the odd urban explorer .
THE VISIT- i found this place totally by accident while trying to take a shortcut home as i was new to the area , i visited with my derping partner @Cazel#HT and a non member , as you will see from the pics there is not that much inside to see and is in an advanced case of decay , climbing up the long staircase upto the roof was a bit scary as the steel handrail was not in the best of nick !
THE PICS - as usual i used my trusty canon 10-18mm wide angled lens , enjoy the pics folks !
when the club was de-militarised in the 60s it became a country club , it boasted 2 squash courts , gymnasium , sauna and bar n restaurant .
the club could hold upto 2000 people and suffered from an electrical fire which damaged 2/3rds of its electricity circuits resulting in its closure in 1991 . the club had also suffered been besieged by groups of upto 50 gypsys who ransacked the place .
It was reported in the WARRINGTON GUARDIAN in august 2000 that a request had been submitted by the present owner christine lewis to the home secretary jack straw that the club would make a good detention centre to house upto 450 asylum seekers as the government were looking for suitable sites in the northwest to house such people . mrs lucas was desperate to make some money from the club and saw the homeoffice as a possible way out for the fast going downhill club . locals did not feel the same way and blocked this intention , to this day the club lies in a sorry state and is only frequently visited by the odd urban explorer .
THE VISIT- i found this place totally by accident while trying to take a shortcut home as i was new to the area , i visited with my derping partner @Cazel#HT and a non member , as you will see from the pics there is not that much inside to see and is in an advanced case of decay , climbing up the long staircase upto the roof was a bit scary as the steel handrail was not in the best of nick !
THE PICS - as usual i used my trusty canon 10-18mm wide angled lens , enjoy the pics folks !
