The Way to School

Artist: Richard Shepherd
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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, HDR Photography, Practising the Dark Arts, Rusty, Crusty and Falling to Bits, The Scots are Coming and United Kingdom

Sharon Hammond

in a word….sensasational
Richard Shepherd in reply to Sharon Hammond’s comment

Thanks very much Sharon :)

~Shepy
Ann Garrett

Beautiful old building, excellent work
Richard Shepherd in reply to Ann Garrett’s comment

Thanks Ann :)

~Shepy
Andy Harris

Absolutely wonderful shot – atmosphere is erupting out of this picture!
Richard Shepherd in reply to Andy Harris’s comment

Cheers Andy :)

~Shepy
Murray Swift

Very spooky!
Richard Shepherd in reply to Murray Swift’s comment

Thanks Murray :)

~Shepy
Arzu

Kinda spooky looking place, poor kids. Nicely framed by the trees, great shot indeed.
Richard Shepherd in reply to Arzu’s comment

Thanks very much Arzu :)

~Shepy
Sarah Moore

not sure i would want to attend that school?!
Richard Shepherd in reply to Sarah Moore’s comment

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

~Shepy
Dave Warren

Simply Stunning!!, this is a belter!! well done mate
Richard Shepherd in reply to Dave Warren’s comment

Thanks very much mate, was a lovely site.

~Shepy
Maximus

amazing result Richard. :)
Richard Shepherd in reply to Maximus’s comment

Thanks a lot Maximus :)

~Shepy
Jodi Tweed

she is beautiful and to be left alone.
i would love to rome such a wonder like this old girl.
Richard Shepherd in reply to Jodi Tweed’s comment

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

~Shepy
nannamanson

This is seriously kickass!! How do you manage to find all of these old, abandoned places and gain access????
Richard Shepherd in reply to nannamanson’s comment

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

WOW. It looks like something out of Harry Potter!
Richard Shepherd in reply to Sue Buckingham’s comment

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

~Shepy
Mia1

stunning
Richard Shepherd in reply to Mia1’s comment

Thanks Mia :)

~Shepy
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 in reply to justlinda’s comment

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

~Shepy
mhkantor

another wonderful fantastic exterior / and as always your sky blows my mind. house sky
framing perspective perfection.
Richard Shepherd in reply to mhkantor’s comment

Thanks very much, greatly appreciated :)

~Shepy
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 in reply to PPPhotoArt’s comment

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

~Shepy
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 in reply to M Malicki Beser’s comment

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

Thanks for the comment Mike :)

~Shepy
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

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 in reply to pinkyjain’s comment

Thanks PJ, it is a wonderful building :)

~Shepy
lightsmith

that is awesome. gothic beauty. i just dont know how you do it. but you do.
Richard Shepherd in reply to lightsmith’s comment

With good luck and a bit of magic, hehe.

Cheers

~Shepy
budrfli

truly captiviating!
Richard Shepherd in reply to budrfli’s comment

Thanks budrfli :)

~Shepy
SBCStudio

woah thats creepy- outstanding image.
Richard Shepherd in reply to SBCStudio’s comment

Thanks very much :)

~Shepy
Linda Syms

Brilliant work
Richard Shepherd in reply to Linda Syms’s comment

Cheers for the comment Linda :)

~Shepy
Ioanna

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 in reply to Ioanna’s comment

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

~Shepy
amontano

Boy would i love to take pictures of this building. Great job
Richard Shepherd in reply to amontano’s comment

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

~Shepy
EdgeOfReality

I love the effects. It works perfectly for this image.
Richard Shepherd in reply to EdgeOfReality’s comment

Thanks very much EdgeOfReality.

~Shepy
Kingcobra

Wow gorgeous house.
Richard Shepherd in reply to Kingcobra’s comment

Thanks a lot Kingcobra :)

~Shepy
Per Einar Gunn...

Excellent image, love your treatment and the old school!
Anette Tyler

Fantastic image. I love the hdr effect
LavenderMoon

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

I just love the treatment of this image :o)
Richard Shepherd in reply to Ian Andrew’s comment

Thanks very much Ian, much appreciated :)

~Shepy
Helen Tyralik

wonderful and eerie
Richard Shepherd in reply to Helen Tyralik’s comment

Cheers Helen :)

~Shepy
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 in reply to SinisterDragon’s comment

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

~Shepy
jacqi

Wonderful building. Where is it?
Richard Shepherd in reply to jacqi’s comment

This is near Glasgow :)

~Shepy
jacqi

Hmm, it would make a great hotel.
Richard Shepherd in reply to jacqi’s comment

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

~Shepy
jacqi

Yep! Good business venture – you got the capital? lol
Richard Shepherd in reply to jacqi’s comment

You asking? :P

~Shepy
carol brandt

Wot a magic building. Wot a magic shot!
Cleburnus

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

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

Tim
emilijana

wicked! in every sense!
Magooimages

Excellent!
Elana Bailey

Super work, capture and treatment. Well done.
Richard Shepherd in reply to Elana Bailey’s comment, about 1 month ago

Thanks very much Elana :)

~Shepy