Exploring Dundee's Abandoned Port Headquarters
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In this video, we explore Dundee's abandoned port authority headquarters, once one of the largest harbour offices in Scotland, dating back to the mid 1800s. The two buildings contain old features preserved despite their city-centre location.
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Liking the new intro? Which places that we haven’t posted yet do you want to see?
@haveyoueverwondered23
Жыл бұрын
what was that support thing on his neck in the intro?
@Hullwood
Жыл бұрын
Nothing in specific, but I like seeing power stations and other industrial buildings/sites. Keep up the good work! EDIT: I like the new intro! Love keeping the original music but changing the clips year over year as you do more explores!
@jezdavies4917
Жыл бұрын
@@haveyoueverwondered23 that wasn’t the intro the lads were referring too but looks like one of those travel pillows
@miffy9871
Жыл бұрын
The intro is definitely improved and so is your editing. Good job.
@johorrocks8927
Жыл бұрын
Love the new intro...for me keep doing what you do, everything is of interest, you show me places I will never get to see myself
It’s currently getting renovated into flats at the moment so it’s great to see someone document the interior before it’s all gutted, but at least the building will be saved
@jpryce90
10 ай бұрын
Work has stopped sure it's up for sale again 😩 hope doesn't sit for ages again
@sandersson2813
6 ай бұрын
The developers went out of business sadly. Hopefully it doesn't disappear in a "freak fire" as so many old Dundee buildings do to make way for dreary, pre fab flats.
Born and bred in Dundee and pass this building almost every day. I wondered what it looked like inside.
Loved your video!!! Still a Dundonian through and through, but have lived in Los Angeles for 60 years. Oh the memories….
@arthurchinaski3736
9 ай бұрын
You can take the girl out of Dundee but never Dundee out of the girl!
Used to pass those safes regularly on the way to my Dad's office
Great video lads. I live 35 miles north of here and had my business in Dundee for many years and have passed this building many many times and never really gave it a second thought until now. What an outstanding building it must have been in its day and it would be a shame to see it get demolished like many of Dundee's older buildings. Got to also say the quality of your productions and editing just keeps getting better with every video as your new intro shows. Thanks lads.
@dannycarter1966
Жыл бұрын
You can't be that far off where I live then.
@markm-ci6rj
Жыл бұрын
So is it still empty? I believe planning consent has been granted to convert the buildings into apartments?
@Urbandoned
Жыл бұрын
Appreciate that massively, thank you!
I love this building and have always been curious about the inside. Thank you for filming this beautiful listed building 🙋🏻♀️
Love these buildings! Not just built for utility, but designed with pride and attention to detail. Really great work as always guys!
@Urbandoned
Жыл бұрын
Totally, the exterior is arguably the best feature in our opinion, but details retained throughout.
I drive past that building every day and often wondered what it looked like inside. Thank you so much for sharing this video.
@Urbandoned
Жыл бұрын
Glad we could help ease your curiosity :)
seeing this makes me mourn the loss of the old abandoned furniture store that burnt up last november in the city centre. knowing that that building couldve held some lovely little secrets like this is really unfortunate to think about. its been months since the council knocked down the remains of the building and now its just a caged up spread of land covered in gravel.
That fireplace needs to be rescued!
That was a beautiful building I have no idea why the Council is letting it go to ruin
This place should be preserved.
Thank you wanted to see inside that place for years
Great explore, guys! Nice job as always. Your backstory and commentary during the explore is alway so approproiate. Minimal "statement-of-the-obvious" as many others do, just great comments. It all makes for such an enjoyable experience. Great work! Can't wait for the next one.
@Urbandoned
Жыл бұрын
We try not to! Sometimes, our walkthroughs are quite 'captain obvious!'
Looked like a lovely Dundonian Summers Day, great video
Can't beat a pigeon supper
@stepheneyles2198
Жыл бұрын
Fresh one waiting (14:28) for its turn on the grill as well! :-))
@kaiyotee2475
Жыл бұрын
Rip pimgin
@thomascook578
Жыл бұрын
Deep fried with a bottle of irn bru
I’ve always wanted to see inside this building since I was a kid. I used to have a flat at the Quay and drove past this building every day to get to and from my flat. Next door to this building is an apex hotel which for a good while was the most luxurious hotel in the centre of Dundee. When Malmaison announced they were going to open a hotel in the city, they showed interest in this building but believing Malmaison would take a chunk of their custom and probably because once renovated, it would be a better option for visitors. So the Apex bought the building stating they were going to expand their hotel into the property creating a boutique style hotel. Once the sale had gone through, apex did absolutely nothing with it. They didn’t even maintain it. Prior to this, the building still look relatively usable from the outside but the apex wanted it to go to ruin in my opinion. FYI Malmaison weren’t deterred and purchased a bigger property just down the street which used to be the old Tay hotel. It’s now being turned into a gated community of apartments. Doubt much of it will be recognisable once it’s done. Just some further info for anyone that wants it.
@Urbandoned
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this, we had no clue!
Those "simplex" mechanical door locks are sometimes default code by pressing 2 &4 at same time then press 3. Turn knob . Or a large rare earth magnet to the side of housing will unlock it every time...
Great to see a video from my home town!
Hi That was another excellent video showcasing two magnificent buildings. I really enjoyed this video and what a great job you did in documenting both buildings so well. Thanks for making this video.
Welcome to my home town boys!
Totally fascinating guys.
Loved both buildings, would be great to see them put to use and given a new lease of life. Hopefully the original features will be preserved too, great watch as always...
@Urbandoned
Жыл бұрын
We really hope so, glad you enjoyed seeing the properties
Great video! 👍🏼
Always enjoy your videos. Your editing etc is brilliant and I love how you give some history of the buildings you go to. Keep up the great work lads 😎
@Urbandoned
Жыл бұрын
Means a lot - cheers!
Cheers another great professional video - really well done! Mark.
@Urbandoned
Жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot!
Also love the new intro video clips
Amazing
Used to go to a jobclub from jobcentre in custom house in 90s
Great stuff as ever. would love to see some more Scottish locations
@Urbandoned
Жыл бұрын
We have more, but trying to keep a balance with other countries/areas
Explored this place many times and never found the custom house part of it searched top to bottom never came across it
Is that a hospital in the intro? Looks interesting... This place in Dundee is beautiful, your photos of it on insta are stunning - great explore
@Urbandoned
Жыл бұрын
Indeed...
It would be good to rebuild as hotel or restaurant. It big enough for hotel plus restaurant that would boost tourism and beside city Quay...
1955, that's when I was born, feeling old now.
@patriciarussell756
Жыл бұрын
My birth year too! 😂
@andyarmstrong1493
Жыл бұрын
@@patriciarussell756 Quality! 🙂
I would give anything to sit around the campfire with ya. The stories this dude must have.
Another great video , sadly I’m sure if it’s ever redeveloped they will rip out all the beautiful woodwork and features…if this building was in Edinburgh for sure it would get a great 2 nd life.
Noticed bathtubs twice. Is that common to find in old buildings?
Such a grand building from the outside. It would be great if someone would repurpose it
Love
thats just how the victorians built things , go into a victorian sewage works and you will find similar oppulance
@krashd
9 күн бұрын
Exactly, when he said at 4:52 that he can't understand why a harbour master would need such architecture it showed his lack of knowledge of history, something I assumed urban explorers would have an interest in. In the 1800's everything was built by the best to look the best, none of this "lowest bidder" crap that plagues the world now.
What did they do in that huge building back in the day.
Function with form, how it was and should still be
it's almost regal on the outside.
This is currently under conversion to flats
They're not coves,they are cornices. Done by plasterers.
Also, did you happen to get into the old arnotts department store? Which was later split up with a large portion of it being turned into a Zara? That closed during the pandemic and was used as a vaccine centre. The building is actually huge and although the lower parts are stores. The upper levels are untouched from the arnotts days. The name escapes me night now but it was a department store when it first opened and had an Edwardian cafe that is huge. Once arnotts opened, the cafe was sealed off and left untouched. It’s still there untouched to this day. This is another building/partial building I’ve wanted to see all my life. Tbh most of the old buildings in the centre of Dundee are vacant above ground level. There must be so much history and features just sat there.
@KD-oi9sk
7 ай бұрын
DM Browns
What's with the horrible screeching soumds like bats in back ground? Surely soumd editor can do better?
@Urbandoned
Жыл бұрын
Time stamp?
Thanks 👍
This old building is in my home town which I stay in and at the moment it’s being cleaned out and is in progress to be turned into flats. It’s a great video of the inside of such an iconic building in Dundee. It’s just a pity our local brain dead, scumbag, vandals don’t think the same way, and just like to destroy and trash our old abandoned buildings because it’s the only way they get there kicks and they don’t know any better ways to amuse themselves..