Berkyn Manor,Slough 2012.
The Rayner family has been farming in the Colnbrook area since the reign of Elizabeth I. In 1945, the family purchased Berkyn Manor Farm & Manor House in Horton, together with 60 acres of land (the site of Berkyn Manor was also the home to the famous poet, Milton, and his parents from 1632 to 1638). In 1954, J Rayner & Sons Ltd was founded from the original farming partnership.
This place has been around since the 1600s and is a real time warp inside. The last resident Ernest Rayner (former County Councillor) died aged 96 in 1987.
From the air
My my,this was one helluva place...
We are heading for our way in,eagerly watching out for security
The front door,but not way in..
This was taken a few years ago...where is security?
He is right behind you!!!!
Commemorative plaque to the poet John Milton who once lived here.
This is their security guard!!
We enter the building that seems to be a laundry.
Utensils still waiting to be used.
There is so much to look at,I dont know where to start.
I think the fire powered thing is possibly what was called a Copper,an hot water heater.
These shots are all of various items I found
Set of old scales
Slaughterhouse papers
Terracotta pot.
Good old ACME brand name
Very rickety chair indeedy
Either a carpet sweeper or an early carpet cleaner.
Spindryer
Solid fuel AGA
That solid fuel AGA again
I just fired this off into a dark shed hoping the flash picked something up
These are in the room where the big AGA is