Tales of the Urban Explorer: Harpurhey District Nurses Home

Thanks, Razor. This one was another tip-off from my favourite Goth explorer, who appears to have run out of UK explores and is now exploring Europe. I don’t know who finances his trips; it must be a good life.  There was a way in; I had seen it in Razor's YouTube stream, but that would mean getting past the concentration-camp-style border and my nemesis, Razor Wire.  Some elevated guard towers with snoring armed bored soldiers, and ‘*Harpurhey District Nurses Home*', would make things complete, but we were not trying to escape, rather get in. A row of houses sat next to this ancient-looking building, which has surprisingly little written about it, besides other exploring images, so I would have to guess, sporting that classic red brick look, that it's from the Victorian days.  This edged corner would prove to be the answer. The wire stopped short of covering the end, and @anidiotexplores was over the tin fence in a jiffy. I laboured with this one, as the skinny curved metal fencing was the only place to put your feet, the fence too high, so leveraging oneself up took several tries. It just was not stable enough, and I was cursing while wrapping my gloved hands around the top of that skinny metal edge while attempting to heave my body upward. My comrade with his natural tungsten-lined skin, of course, required no hand protection whatsoever, bastard! Fortunately, the owner of the fence was not at home, and did not come outside screaming at me. After several attempts, I somehow managed to get a leg over, avoid the lethal wire and clamber down the other side. Was it worth the effort? Oh yes, this would be a derp of the finest calibre, trodden by few explorers, and I could now see what it could have been like to be locked up in the proving grounds of a top security prison. <center>  ...***'@anidiotexplores enjoys the simulated experience of being an inmate. This is as close as it gets to the infamous [Strangeways](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/inside-strangeways-drug-ridden-rat-30119467), which is just a few miles away.'***... </center> The sign boasted '*National Health Service*' livery, the once-envied service of the United Kingdom that blessed its residents with free health care. It still exists but is now overrun and severely understaffed due to the masses of immigrants entering the country. That story, however, is for another day.  Having breached the outside wall of security, the inner level was the next obstacle, aka, getting inside the building. A glance told me this was going to be trivial.  'Yes, I should think you should be very welcoming to the likes of me, who struggled with that metal fence. If you want some advice from me, get a roll of red carpet for us sweaty explorers and maybe a complimentary glass of wine?', I said to the imposing building. It did not reply, just frowned like I was an insignificant insect.  I could smell it from the first sec […]