urban explorer. Helenslee House in Dumbarton, Scotland was a private boarding school which shut in 2000 after financial problems.
Formerly known as Keil School, around 200 pupils were taught there each year inside a 19th century mansion. The building has been empty since the school closed and was badly damaged by a fire in 2013.
In 2016 plans were developed to turn the rotting structure into flats, but these are yet to come to fruition.Now, urban explorer Kyle Urbex has ventured inside the building armed with his camera.
It was so badly damaged that Kyle said the staircases crumbled away beneath his feet meaning that he could only investigate the ground floor, reports the Daily Record.The 26-year-old photographer from Leeds said: "I decided to go there and explore because of the history behind Helenslee House."It is massive inside and surprisingly tucked away in a little estate."You can see how much it has decayed over time.
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