The Castle of Miranda And Some Thunder

I love castles and always wanted to live in one. But not the ones full of glitz, glitter and shiny Venetian mirrors. I like abandoned, crumbling castles, mysterious and a thrill to explore. With wallpaper peeling off walls, squeaking floors, attic full of forgotten things, gathering dust, endless rooms, trunks full of period dresses, old portraits covering walls... you get the picture, right?

 

So, naturally I love this set of photos by David Herreman , taken of the abandoned Castle of Miranda - also known as Castle of Noisy or Home de Noisy - located not far from Dinant in Belgium. The castle has been abandoned since 1991.

 

  

 

As you will see, the castle has unfortunately been left to die, it's decayed way beyond that romantic stage that I talked of earlier. But still, it looks beautiful. It's easy to imagine it in its livable days. 

 

                  

 

Here is a little info from David's flicker page:

"During the French revolution, the family of the Count from Liedekerke-Beaufort has left the nearby feudal castle of Veves to hide in a farm outside the village. After the revolution, the farm took the name of castle and finally became this gigantic house. The castle is built in 1866 by an English architect called Milner.

Between World War I and II, the castle became the 'Home de Noisy', a vacation camp for SNCB (Belgian national rail company) railwaymen's children.

It was finally abandoned in 1991 and is slowly falling in ruins since. This castle has now became a very dangerous place to explore! Never go there alone!"

     

This room was one of the classes for children

 

     

The kitchen

 

    

To the first floor

 

     

On the stairs

 

                 

Without parquet floor

 

                

After the fire

 

                

The window

 

    

 

... hopefully David Herreman will soon have more photographs of another part of this castle.

 

On a different note... we had the scariest night ever! Such lightning and thunder, throughout the night, which is extremely unusual for San Francisco. I don't think Terry (who's lived in SF for almost 30 years) has ever experienced such thunder here (and he knows his storms since he's originally from Wisconsin). It was unbelievably loud and close. The thunder came only a second or so after the light, which scared me to no end. We peeked through the window, and everything was completely engulfed in fog. Can it get any scarier? There was a real menacing electrified feeling in the air, I was expecting the thunder to either be followed by an earthquake (!) or some bad aliens :). But, we survived! And I am here to tell you about it!

 

There was thunder even this morning, some rain and a lot of fog. But, it's clearing up slowly, so hopefully we'll get some sun today.

 

I wish you a lovely Saturday!

 

xoxoxo

 

{all photos by David Herreman}

Comments

[little miss b]

I tried to explore a place like this once to take some photos but got scared and had to get out, I'm glad someone can do it though, such amazing photos, so full of atmosphere. Thanks for sharing.

[clare]

ah i adore thunderstorms! i'm weird, i know :)

that is one beautiful castle. they're truly gorgeous pictures... takes you right back. such a pity for such beauty to be abandoned like that.

[Katie]

oooooooh

[Shaddy]

Oh my. You and Terry should be in Wisconsin today. It's beautiful as the past few weeks have all been.

The castle in your photos must have been a fabulous one in its day. It's so sad to see it in such disrepair. I would love to spend a week in a huge castle with nothing to do but roam from room to room, relax and soak it all up.

I hope your days ahead are brighter.

[Kathleen]

These are crazy splendid photos. i would die of wonder in such a beautiful decrypted castle. I think he's really captured the beauty of what it would of been like and the decay that remains.

I adore thunder showers but they can be scary when too loud.

[JAQ]

on one hand it's such a shame to see the castle this way but on the other hand it does have a sense of beauty and the photos reflect that.

[emily]

the lighting is so haunting

[Marsi @ The Cottage Cheese]

Wow, these photographs are amazing! It's so sad to see this castle crumble though. My husband and I were just discussing the other day how surprisingly fast decay begans when a home (in this case a castle) is abandoned. The castle looks as if it has been vacant for at least 50 years.

You storm sounds very scary! Not being able to see anything because of the fog must have been terrifying. Glad you guys are safe and sound :)

[Lilly]

Oh my gosh i don't have comment for that . Just ..... i need to find that house , can someone help me with adress please ? (:

[paske]

I live there for three years '73-'76.
I went back a few times also last year.
It's located in Celles,Namur.

https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasteel_van_Noisy

greetings, pascal.