Situated on land in between the River Calder and the Canal, simply off Welbeck Lane, lies the falling apart ruins of Old Park Farm.
The precise age of the farm is not understood, however it is thought to go back a minimum of to the early Victorian Era.
The website was a working family farm up till the 1990s, after which it was taken control of by Wakefield Council.
In 2005, Kenneth Lea purchased the farm and opened a falconry centre backed by moneying from Wakefield Council, who formerly owned the website.
Nine eagle owls kept at the farm, and trained by Lea, were registered by Warner Brothers and utilized in the movie Harry Potter and The Goblet Of Fire.
However, in 2008, Wakefield Council took out from their financing and, in June of the exact same year, an expulsion notification was served on Lea.
An examination mentioned that a few of the birds seemed in a poor state, and the RSPCA performed an examination.
They found a variety of birds, consisting of owls, falcons, hawks, buzzards and chickens were hurt, emaciated and caked in dirt.
Seven dead birds of victim were likewise discovered in Lea’s freezer.
In May 2009, Lea pleaded guilty to 17 charges of disregard including 51 expert birds and was imprisoned for 12 weeks, resulting in the property being redeemed by the council.
Over a year later on, in July 2010, the farm was cost auction by Wakefield Council for £162,000, costing almost double the guide rate.
Despite this, the structures have actually because been abandoned for an unidentified factor and the farm has actually been completely closed.
Here are 11 pictures of the abandoned Old Park Farm ruins, taken by the reknown Yorkshire city explorer, Lost Places & Forgotten Faces. (https://www.facebook.com/Lostplacesandforgottenfaces)
