The Lytham Quays is a new development near blackpool. It had a nice little crane and how could I possibly deny it the honour of being climbed?

At close to 200ft with no platforms on the way up for a break and a ladder broken in 3 places that changes sides of the crane it was a tough climb resulting in me being very tired by the time I was on my way down but boy was it worth it. Some truly beautiful views were possible from the top of the crane although it was almost impossible to capture anything atop the crane due to the fact there was no cab, merely a small platform that wobbled alot while I was up there so I decided to stay a maximum of 5 minutes.

Unfortnuately I did not do a jib walk on this particular crane due to leaving my harness in Manchester. Bummer.

Part of the Westby works of PD Edenhall Ltd. Formerly a brickworks using locally dug clay, now manufacturing a range of concrete products.

A live infiltration, on top motherfucker brap!

UPDATE 15th July 2009:

Update because after 16 months i’ve finally managed to get hold of the name of this place along with a small amount of info.

Explorers: j3bu

King Edward VII and Queen Mary School (KEQMS) is an HMC public school in Lytham St. Annes, originally the schools were separate, King Edwards for boys education and Queen marys for girls education. However in 1997 the schools were forced to merge due a parliamentary bill being scraped. The schooling now takes place in the King Edwards buildings and due to financial problems Queen Marys has been sold to developers who are creating flats within the school. Evidence of this was discovered inside.

The school’s motto is ‘Sublimis Ab Unda’, which is Latin for “raised from the waves”, in reference to the fact the school was funded by a flood disaster which took place in the town in 1719. In 1908, 189 years after the Foundation’s initial formation the school was finally built.

REVIST & UPDATE: 10/08/08

Most of the school has been stripped out. Access to the stage is no longer possible but the entrance hall has been converted into an office for selling the apartments.  Contained in the second album are some maps/plans and below is a 3D video of the developers plans for the site:

Further Reading:

Official Website