17 December 2023 , 14:19
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Eye-popping images reveal an abundance of motoring artefacts left abandoned in a Yorkshire car graveyard.
Heaps of junk were found alongside a treasure trove of vintage cars - including Ford Vans, Morris Miners, Jaguars, Land Rovers - countless vintage comic books and even arcade games. The property in South Yorkshire, England is thought to have been owned by a motoring enthusiast or tinkerer who left their projects eerily unfinished.
The pictures were captured by 34 year-old urban explorer Daniel Sims – known online as Bearded Reality – who says it is difficult to decipher anything conclusive about the story of the graveyard.
Alongside piles of junk were around 70 vintage cars (mediadrumimages/BeardedReality)"I know very little about the previo us owner apart from the fact he was a massive collector and had many cars which must have taken decades to acquire as well as a vast amount of collectibles and items spread out throughout the land", he said. "This place reminded me of a hoarder who would collect with the potential to sell things in the future. I believe the land is now being cleared and things sold off so the landscape of this place is slowly changing".
Daniel explained that the site was "wide open and also open to the elements, so it was just a matter of climbing over broken fences". He recalled: "I knew there were loads of cars here so I was excited, however I never expected to see all that we did so was blown away by this exploration,"
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The site was littered with multiple caravans that the former owner is thought to have lived in (mediadrumimages/BeardedReality)"The main house had been left ruined for a long time but all over the property were masses of cars, a good 60-70+ in certain areas. We found hoards of vintage games and consoles and vast amounts of comics, very old vintage antiques and items which were insane to see. Here we also found an old TV graveyard with a mass of about 50 TVs planted into the ground which was crazy to see".
Little is known about the site's former owner, though they clearly had a penchant for collecting old vehicles - potentially to fix them up and sell on (mediadrumimages/BeardedReality)Daniel knows some people are sceptical about his investigative activities but insists they are all above board. He continued: "People are very happy with my work and praise what I do as I treat what I do professionally and within the guidelines of the law. Local people are usually happy to see how buildings are being left and give an idea of the status of the property as well as allow people to share their memories and intimate moments from the place.
"There will always be people who don't understand what I do or the laws around what I do, however the way I see it is I am documenting history at a current moment in time," he added.