A British explorer has uncovered “super creepy” abandoned MOD barracks – and says the experience was “atmospheric”.
Chloe Urbex, 23, has made a name for herself online for exploring eerie sites, including abandoned hospitals, horror museums, and derelict race tracks.
But her latest discovery, just a few weeks ago in London, was something special – a modular barracks left to rot for 50 years.
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“It has been abandoned for 50 years due to the building not being modern enough,” Chloe, from England, told What’s The Jam.
“They then built another a couple of miles down the road and left this to crumble.
“It was super creepy. It was pitch black.
“The corridors were creaking throughout the time there.
“It was a very atmospheric explore.”
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Barracks are purpose-built living quarters for soldiers, often made using prefabricated construction methods.
They’re designed to be quick to assemble, cost-effective, and provide temporary or semi-permanent accommodation for deployments, training sites, or bases.
But this one had clearly been left behind.
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Chloe shared her find on Instagram, showing the rotting, dirt-strewn building.
Her pictures reveal peeling ceilings and walls, broken windows, decaying stairs, and unused storage.
She also spotted keys, electricity boxes, big red buttons, toilets, old signs – including one that read: “Quiet please, night duty staff sleeping.”
The post, captioned Abandoned MOD Barracks in the South East of England, attracted hundreds of likes.
Fans were quick to react.
Laura said: “Stunning textures!”
Another added: “Very nice.”
David commented: “That’s rather peely.”
Sally wrote: “To see empty dilapidated MOD buildings is totally unacceptable. These buildings should be repurposed.”
Another admirer summed it up simply: “Crispy.”
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