![]() In 2002, there was a three-way argument between the estate’s owners, the Ramblers and East Sussex County Council. Many other adventurers have posted videos of themselves on YouTube approaching the property but being scared off due to gunshots or finding shotgun cartridges in the surrounding grounds of the fenced up manor. However, the urban explorer images confirm the inside looks extremely similar to how it did 22 years ago. But the millionaire owner who previously referred to his neighbours as "moronic peasants" is believed to have got into an argument with architect, Anthony Browne for such slow progress being made to the property for more than two decades.Īfter some cars were spotted inside the property gates, there had been hope that building work inside the mansion would proceed again. One entire floor was planned to hold van Hoogstraten's extensive art collection, with a mausoleum also included in the blueprints. There were lift shafts already put in place inside and deluxe stone balustrades and pillars constructed. Construction first commenced in 1985 but the magnificent property would soon be branded the "Ghost of Sussex" by locals.Ī reporter who managed to get an inside look of the abode in 2000 when it was apparently two years away from completion described the inside to have a large central staircase and reception hall. The latest drone images of the vast mansion which is believed to have been named after the capital of Bermuda shows that very little has changed inside the property for a number of years. The ditched scaffolding surrounding the palace acts as a spiky armour to attempt to keep trespassers out while the unused outdoor paving is covered in overgrown weeds. The images display a grand unfinished staircase with just the outline of its concrete frame completed which looks as if it was meant to be the lavish centrepiece of the manor. ![]() Read more: Inside new luxury riverside apartments as Nottingham show home opens ![]() These signs have been ignored by curious members of the public and urban explorers after photos inside the derelict property emerged last year. Those looking to gain access are met by signs declaring CCTV to be in operation, “Danger - Shooting in progress” and “Warning, dogs running free”. The massive house was designed for British multi-millionaire Nicholas Van Hoogstraten, a former property tycoon and now convicted felon but the luxurious palace has remained unfinished for over 37 years since construction first began. Hamilton Palace, which stands in a quiet, untouched area of East Sussex, boasts a façade longer than the royal palace and was once thought to be one of the most valuable private houses under construction in the UK.Īfter being empty for decades the neglected country house now resembles something out of a horror movie scene with unsettling warning signs surrounding it, the Mirror reports. A £40 million mansion larger than Buckingham Palace has been left abandoned for more than 20 years in the British countryside.
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