Exploring Cork's Abandoned Debenhams: Power Still Works
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11 ай бұрынIn this video, we are in the Republic of Ireland, looking at another abandoned Debenhams department store, this time in Cork! Although it hasn't maintained as much of it's older details than the last one we shared, it is still an apocalyptic environment with working power and a constant alarm.
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@monkeylaumkot6217 8 ай бұрын
I never thought I'd see a video of an abandoned place that I was inside of when it was still open. It gives such a weird feeling.
@The80sbro Ай бұрын
Same
@cerysxox Ай бұрын
it’s really surreal
@nar2cc 11 ай бұрын
It's crazy to think that this place is gone now... I have many fond memories being dragged to go clothes shopping there during my childhood.
@vmcg1265 11 ай бұрын
Welcome to Cork lads, my City! Worked in there when it was Roches Stores.
@WillyDIreland 11 ай бұрын
Showing your age 🤣😉
@Urbandoned 10 ай бұрын
Adore Cork :)
@The80sbro Ай бұрын
@@UrbandonedCan you explore Abandoned Debenhams Henry Street, Dublin
@orionxtc1119 Ай бұрын
Never liked Debenhams..... order stuff... pay for it and then told it was out of stock... not once, not twice..... but many many times...... very bad customer service
@rebel1625 Ай бұрын
I’m am a corkonian
@KyleRedmond95 11 ай бұрын
So weird seeing somewhere I spent my childhood come up on a channel I watch 😳
@maireadmccarthy7956 Ай бұрын
My partner plastered the ceiling we’re watching here in awe 💚
@TarMarz 23 күн бұрын
I worked in this building, i remember it as roches stores with their distinct uniforms as a child and then it was my first job at 16 whilst it was debenhams - went back on and off - i'm 31 now and it's wild to see it from this perspective, pretty much the same just empty! Fond memories like running up that escalator as the last one still in the store after cashing up slowly then falling to hard at the top of it that my knee still has the scar today from the metal teeth. Helping customers with their fragrance, catching a glance at my first boyfriend walking past before he was my boyfriend when I fancied him, having lunch at the canteen... ❤
@squareyes1981 24 күн бұрын
I can’t tell you how eerie it is to see a place that was so close to my past
@michelfitzpatrick2775 Ай бұрын
Terrible to see what has happened to Roches. To us corkonians it will always be Roche’s. My dad worked there 42 years and oversaw the construction of the new build in the mid eighties. Cost him a heart attack.
@WillyDIreland 11 ай бұрын
Class stuff I remember Roches Stores but I'm old 😂
@lin82 18 күн бұрын
Its crazy that the place is still connected to the power grid. It means the property owner is still paying the flat fee to keep it connected- I wonder if it suggests they have a plan for it? Interesting video.
@liamrab6 3 күн бұрын
it’s being done up. sports shop going in there
@patrickdaly5988 Ай бұрын
This great. I was only wishing there was a document of the inside the other day. I was trying to describe to my young kids the layout and just how crazily busy it was when I was kid myself.
@eeyoreonprozac9167 11 ай бұрын
It's so so interesting seeing somewhere on this that I actually used to frequent!
@Urbandoned 10 ай бұрын
Glad we could provide
@MadDadLad Ай бұрын
It was definitely a surreal feeling seeing what was once a central part of our city's life look so lifeless. First time seeing the place since before the shutdown, and you did a fantastic job lads. Well done🫡👏
@richiehoyt8487 6 ай бұрын
A "Sports Retail" shop... _Great!!_ 'Cos if there's one thing Cork is crying out for, it's _another_ sports retail shop! God, there's something _sooo_ depressing about when major department stores close down. A bit like how the chickens wait for the farmer every morning with his bucket of oats, it comes as quite the surprise when he turns up one morning with an axe; these places are a fixture in your life and it comes as a bit of a 'land' when you realise how tenuous their existence was. I suppose 'out - of - town' malls have a lot to answer for, not to mention Amazon, Temu et al!
@julieolusoji8229 11 ай бұрын
Wow!!!! Brought back a lot of memories there!!! Sad to see such a grand old lady left to decay like that😥. Thanks for the tour lads brilliant as always👍
@Urbandoned 10 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching !
@WhosZombiro 14 күн бұрын
its crazy seeing this closed down i still remember going as a kid
@CorkArchives_AmbienceWalks 10 ай бұрын
Nice one ! I’m happy to know that will reopen soon! Thank you for sharing
@suzyq5522 Ай бұрын
Really great video. I worked briefly in Roche’s Stores while studying and have great memories of that store. Their record shop was a must on a Saturday afternoon and then meet up friends in the coffee shop for cream cakes. We were so innocent 😂 Debenhams was also a great store. One stop shop for every event. Can’t believe how huge it actually is. As someone else mentioned, another sports shop is not needed in our high street. Internet shopping has killed the high street and the buzz that goes with it. Excellent work guys Thanks for caring!!
@benlambley7171 11 ай бұрын
Great explore as always lads glad to hear it will be getting used again.
@paulmurray2008 11 ай бұрын
Thanks for this explore, had many a nice meal in that shop's restaurant with my family over the years, keep up the great content
@Urbandoned 10 ай бұрын
Glad we could help you reminisce!
@Alex-ck4in Ай бұрын
Brilliant coverage boys, fair play illuminating what was once a staple of our aging city ❤
@ciaranburke3243 11 ай бұрын
Glad to see it's coming back to life well done guys 👍
@Urbandoned 10 ай бұрын
Thanks
@NiallDawson-vm2ve 3 күн бұрын
I'm Surprised that nobody mentioned in the comments that the reason why so much still remains inside may be due to the fact that the staff, once made redundant, prevented access to the store for over a year as they only got minimum redundancy despite Debenhams at that time being a going concern. Like other commenters It will always be Roches Stores to me. I can still remember as a child, specifically going to Roches, just to run up and down the escalators as they were the first in Cork.
@OLIFAB 11 ай бұрын
Fantastic video as always! What a georgous looking building with amazing sky lights filling the main room with natural light! 😁
@Urbandoned 10 ай бұрын
The skylights were definitely one of the highlights. Happy that you enjoyed the episode :)
@veronicamaguire561 10 ай бұрын
Thats there since Roches stores day
@peptidegirl 11 ай бұрын
Good explore and Exceptional edit. Thanks guys 💜
@Urbandoned 10 ай бұрын
Thank you very much
@corkboy4523 22 күн бұрын
Looking forward to see this building reopened again. It’s being worked on now
@Luce306 Ай бұрын
Just saw an article on my local paper on cork newspaper as you were featured in it
@patrickspillane4581 11 ай бұрын
Well done lads nice to see you both in my home city of cork ya Debenhams or Roches store fine building inside.nice restaurants and very cheap prices.😊☘️🇮🇪
@Urbandoned 10 ай бұрын
We love visiting Cork - more to come
@orionxtc1119 Ай бұрын
Debenhamns was NOT cheap... it was over priced.... also....Never liked Debenhams..... order stuff... pay for it and then told it was out of stock... not once, not twice..... but many many times...... very bad customer service
@juliebleasdale7098 11 ай бұрын
Wow this building is stunning
@AnnasBurningCuriosity 11 ай бұрын
Fantastic content. Love the place 👍
@groovydonkey 11 ай бұрын
Totally fascinating and amazing to see how much stuff had been left behind in certain areas. Good to hear it is going to reopen as another retail company and bring back some life to the building and community. Fantastic upload guys👍👍👍
@Urbandoned 10 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed! Yes, it is great that, for once, the building isn't staying vacant for long
@orionxtc1119 Ай бұрын
yet ANOTHER sports shop.... yawn!!!!
@SiDude69 11 ай бұрын
Great video as ever
@frasermathers2287 11 ай бұрын
Thanks as always lads for another great video. That must have been a great building when it first opened and then for it to go through its various changes over its life. Hard to understand why, when they close these buildings down why so much equipment is left behind and that the power is still left on. With that alarm sounding, I was just waiting for someone to appear and disturb your exploration, but once again the Urbandoned boys escape unharmed lol. Glad to hear its been bought and going to be reused.
@Urbandoned 10 ай бұрын
No worries. Indeed, we were anticipating the same result, and it seemed that we missed them by a few minutes
@NotRyza 11 ай бұрын
I work down the side street and as I was walking up to the Main Street I over heard the property owner talking about people broke in and that it’s on KZfaq so I had to have a look 😅
@Urbandoned 10 ай бұрын
bRoKe iN?:)?
@bobbythomas200420032 11 ай бұрын
Hi excellent and very interesting video thank you for making it.
@alibob1986 11 ай бұрын
I seriously love the idea of urbexing but am way too scared to do it myself 😂 so it's great living vicariously through youtubers...and you guys are probably my favourites to watch. Great video as always. What a beautiful building and there's something especially cool about abandoned huge shops. I really liked the one you did before which may also have been a debenhams, where it got more dated as you explored. Nice one lads
@Urbandoned 10 ай бұрын
That's great to hear! We will continue to share our explorations for you, maybe with some more POV trespassing. This one was a special place, but didn't feature those lost secrets that the Manchester Debenhams had to offer
@LM__ 10 ай бұрын
Such a beautiful building sad to see it empty
@Luce306 11 ай бұрын
nice one did not know you were in Ireland again must look at others you have done since I have been busy lately
@markramsay6399 11 ай бұрын
Another amazing video! Love the history and early pics etc. The pandemic has clearly given your more buildings to work with for sure ! / Love the inset graphic showing your location in real time with the video. Thanks as always for this amazing resource you provide. Mark.
@Urbandoned 10 ай бұрын
Glad you liked the animation, thank you! Yeah, in a tragic way, we will be sharing many places that are pandemic closures unfortunately
@tomgirldouble3249 11 ай бұрын
Shocking the amount of abandoned properties around, great video though 😊
@Urbandoned 10 ай бұрын
Appreciate it, and totally
@FrostyGaming8394 11 ай бұрын
Hi Alistair how you doing mate? Great video as always well edited with perfect background music added to fit the dull scenes its a real shame this beautiful building which was a Debenhams has shut down 3 years ago very unusual a building like this was a Debenhams fully modernised in the inside its weird that the power is still in operation and that loud alarm was going off for the entire time you was there this place could certainly be used again for something else e.g. another shop as its a massive building indeed hopefully one day this happens as it deserves another lease of life for years to come anyways I hope your having a good afternoon so far Alistair and keep up the great content on the channel as always 👍
@Urbandoned 10 ай бұрын
Doing solid man! Thank you for your nice comment on my music choice, again! It is re-opening, this one, you will be glad to hear
@FrostyGaming8394 10 ай бұрын
@@Urbandoned Good to know your doing good like I am yep it is great that this place is going to be re opened again this stunning building will have many more years of use (hopefully) anyways hope your having a good evening so far Alistar 👍
@MsJp467 Ай бұрын
I've been subbed for a while as I K ew ye done Irish urban aswell as elsewhere and idk how I haven't found this since I live here too amazing thank you
@Ja-uu9ep 10 ай бұрын
These old buildings will start to decay pretty quick without maintenance. I used to work in an M&S and heavy rain would pour through the ceiling onto the shop floor while we were open. In the stock rooms it was basically raining everywhere inside you couldnt escape it 😂
@Urbandoned 10 ай бұрын
Such a large building, and dated too - hard to secure ever cranny from water, especially against the weather in these parts
@golden.lights.twinkle2329 9 ай бұрын
What a fantastic building. The people who built this building could never envisage internet shopping.
@markm-ci6rj 11 ай бұрын
Interesting! Some after videos would be really fascinating
@Urbandoned 10 ай бұрын
Hopefully we will return at some point
@dalebenton3354 8 ай бұрын
Debenhams in my local town in King's Lynn is still empty as well,Go past it quite often
@mrXx9252 Ай бұрын
I remember as a child visiting Roches Stores in Cork. From what I remember, the interior was much grander. It looks as if Debenhams ruined the interior of a prestigious building in Cork city.
@orionxtc1119 Ай бұрын
Yes they did....Never liked Debenhams..... order stuff... pay for it and then told it was out of stock... not once, not twice..... but many many times...... very bad customer service
@TomH240 11 ай бұрын
Enjoying the episodes that ya do each week. I've seen another derelict building you guys could potentially do. Victoria Centre in Chesterfield
@Urbandoned 10 ай бұрын
I'll have a gander, thanks for the tip
@lukeronan8842 20 күн бұрын
Would like to see Debenhams Limerick
@nataliesmith303 11 ай бұрын
Fab find guys
@andrewsettle1141 10 ай бұрын
hi abandoned tv and film sets r good to see
@seanroche2358 11 ай бұрын
There’s a housing shortage and yet this place is left abandoned
@ginawww Ай бұрын
Remember it well when, it was Roches Stores.
@tiernancregan1924 18 күн бұрын
Previously worked for the company who are due to take over - being in here to do some bits and bobs (moving stock etc.) was madness as I, like many others, remember this Debenhams being filled to the brim
@ladytron1724 11 ай бұрын
I’d love for you to get inside Debenhams in Glasgow,it’s massive.
@Urbandoned 10 ай бұрын
target acquired
@RoachDoggJR4200 5 күн бұрын
Curious to see if you lads would ever do the one in Limerick. Big old building, would be so strange to see.
@michailokeefeMooMoo 11 ай бұрын
That was one big Debenhams building
@jazzyjeff19 17 күн бұрын
Walked through here countless times over the years as it was on my route home from school. Eerie seeing it. Looks like it was frozen in time in some ways. Didn't remember there was a restaurant in there
@marcinsobczak2485 Ай бұрын
Too bad you guys didn't go to the wearhouse and the 'attic' above the warehouse, where you can look into the green dome from inside. Also fire escapes going as high as the roof have a few hidden rooms. A lot to discover there ...
@conorplaythonosb2194 Ай бұрын
As a Corkman, it will be great to see this building get back its spirit with having busy shops, all the bussle, and a restaurant full of customers having a break or a catch up with friends but the city council have failed its city with overpriced parking, high rates for business's, junkies and beggars all over the main street on which this building is situated. The copsdont be see either so the streets are far from safe. When Elvery's take over in my opinion it won't be a great experience as it was in the past but who knows i could be wrong. Other than that its a great video lads, thanks.
@thegaelicgladiator665 Ай бұрын
Theres an abandoned Debenhams here in Limerick too if you wanna have a go at that one
@paulguise698 11 ай бұрын
Hiya Alistair, I hope this building is going to be a Sports Direct outlet, this Debenhams isn't as big as the one in Manchester, but you spent the right amount of time exploring it, because of my Autism, with the burglar alarm going off, I had to turn the sound down and read the subtitles, this is Choppy in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
@Urbandoned 10 ай бұрын
Yes, sorry about that! It was either a silent video, or I tried to edit around the constant alarm. Thankfully, that isn't a common occurence
@veronicamaguire561 10 ай бұрын
Elvery sports have taken cork building, they are an irish company from west of Ireland, co mayo. Sports Direct & house of frazer took over it’s sister shop in Mahon Point
@urban_fox_cub_urbex 10 ай бұрын
i have been in about 20 of these now and 10 house of fraisher and beales
@cnkaiser1 8 күн бұрын
12:02 if you didn’t know that there was a functional mall behind there that would be a lot scarier
@electroshed 11 ай бұрын
So nice to see clean, untrashed properties, especially ones this size - There's a disused cinema/bingo hall/fun house near to me which I want to urbex, any pointers on access other than tugging on fire doors and looking right suspicious? 🤣
@Urbandoned 10 ай бұрын
That's pretty much it, we try to look like we own the place if we're doing that... hi-vis jackets and loud talking, but to each their own!
@talideon Ай бұрын
In the case of this particular building, it's so intact and untrashed because of the affection the people of Cork have for the building. It's a landmark the same way the Clerys building in Dublin is.
@sandwichbar8226 11 ай бұрын
This would make a great direct provision centre
@richiehoyt8487 6 ай бұрын
Do I detect sarcasm?! 🧐
@Shonuz_. 24 күн бұрын
Feeling sad watching Debenhams Cork like this. Bought so much stuff there. Feels like watching Titanic movie. 💔. Weird feelings.
@PsychoKiller24601 Ай бұрын
I was hoping you'd find a bottle of now discontinued Dior aftershave i bought in there in 2010.😂
@GPOTOM 11 ай бұрын
The stuff across the inside of the front doors is a low-tech way of telling if anyone has gone through them.
@FarmerJacob837 11 ай бұрын
what song is the intro?
@The_Mup 7 күн бұрын
Its not really abandoned though. Its just vacant until the new owners (Elverys) set up shop in there.
@juliepownall1063 11 ай бұрын
Such a shame left to rot like that l liked debenhams too
@marzey6563 Ай бұрын
Its a shame alot of saint,Anne's is now gone what a place would if been for ye to explore it was an old mental institution 😮
@cmigc84 Ай бұрын
Some American urban explorers did st Anne's a few years back. Search you tube you'll find it easy
@alisonhuang2676 Ай бұрын
How did you guys get inside? Thanks
@dalebenton3354 8 ай бұрын
Now got homeless people sleeping rough outside Debenhams in Kings Lynn,They found some where to go,Outiside on the door steps
@Bluezombie07839 Ай бұрын
What I want to know is how y'all get in
@DavidMcKnight1977 23 күн бұрын
omg I live 5 mins away how did u even get in
@JorgedeIRISH 10 ай бұрын
Can yous do Debenhams in Dublin City ?
@theomcauliffe8637 2 ай бұрын
Was employer there for armours 40 years
@green_lamas519 10 ай бұрын
how did ye even get it ive been trynna fnd an entrance but no luck :(
@turt1e455 2 ай бұрын
Me too have u found something yet?
@turt1e455 Ай бұрын
Im pretty sure u can get in through the merchants queue car park but got kicked out everytime I tried :(
@wtech758 9 ай бұрын
This store didn’t close that long ago
@AmoralTom Ай бұрын
17:28 I used to always use this side entrance but awkwardly it meant walking through women's lingerie lol
@robdedrick2052 11 ай бұрын
Should have bought something and processed .
@johnpaulginnivan8245 11 ай бұрын
Are you still In cork couple of places I have to show you
@Urbandoned 10 ай бұрын
We post our videos months after we explored, but we always like to visit Cork and Ireland :)
@janicecopeland9083 11 ай бұрын
The same thing is going on here in the US, makes one wonder.....What is going on here?
@itsahoaxfolks 11 ай бұрын
They're shutting down the world as we know it...
@golden.lights.twinkle2329 9 ай бұрын
People are shopping online!
@simonjude3526 20 күн бұрын
Gentlemen I also take video from these sights. I have two video clips from asylum and convent both derelict. I’d be delighted to share.
@lemons-zt6mi 14 күн бұрын
i walk past this building every single day and it freaks me the fuck out knowing that this place has just been left untouched
@andyarmstrong1493 11 ай бұрын
Whose paying for the leccy?
@vmcg1265 11 ай бұрын
The new owners. It's going to be a sports shop!
@31donkeykong 11 күн бұрын
they will turn that building into a refugee center fact
@choctaw6838 Ай бұрын
Us old folks will always call it "Roches Stores" old is Gold 🥸👍
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