An abandoned 19th century manor house now lies in ruins after being trashed by vandals.
The sprawling country estate was built in 1886 under the name of Beeston Towers and was most recently known as The Wild Boar Hotel.
Situated near to the village of Tarporley, in Cheshire, it was once a popular wedding venue which boasted 38 bedrooms, function rooms, a bar and restaurant and a luxury spa.
But in recent years the grade II listed building has been heavily vandalised and now looks more like an apocalyptic ruin.
In February, the site went up for auction with a guide price of over £1 million.
However, according to the Venmore Auctions website, the building attracted no bidders and the auction has since been closed.
Photos taken of Beeston Towers by urban explorer Andrew Armstrong and shared with the ECHO last year, show the full extent of the damage that has been done to the once beautiful hotel.
The timber-framed building is three storeys high with a tower of four storeys.
During the 20th century, the picturesque country house was converted into a school and later developed as a restaurant and then in 1998 a hotel.
The hotel closed its doors for the last time in 2017 and construction work began at the site.
But in February 2019, fire crews were called to the empty hotel to put out a fire that had been started on the ground floor of the building.
The blaze but a stop to the building work and the site soon became empty, making it an easy target for vandals.
The building's estate is just three miles from the centre of Tarporley and overlooks the stunning Cheshire countryside.
Inside, parts of the former hotel have been completely trashed by vandals but some of the splendour of its former service and history can still be found.
The ornate building is full of decorative timber-work, and features numerous exquisitely-carved gargoyles said to ward off evil spirits.
Other features include a tower, a lantern, and an octagonal belvedere built to take in the stunning landscape it overlooks.
The original building has had additional extensions over the years, but the splendour of its core history still remains.
The centre section was the first to be erected and consisted of a number of rooms with a small ballroom on the second floor looking out over the Cheshire plains.
Many of the building’s period windows, including their timber frames, have been smashed by vandals.
Period furniture and fittings now lie broken, some of which appear to have been thrown out of the shattered windows onto the hotel grounds below.
Graffiti has been sprayed over the crumbling walls and old glossy brochures showing the once splendid hotel lie scattered as a reminder of what used to be.
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Radiators have been ripped from the walls and ceilings have fallen through – but chandeliers and parts of the magnificently decorated ceilings still survive.
The total area of the property including grounds is nearly three acres in size.
The estate was listed for auction in December 2018, however, the identity of the buyer is currently unknown.
We just hope that the right owner may one day restore it to its former glory.
