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Owners Of This Mansion Mysteriously Fled And Left A Lot Of Expensive, Luxurious, And Rare Items Behind (34 Pics)
This mansion in Kings Langley in Hertfordshire, England, looks like it was abandoned several years ago but it remains eerily well-preserved. Recently, an urban explorer who doesn’t want to disclose their name visited the mysterious estate and came back with a series of haunting photos, documenting all the mansion’s hidden treasures.
It looks as though its former occupants left hastily, maybe even in the middle of the night. A watch stuck in time lies untouched on a bedside table while designer clothes are still stacked up on rails in a bedroom. And [they] must have had some cash as the threads are by labels including Yves St Laurent, Gucci and Louis Vuitton.
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The kitchen – once full of posh utensils and time-saving mod cons – now has part of the roof collapsing in
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There are empty fish tanks lined up in a grand hallway and a dishwasher still has plates inside washed and ready to use
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A potted plant is still alive in its pot on a windowsill next to a telescope lined up ready for its owner to look at the night sky
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A huge bathroom contains a jacuzzi bath with half-used shampoo and conditioner bottles lined up nearby
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A Japanese-themed piano occupies a place of pride in one of the rooms with the music left out ready to play
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And stacks of china sit on a living room table next to oddly white and dust-free sofas
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And even more eerily, a half-finished game of chess is placed on a dining room table, a further nod to the fact that the house’s occupants may have fled hastily
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The urban explorer who took these images said they had never seen such a well-preserved house
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A utility room has a snooker table and outside, four or five cars – including a rusted Bentley – lie in overgrown grass
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They said unopened post starting in 2016 filled the entrance hallway, so it appears the family fled four years ago
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“I’ve seen a lot of these places and most are in a far worse state than this one,” the traveler told Bored Panda
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“It was literally like the people who lived there got up in the middle of the night and ran without taking anything”
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“There was dry cleaning still in the plastic wrapping – it appears they didn’t even pack a bag”
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The urban explorer believes the former occupants were Russian, but Land Registry documents show the house is owned by a Dorset-based company
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“Maybe they fled back to Russia?”
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“It must have been a fast move as even their toothbrushes were still there”
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Leo Domitrix 5 years ago
Forget the mail. How recent are the personal bathing products? Is the water turned on? The toilet and bath looked good, the floors in some rooms are still very clean (no heavy dust), and plants alive without *water*?! Ditto the clean-ish windows, etc. Somehow, I don't think this is as abandoned as all that. Just my opinion.
Roadkill The Brave 5 years ago
I was going to point out the same things, the plant thing is bugging me. there doesn't look like there is any mold damage around the plants or wood rot that would indicate there's a leak near enough to keep them watered.
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Charlotte A. 5 years ago
No wonder the "traveller" wants to be anonymous. Entering someone else's house without leave is illegal... and now showing off all the items and cars to people who can identify the building and go raid it for possible valuables? The reason the people left might be tragic and/or mysterious, but someone travelling around exposing other people's homes and belongings like this, is also very unpleasant in my opinion.
Molly Block 5 years ago
Urbexers do it all of the time, and most of them are careful to consider not showing any personal effects that might lead to who the people were. All efforts are usually taken to hide family photos / mail / correspondance / etc. in the forthcoming photos or videos. A lot of urbexer's will research the location of the home, by visiting property appraiser's website before posting their photos/videos of the house. They leave everything AS THEY FOUND IT. They do not steal from the home. Now, vandals might. But urbexers are careful to NOT give away locations. Clearly, this is another house that is abandoned. I say, no harm done. I'm fascinated by their videos anyways. I love seeing stuff like this.
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Lola 5 years ago
There’s definitely some kind of foul play here. I don’t believe for a second that no one knows what happened.
Koalamonster 5 years ago
Often someone does know but they can't say because if you search the details you can find the names of the previous tenants and the address of the building. I watched a video about a house that was abandoned and in the comment section people had said where the house was and what had happened- the person who posted the video didn't say anything about it though. In that case the owners had been kicked out of the house and arrested for animal cruelty. They left everything in the house, and nobody had done anything with the house because it smelled and was full of so much stuff. So it just sits.
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Mama Panda 5 years ago
I really wish this had been laid out better. It would have been nice to have the pictures match the story.
Demi Zwaan 5 years ago
How is this house not ransacked? Live on busy street, with neighbors, go on a holiday for two weeks and your house is broken into, but an empty, secluded house with designer clothes inside is untouched? And no one minds that property taxes aren’t paid, utility bills, etc? Strange story.
Angeliki Bairaktari 5 years ago
Judging by the fact that those religious pictures are Christian Orthodox I would say it's probably true that they were Russian. Other countries that have a majority of Christian Orthodox populations are around the Balkan
Liam Walsh 5 years ago
They were Greek. The mansion was previously occupied by real estate tycoon Athanasios Tachmintzis, 70, whose wife Sharon, from North Wales, died aged 52 in May 2004. Mr Tachmintzis is said to have acquired the property in 1999 and lived there for about 18 years before he disappeared suddenly.
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Molly Block 5 years ago
Greek owner. Story in the comments below. House not in the USA but in Hartfordshire in England. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8339211/Creepy-abandoned-Hertfordshire-mansion-owned-mysterious-Greek-property-tycoon.html
F. H. 5 years ago
"Fled hastily" Really, what are the chances in that? The owner died. Either they had no heirs and now the state is sitting on the estate not knowing what to do with it, or they had heirs who are likewise rich and not interested in the estate. That happens.
F. H. 5 years ago
You can see that someone went through the stuff, methodically. From my point of view, the stuff that is left there is more or less worthless, if you don't want to try your luck on ebay or a flea market. That speaks for an uninterested heir. He went trough the things, took what he liked, but not the heavy things and stuff that is a hassle to sell. That leaves the cars though. Why would someone leave them there?
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Yomaira Wilson 5 years ago
Couriosly there's black dolls placed in many places if anyone notice🤔
Tea&gin 5 years ago
That’s probably the person who broke in and arranged these dolls like this to make his photos look all edgy.
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LittleMissLotus 5 years ago
Okay yeah I'm like 99% sure the occupants of this house were brutally murdered?
Leo Domitrix 5 years ago
Forget the mail. How recent are the personal bathing products? Is the water turned on? The toilet and bath looked good, the floors in some rooms are still very clean (no heavy dust), and plants alive without *water*?! Ditto the clean-ish windows, etc. Somehow, I don't think this is as abandoned as all that. Just my opinion.
Roadkill The Brave 5 years ago
I was going to point out the same things, the plant thing is bugging me. there doesn't look like there is any mold damage around the plants or wood rot that would indicate there's a leak near enough to keep them watered.
Load More Replies... Charlotte A. 5 years ago
No wonder the "traveller" wants to be anonymous. Entering someone else's house without leave is illegal... and now showing off all the items and cars to people who can identify the building and go raid it for possible valuables? The reason the people left might be tragic and/or mysterious, but someone travelling around exposing other people's homes and belongings like this, is also very unpleasant in my opinion.
Molly Block 5 years ago
Urbexers do it all of the time, and most of them are careful to consider not showing any personal effects that might lead to who the people were. All efforts are usually taken to hide family photos / mail / correspondance / etc. in the forthcoming photos or videos. A lot of urbexer's will research the location of the home, by visiting property appraiser's website before posting their photos/videos of the house. They leave everything AS THEY FOUND IT. They do not steal from the home. Now, vandals might. But urbexers are careful to NOT give away locations. Clearly, this is another house that is abandoned. I say, no harm done. I'm fascinated by their videos anyways. I love seeing stuff like this.
Load More Replies... Lola 5 years ago
There’s definitely some kind of foul play here. I don’t believe for a second that no one knows what happened.
Koalamonster 5 years ago
Often someone does know but they can't say because if you search the details you can find the names of the previous tenants and the address of the building. I watched a video about a house that was abandoned and in the comment section people had said where the house was and what had happened- the person who posted the video didn't say anything about it though. In that case the owners had been kicked out of the house and arrested for animal cruelty. They left everything in the house, and nobody had done anything with the house because it smelled and was full of so much stuff. So it just sits.
Load More Replies... Mama Panda 5 years ago
I really wish this had been laid out better. It would have been nice to have the pictures match the story.
Demi Zwaan 5 years ago
How is this house not ransacked? Live on busy street, with neighbors, go on a holiday for two weeks and your house is broken into, but an empty, secluded house with designer clothes inside is untouched? And no one minds that property taxes aren’t paid, utility bills, etc? Strange story.
Angeliki Bairaktari 5 years ago
Judging by the fact that those religious pictures are Christian Orthodox I would say it's probably true that they were Russian. Other countries that have a majority of Christian Orthodox populations are around the Balkan
Liam Walsh 5 years ago
They were Greek. The mansion was previously occupied by real estate tycoon Athanasios Tachmintzis, 70, whose wife Sharon, from North Wales, died aged 52 in May 2004. Mr Tachmintzis is said to have acquired the property in 1999 and lived there for about 18 years before he disappeared suddenly.
Load More Replies... Molly Block 5 years ago
Greek owner. Story in the comments below. House not in the USA but in Hartfordshire in England. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8339211/Creepy-abandoned-Hertfordshire-mansion-owned-mysterious-Greek-property-tycoon.html
F. H. 5 years ago
"Fled hastily" Really, what are the chances in that? The owner died. Either they had no heirs and now the state is sitting on the estate not knowing what to do with it, or they had heirs who are likewise rich and not interested in the estate. That happens.
F. H. 5 years ago
You can see that someone went through the stuff, methodically. From my point of view, the stuff that is left there is more or less worthless, if you don't want to try your luck on ebay or a flea market. That speaks for an uninterested heir. He went trough the things, took what he liked, but not the heavy things and stuff that is a hassle to sell. That leaves the cars though. Why would someone leave them there?
Load More Replies... Yomaira Wilson 5 years ago
Couriosly there's black dolls placed in many places if anyone notice🤔
Tea&gin 5 years ago
That’s probably the person who broke in and arranged these dolls like this to make his photos look all edgy.
Load More Replies... LittleMissLotus 5 years ago
Okay yeah I'm like 99% sure the occupants of this house were brutally murdered?
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