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Woburn House – Dog Training Kennels

These dog kennels were located on the grounds of Woburn House and used by the Northern Ireland Prison Service to train dogs for use within the justice system in Northern Ireland.

Posted November 30, 2022

Government ∕ Northern Ireland

Woburn House – Training Workshops

These training workshops were used to allow the juveniles who attended Woburn House to develop skills to enable employment on their release.

Posted September 7, 2022

Government ∕ Northern Ireland

Woburn House

Woburn House is a B2 listed grand mansion located on the grounds of Lisnevin Training School.

An Italianate property that was once the private summer mansion for John Gilmore Dunbar, a wealthy mill owner who passed it down to multiple generations of his family.

Used as a convalescent home during WWII, Woburn house went on to be an open borstal before being taken over by the Police Service of Northern Ireland for training and office purposes.

Posted September 4, 2022

Government ∕ Northern Ireland

Lisnevin Training School – The Admin Building

The administration building was for staff members and visitors to check in before being granted access to Lisnevin Training School. It was also used for meetings and to store important borstal keys and documents.

Posted August 31, 2022

Government ∕ Northern Ireland

Lisnevin Training School – Millisle Borstal

Lisnevin Training School was a secure borstal with accommodation for up to 40 boys. Marred by allegations of abuse and human rights breaches, Lisnevin closed its doors in 2003 before being turned into a Police Training School.

Posted August 28, 2022

Government ∕ England

Netherton Training School / Kyloe House

Kyloe House is a secure children’s home located in Netherton Park, Morpeth. Since opening, it has housed some of the most vulnerable juveniles in society, mostly those who were considered “violent and disturbed.” It is run by the city council.

Posted February 7, 2022

Government ∕ Ukraine

Kyiv Institute of Information

Originally designed to be a “Synthesis of the arts”, this building, nicknamed the “Kiev Flying Saucer” by locals is due to be restored and renovated into a science museum.

This building is also featured in the “Moscow” Map of Call of Duty Black Ops!

Posted January 16, 2022

Government ∕ Ukraine

Memory Park / Kyiv Crematorium

Memory Park is a crematorium located on the outskirts of Kiev, Ukraine. Controversial at the time of planning as cremation was a sensitive subject after the WWII genocide and incineration of Ukrainian Jews, this crematorium was designed to avoid any association with the process of cremation.

Posted December 5, 2021