Abandoned- 4 old cottages with stuff left while nature reclaims them in the countryside

Hey house lovers and explorers!
Today`s video I have 4 very old country cottages that are just sitting slowing decaying. The first 3 are actually in a row and have been vacated at different times over the years with the occupants just up and leaving a lot of things behind which creates a great visual with the decay and many questions as usual. They would have to have been built about 1900 give or take a few years.
The last cottage is located on a site that almost looks like it was last used as a weekend getaway but originally started out as a functioning farm back in the day. Several old building here but the cottage is one that could easily date back to the 1850`s/60`s.
Hope you all enjoy, cheers for watching :-)

[@YtGad7000]

I was born in 1951, l can remember the funny man coming to take away the full pan and replacing it with a fresh one. From memory, they cleaned the pans with creosote, l remember the smell! Lovey watching Aussie content of abandoned houses!

[@dianecollins9426]

Your DONT just Walk the walk , You talk the talk . Love these old properties, We are so lucky to have you Paul . THANKYOU for your passion into the past ..Love your finds. 👍🇦🇺👊

[@sandeesimons6045]

Paul- I don't believe that I have ever properly thanked you for your channel since I found and subscribed a couple years ago. Living in California,USA I will never in my lifetime be able to afford to own my own home. I'm a house lover and view homes like people. Each with a unique personality. You allow me the pleasure of experiencing homes/houses. So a mighty 'THANK YOU" for all that you do. Cheers! 😊

[@urbexindigo5164]

Wow, thank you Sandee :-) I am glad you can enjoy these videos, I enjoy finding and filming them for you all to see. Thanks so much for the kind support , many more to come :-)

[@brendacolter368]

What a great hobby. You are so lucky to be able to keep a record of the homes you come across. Even though I am from California, USA, I always wanted to visit Australia. Thank you for sharing some amazing sites I would not seen even if I had come to Australia. Too old, too many health problems now. Thank you Paul for all your hard work.

[@urbexindigo5164]

Hi Brenda :-) So glad you are enjoying as that is what these videos are for. Cheers for the kind support, many more to come :-)

[@mavahuth5044]

I agree with you.

[@JohnShinn1960]

I like that last little cabin. 👍 Thanks for the tour Paul! 👍👍👍

[@blue4honor]

That looks like my grandparents house! In the second set of houses, the old settlers home you called it. Except they only had a front porch. Tin roof and the sides had those old “tar tiles” on the sides. My grandfather built it in the 30’s and raised 3 sons & wife (all 3 boys were born there). He had them & his mother& sister to support on 20 acre’s of cotton. Dadddy ( born in 43) grew up picking it by hand. They had 1 cow for milk and grew a garden for their food. Dad & his brothers would hunt for meat. Daddy has said they never went hungry. But he joined the US Army to get away from being dirt poor. We are in North Louisiana.

[@urbexindigo5164]

Wow blue4honor your description painted a vivid picture of your family and thier life and how living off the land was possible and done while raising family. Amazing to think about. SO glad you have all those details. Thanks for the support and for watching :-)

[@kryzprigmore7858]

Your channel fell into my recommended great content/videos also hey from the UK 🇬🇧🇦🇺

[@sally-annebrown1298]

My grandfather used to smoke it in his pipe over by the grapevines. Used to have a big tin of it, and quite often smelt it through my house. Been having a look at your explores and quite interesting to see country Victoria- I'm in Queensland

[@alisonlee3314]

I've recently discovered your channel, and find it fascinating! In the UK, we don't tend to get many abandoned 'normal' homes. They get vandalised 😥. Please keep making these wonderful videos ❤️

[@paulsoutbackgardenaustrali7674]

Miss them..need to visit again and get more photos.😃😪😪

[@indigoasmr4148]

Hi im from UK 🇬🇧 it's fab watching your vids of the old buildings and their contents, awesome history 👍

[@urbexindigo5164]

Glad you like them Indigo ASMR :-) Many more still to come, cheers for watching :-)

[@surreygirl2075]

Lovely door and windows and fire place

[@LaoSoftware]

Very beatiful place

[@sarahstrong7174]

Thankyou for showing us. I love looking at the older places. They had character & dignity.

[@yeahitsprivate4697]

In the second set of cottages, the first one that looked like an old settlers home. I don’t know if anyone believes in this stuff, but when panning up from the bottom of the fireplace you see a small orb go up and then on the left you’ll see some light flashes from it on the wall as well.

[@urbexindigo5164]

Hi YP :-) I will have to have another look. Yep I believe in paranormal but also when using a light in front of a camera it makes dust look like orbs too. Cheers for watching :-)

[@yeahitsprivate4697]

@@urbexindigo5164 I agree, but this wasn’t dust. It was one bright light traveling along like an orb would. Lol I’m a photographer as well.

[@slepper98]

@@yeahitsprivate4697 Wow, I don't think that was dust.

[@meganpaull6140]

I believe in the paranormal too always have and always will I’ve had experiences that I can’t explain.

[@raindog428]

@@meganpaull6140 same here xx

[@vanessasimmons1175]

Such a lovely location. Sad to see yet more places just left. Love watching your videos. No noisy,

[@denisewatson5295]

I love 💘 these old homes 🏡. When they built these houses they were meant to last. Thanks for sharing 👍 😊 😀 🙂 🙏

[@urbexindigo5164]

Glad you like them Denise! :-)

[@neets4483]

Loved the spooky intro Paul 😁. Really enjoying seeing these beautiful old country homes, i grew up around Wangaratta and it’s good to see country Victoria again 😍💗

[@urbexindigo5164]

Glad you enjoyed it Neets! :-) I have more country ones! Thanks again for watching :-)

[@donellemiller6680]

The second cottage in the set of three was so interesting. I agree with you it would be great to see it restored! Be interesting to see what the price would be for the sale property and what it included. The restoration would probably be horrific with the price of lumber and the cost of vintage doors, windows etc. But couldn't it be beautiful. Thanks for the explore!

[@urbexindigo5164]

Yep fully agree with you Donelle, amazing little cottage if restored :-)

[@rebeccagardner5977]

Just would like to say how much I enjoy Sunday morning waking up to watch your videos I really like this one coz they are really old but it's too bad that they're so bad of shape you have a great day and God-bless

[@urbexindigo5164]

Glad you like them Rebecca :-) Thanks for the kind support and for watching :-)

[@meganpaull6140]

🌟Hi Paul! Sorry I was a little late today Just love these rustic cottages stepping back in time figuring out the history and what stories could be told if the walls could talk love the tongue and grove. Such a shame they are left to decay by nature. Glad the rain is holding off so you can get out exploring. Thank you so much again. 😊❤️🌟:-)

[@urbexindigo5164]

Cheers for watching again Megan! :-)

[@rhondabuce8348]

Awesome finds. Gems for sure.

[@lynludwig1323]

I agree Paul ..the 2nd cottage is fabulous ...It certainly could be restored it to its former glory ..Im wondering if all three properties are for sale? ..if so ..use any salvageable timber etc to restore the second cottage .......such a peaceful vibe inside ..The history ..Love it ....

[@wilsonwilson8086]

Great channel, love the Pink Floyd in the intro. 😎

[@sandrakoch8682]

Paul one of my favorite things about these old homes are the ceilings, seeing the wood details of the tongue and groove. Thank you for sharing these old cottages with us.

[@urbexindigo5164]

Glad you enjoyed it Sandra and me too, that really givs the vide of how old these places are :-)

[@nicolebotham7323]

I really love the last little cottage. So cute ☺️

[@williammullikin2076]

Great video, almost like country houses. Really love the second house. It had good vibes and a comfy feel to it. I try to imagine how it looked with it was lived in and loved. I liked that old coffee press on the table, bet it once made a lot of good coffee.

[@urbexindigo5164]

Hi William :-) Cheers for watching and yep I tried to picture these homes all nice and in a row back in theor prime :-)

[@kimfitzgeraldrockfam8973]

Very cool cottages

[@LDD-yh1bu]

I always wonder if the families that lived in these old homes (if still living) ever think about them and why did they leave?

[@urbexindigo5164]

I have wondered the same L D D. Cheers for watching :-)

[@minimad8432]

Cool more old cottages, decayed and stuff to rummage through, many hours can be spent looking over things here...Thanks for sharing. Cheers MM :)

[@urbexindigo5164]

Probably some cool old things amonsgst the mess MM :-) Cheers for watching

[@customscreenprinting]

Urbex Indigo thanks for sharing this good video about Abandoned- 4 old cottages with stuff left while nature reclaims them in the countryside this was a very interesting enjoyable video and i really enjoyed it and i can't wait to see your next video iam from the U.S.A and i always will watch your videos keep up the great work that you do and God Bless and thanks again.

[@janehansen799]

Just wish I lived in Australia and had loads of money. Would love to be able to buy that plot of land and get the 2nd cottage professionally restored to its former glory. The rest of the land I would make into a cat sanctuary somehow and take in all the strays. I just love seeing your explores and listening to all the wonderful birds. We have nothing like that in England. Love your channel xx

[@billstill1794]

Interesting explores again with great video recording. I wonder how much they were asking for the first property (or properties). On the 2nd explore. I don't know what a "reserve" means but it appears to me to have once been a farm of some type with all those out-buildings.

[@elmin82]

Really good video

[@urbexindigo5164]

Glad you enjoyed it elmin82 :-)

[@julzcares]

I really enjoyed viewing your explores of old colonel cottage 🏚thank Paul. Each cottage would have so much history and a story to tell. I also agree that one of the ol cottages would do up nicely if no damage from termites etc.

[@urbexindigo5164]

Cheers for watching Julz! :-)

[@wayneosmand7652]

1910-1912, same fittings and woodwork in our old place

[@kylielmorganmusgrove7650]

Paul you awesome explorer I absolutely loved the second cottage but one thing that got me stumped on where was the bathroom and or toilet love your content stay safe and stay awesome 🎬🎬🎬🎬🎬🏠🏡🛁🚽⛅☁💻🎥📷📹🎦🎭📼🎧🎤📻📺🎬🎬🎬🎬🎬🎬🎬🎬💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@petegaskin8561]

I loved the second cottage in the first lot and the second little cottage is a beauty well done on Finding these mate another top notch video keep it up looking forward to the next ones

[@urbexindigo5164]

Glad you enjoyed it Pete, yep the second one would be fantastic restored! Cheers mate :-)

[@ComehitherwithHeather]

Love these cottages. This reminds me of a documentary I saw years ago whet would happen if people vanished. Very interesting, I'd love to watch that again. great job as usual!!!

[@patricialangford5380]

HI Paul, enjoy the videos look forward to seeing them. Thanks so much. As always great job.

[@marybethsmith6458]

The second house needed a good clean out and scrub down. Replace a couple of windows and the floorboard, mow around it and cut the briars and you would have a sweet little home. I've lived in some houses that make that place look like a palace but with some paint and TLC they looked a lot better when I left than they did when I moved in.

[@urbexindigo5164]

I agree Marybeth the second one could be great again with some attention. Cheers for watching :-)

[@urbanarcheology7346]

Wow, what a cool find! That floor looked a little sketchy! Lol stay safe out there! 🤘😎💯

[@urbexindigo5164]

Hi UrbanArcheology :-) Glad you enjoyed, cheers for watching :-)

[@andrewhallett-patterson9778]

You mentioned the questionable colour combinations within the cottages in an effort to improve interior aesthetics. The technique is referred to as a 'Dulux Rebuild.' Another great explore Paul.👍👍🇭🇲

[@urbexindigo5164]

Cheers Andrew! :-) SO many out here in country Vic with the Dulux rebuilds! haha :-)

[@andrewhallett-patterson9778]

@@urbexindigo5164 Fun fact: The term ' Dulux Rebuild' originated from the Australian mining industry where Dulux was the primary supplier of speciality protective coating and the sitewide practise of quickly repainting prominent stationary plant to appear 'aesthetically pleasing' when executives and CEOs do site visits combined !! 👍👍🇭🇲

[@sarahbroom9577]

Wow, Fabulous old homes 🤩 I am sitting here (with a beer in my hand!) just trying to imagine the layout and what life would have been like in these homes when they were active 🤔 Any idea of when these were built? They look early to me, possibly 1860s/70s?

[@urbexindigo5164]

Hi Sarah, hope you are enjoying your beer :-) Yep these cottages could have been built anywhere from 1860`s to 1900 I think :-)

[@sarahbroom9577]

@@urbexindigo5164 Yay! I'm getting good with my guesses! 😁 The beer(s) were fabulous thanks - back to work though for me tomorrow 😁 Looking forward to your next upload, have a great week ahead 👍

[@johnmanshanden8271]

Looks like your in a small country area interesting find from Nanna di in Australia

[@bbwvelvet]

Thanks!

[@jogebert8223]

Hi, these cottages remind me of the old timber mill cottages that the worker's used to live in.

[@urbexindigo5164]

Good call Jo :-) Cheers for watching :-)

[@sarahstrong7174]

That 'holiday home' may have been accommodation for visiting shearers.

[@peterm1826]

Another excellent vlog 👍 Some of those thorns. are bigger then sharks teeth. Bikes from early 70s

[@urbexindigo5164]

Thanks for the info Peter! And for watching :-)

[@peterm1826]

@@urbexindigo5164 all good 👍

[@wernersadventures8330]

These cottages are neat mate so much stuff still there that pinkish phone was kinda 😎 cool explores mate cheers

[@urbexindigo5164]

Hey Werner! Cheers mate! Having fun out here in country Vic atm. :-)

[@wernersadventures8330]

@@urbexindigo5164 Yer cool mate I thought it was so many places there I’ll have to get there one time and check them out

[@pruehardwick7951]

These first cottages might have been railway workers cottages maybe? As most main roads happened to be built along old railways which linked small towns together. The last looked like a cottage for the sheerers and the mess hall which was locked up, maybe? Some great history documented, cheers!

[@urbexindigo5164]

Defo could have been a shearers hut Prue :-)

[@vickimorrow1674]

Yay old cottages! Were these from your recent Victoria trip Paul?

[@urbexindigo5164]

Hi Vicki :-) Yes they are! Have more to upload also! :-)

[@wernersadventures8330]

I’ll have to watch the rest later Paul got work cheers

[@irenewatts2874]

Hi Paul, You always know where the good houses and cottages are. I like that last one the best. Too bad the interior door was locked and we couldn’t see the rest of the place. I wish we could have gone in that last cottage, the one on blocks that you said was probably moved there. Those cottages look like they were well made. It too bad these old places get vandalized and really messed up. That third cottage was the worse one. I can’t believe that one is for sale. Maybe it’s like you said it could be for the 3 lots. It’s a shame that these nice old places are just left there to rot. I’m sure they have lots of history behind them. Also you have some loud birds. In a lot of your videos you have these loud birds. I wonder what kind of birds they are. We have birds here in the USA but none as loud as the ones we hear in your videos. Don’t get me wrong I like the sounds of these birds, I just want to know what they are called. Thank you Paul for bringing us along on this exploration. It was interesting and enjoyable as all of your videos are. Stay safe and well.

[@urbexindigo5164]

Hi Irene :-) Yep I really wanted to see inside that one too! Bummer. I have more noisy birds in videos coming too! lol Cheers for watching :-)

[@ragdollsmilocandy]

Perhaps the set of three miners cottages are owed by the same person and may have rented them out at some stage until deemed uninhabitable? the first one mostlikly, the middle one l would say had an elderly lady living in it not that long ago, she may have passed away or went into care and had no family or anyone to clean it out so all her stuff remained inside untouched, until looters broke in, ransacked and trashed the place. The first house looked like it was lived in by someone with a little boy, judging from the photo and toys, looks like they left in a hurry only taking what they needed, lve seen that happen quite often in government housing and its so sad because children have to leave all their belongings behind.

[@juliahoyt3162]

I know it's probably a silly to ask ,do you ever run into any kangaroos where you are or are they different section of Australia .

[@urbexindigo5164]

Filmed some from a distance the other day. They are everywhere here in country Victoria at the moment, have to be careful driving the country roads as they jump across quite often. Thanks for watching :-)

[@garykoehler1588]

You know 1 of these days your gonna open a door.. & something or someone gonna jump out at you... 😂😂

[@urbexindigo5164]

I have been thinking the same!! 🤣👍

[@mavahuth5044]

I don't know if you will see this, since it's a day late. But I do it anyway. I'm glad you didn't find any body parts, they may have been smelly.😝 I'm not sure if I asked you this before, but how and why did you did you this hobby? Have a good week.

[@andresmtz3293]

nice videos

[@urbexindigo5164]

Glad you like them elmin82 :-)

[@pbs4535]

The bicycle might date back to the mid 1950s. those are considered antiques.

[@sueturnermrsuniverseaustra4220]

Paul, would you have any idea of the asking price ? Also did you see which realtor had these places listed. I’d be interested in looking at a possibility of claiming these houses I know it was 9mths ago no harm in finding out if they are still available. 🙏❤️

[@urbexindigo5164]

1735 Bannockburn-Shelford Rd looks like they have started cleaning up the yards on Google images

[@urbexindigo5164]

1735 Bannockburn-Shelford Rd Shelford, Victoria

[@Suzi44466]

I just had a bit of a look at street view on Google earth and it looks like they demolished two of them and kept and restored the other one if I’m looking at the right place. Caravan and what looks like a Ute in the driveway.

[@sueturnermrsuniverseaustra4220]

@@urbexindigo5164 would you go back and revisit Paul ,give us a up date on what’s going on 🙌🤔

[@dorenedaniels7493]

You know in the first one we did not see a kitchen at all but thank you

[@mbaker8754]

Paul you buy one for sale do up as you like old house 🏠

[@pbs4535]

Better be very careful some places that have window shades somebody could be watching you from the windows.

[@elainelawler9617]

❤️🌹

[@urbexindigo5164]

Thanks for watching Elaine :-)

[@reginaholcomb9650]

Definitely late 50/ early 60s on the bike

[@michaelmccann4073]

What is the front badge on the front?

[@andrewhallett-patterson9778]

Good question. Round disk on left hand side of verandah mount on front wall. Maybe Paul has clear vision. 👍👍🇭🇲

[@urbexindigo5164]

it said beware of bees inside :-) Must have been a nest in there at some point

[@urbexindigo5164]

it said beware of bees inside :-) Must have been a nest in there at some point

[@andrewhallett-patterson9778]

@@urbexindigo5164 Thanks Paul.

[@sarahstrong7174]

Well I reckon if someone leaves without their washing machine, their ironing board & their frying pan, then either they died, they went somewhere to be looked after, or they came into the money enough to think they would buy all new.

[@michaelmccann4073]

Looks like sheep camp..

[@MrGaryRoberton]

Just a peek st where the average folk lived back then No pretentious stuff just plain folks. The real estate people here would class them as > Fixer Uppers" Some Communities restore them for historic interest, others not so much,Cheers

[@urbexindigo5164]

Cheers for watching again Gary :-)

[@YtGad7000]

I meant to write funny, not funny, oops!😀

[@YtGad7000]

Why does my keyboard keep putting f instead of d!!I definitely mean DUNNY !!!

[@sarahstrong7174]

Maybe someone moved the old buildings to save them?

[@mbaker8754]

Have your rescued cat 🐈 cats later Paul

[@urbexindigo5164]

None new ones of late M Baker :-)

[@giggles8458]

Love your channel, but I noticed that you hid the comments sectio, not a good move.

[@kimphelps3079]

Arent you afraid of stepping on nail or such

[@mbaker8754]

Have you s

[@francoiset1068]

Good morning Paul,that was so beautiful that row of cottages in such a tranquil road,I love to restore the second one, those french doors opening to the back veranda with that chair I just loved it this video was so nice thanks Paul for another great morning with great finds . big 🤗 from a Frenchy in Australia 🇫🇷🇦🇺

[@urbexindigo5164]

Glad you enjoyed it again Francoise :-) The second one was the best and my fav. Cheers for watching again! :-)