Inside the derelict Rudyard Lake castle where ruthless gang tied up and tortured owner

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we travel to see the Inside the derelict Rudyard Lake castle Built in 1811 for a part of the Wedgwood dynasty, Grade-II listed Cliffe Park Hall sits looking down on Rudyard Lake and a more beautiful location you will not find in this part of the world.
But the early Gothic revival-style mansion has a sinister recent history involving the then owner.
Back on one September night in 2014, 79-year-old Brian Dalley was taped to a medieval chair, hooded and repeatedly beaten around his head as brutal criminals ransacked his home of 50 years.
They left eight long hours later, with the bleeding and terrified pensioner - who was recovering from a triple heart bypass - still bound by gaffer tape.
Among the dazzling array of antiques stolen included a gold ceremonial sword studded with opals which once belonged to Saddam Hussein and a suit of armour worn by Oliver Cromwell.Other pieces taken were an original painting of a child called Time For A Nap, a 14ft elephant gun, an Indian matchlock gun, Scottish broadswords and an Indian snake horn with ruby eyes.
In fact, the thieves found so much loot they also stole Mr Dalley’s Mercedes van to cart it away.
Although some of the items were regarded as priceless, the value of the goods - which represented a lifetime of collecting by Mr Dalley were stolen.
But it was not just the objects that were stolen.
The thieves also took Mr Dalley’s financial security, as he had invested in the antiques as an alternative to savings or a pension, and he was not insured
The raid left him virtually penniless and he died the following year.
Meanwhile, only some of the seven members of the “highly professional” Eastern European gang were jailed for aggravated burglary.
Speaking at the time, Mr Dalley, a former actor and salesman, said: "I was coming back from Sainsbury’s and it was just about eight o’clock.
“I’ve got big iron gates to the courtyard at the back of the castle and they (the gang) just barged out.
“I felt a gloved hand around my mouth. My first instinct was somebody’s having a joke, but then I couldn’t breathe.“I thought my heart was going to burst, then they kicked me to the floor.“I shouted ‘My heart!’, but they just said ‘Shut the f**k up’.
“I said ‘You are taking a risk, I’ve got a dog’, and my Alsatian Toby was barking like mad.
“They opened the door about 4in so his nose was sticking out and hit him over the head with a baseball bat, which subdued him because he’s never been hit before.
“They said ‘Tell us where the money is or we’ll kill you’.
“They brought in three bales of bubble wrap and started taking my pictures off the wall.
“They were wrapping them in the most professional manner, as if they had come from a museum.
“All the time I was thinking about how I could get out of it.
“I managed to sort of ‘walk’ the chair to a table, where there was a glass, a good glass.“I held the glass with my mouth and smashed it on the table. With a piece of glass in my mouth I was able to saw through my bonds.
“I felt a bit like James Bond at that point.”
Mr Dalley was then able to drive to a neighbour’s about a mile away.
Police and an ambulance arrived within 20 minutes.
He added: "I’m anxious in my own home. I don’t want to (sell up) but there’s too many memories."
Following Mr Dalley's death in 2015, Cliffe Park Hall was put up for sale.
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@derelictmanchester8745 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant work Will, Carl and Tom...

@ALWResearchTeam 2 жыл бұрын

What a lovely looking Castle!!

@SazzysWay8 2 жыл бұрын

Watching replay mate 👌 👍

@abandonedexploringmike 2 жыл бұрын

Looks awesome

@MrGMawson2438 2 жыл бұрын

Great video mate

@tomsurbanexplore 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting video will shame castle has gone like that wonder will they do it up years to come 👍

@SazzysWay8 2 жыл бұрын

Watching replay mate 👍 ❤

@gc68jypsyladexsplora61 Жыл бұрын

Did a video over a week ago you can't get in now plus they put security cameras up now that talk saying your under surveillance now I did go actually inside last year its a shame what happened plus be great if they used it as a tourist destination great video too 👌👌👍💯💯