An urban explorer has visited the site of an abandoned swingers and sex club in Sheffield and found it littered with “condom wrappers and stains” – as well as a host of decaying “playrooms”.
Daniel Sims, 33, explored the property recently, filming the visit for his YouTube channel, BeardedReality.
The infamous location, La Chambre in Attercliffe, closed its doors in lockdown after more than 20 years, with owners Barry and Marie Calvert opting not to renew the lease.
The club is believed to have boasted 25,000 members, who flocked to enjoy rooms including a BDSM torture dungeon, various “playrooms” as well as the sauna and swimming pool.
After its closure, the property has been left to rot – attracting explorers like Daniel to see what remains.
In his YouTube video, Daniel and friends Mick and Chloe enter directly into one of the playrooms, where they find mirrored walls, pornographic pictures and a sign reading ‘no high heels on the bed’.
Elsewhere, they find the “stairway to heaven” – which leads to the dilapidated main bar and bathrooms with rusty sinks.
They also find the old sauna and jacuzzi, as well as more graphic imagery and a glory hole – a circular hole in the wall through which masturbation or oral sex may take place.
Later they explore the torture dungeon via the “stairway to hell”, where they find chains and the remainder of “torture devices”.
The group spent 90 minutes exploring and documenting the property.
“While we were exploring the site we found many condom wrappers and stains,” Daniel told Jam Press.
“There were so many different playrooms – some very explicit, from the stairway to heaven to the stairway to hell and the dungeon basement.
“It was so amazing to see how this place once was and what was left behind – from the swimming pool and sauna, to a very grimy and damp torture dungeon.”
