EXCLUSIVE: Colin Smith, now referred to as the Bearded Explorer, has searched inside 1000’s of deserted properties, together with Rolf Harris’ and Jimmy Savile’s.
City explorers make unusual discover in Rolf Harris’ former home
Rolf Harris’ mansion has been explored by Colin Smith (Picture: Getty)
Colin Smith is a person obsessive about decay. Identified to tens of millions as The Bearded Explorer, the previous plumber has constructed a YouTube empire – amassing over 40 million views – by stepping contained in the world’s most haunting deserted areas. From derelict celeb mansions to forgotten asylums, Smith’s international expeditions are fueled by a devoted group that gives him with every day leads on the place to seek out the subsequent “time capsule” frozen in historical past.
Forward of a visit to Portugal for his newest challenge, Smith opened up solely with Specific.co.uk, the place he mirrored on his most harrowing discoveries, together with what he discovered when exploring the deserted properties of infamous paedophiles Jimmy Savile and Rolf Harris. Earlier this spring, the YouTuber took a deep go searching Harris’ rotting riverside house in Berkshire and can always remember the chilling discoveries he made whereas investigating the previous Animal Hospital presenter’s £4 million mansion.
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Smith discovered an image of Rolf Harris at his riverside house (Picture: THE BEARDED EXPLORER)
‘That is very unusual, you understand? I do not know why, however it was the one factor left in there,’ – Colin Smith
He additionally discovered a forged of his spouse’s head along with her identify on it (Picture: THE BEARDED EXPLORER)
He defined that Harris’ home, reportedly modelled on his childhood house in Australia, was decaying however had been left untouched since everybody who had lived there had moved out.
“I consider it was nonetheless owned by his daughter, and she or he was attempting to promote it now,” he contemplated. “The attention-grabbing factor about that’s it was valued at £4.5 million initially, it then did not promote, so she put it by means of an public sale with a reserve of £2 million, and it did not promote once more.”
Recalling the alarming objects he discovered whereas exploring the home, he stated: “There have been a number of bits which I assumed have been odd at first. Within the utility room, there was a selfmade, like, a wardrobe type of cabinet within the nook, and I seemed in. The hinges have been constructed from knives, forks, and different issues. However once you take a look at the form of the doorways, they really appear like little coffins. Like three-foot-tall coffins, and also you suppose, ‘That is bizarre.’”
Nonetheless, the strangest discover he got here throughout was within the basement. Smith discovered a mould of his spouse, Alwen Harris’, head in the midst of the empty room, including: “I simply thought it was a extremely odd factor to discover a mould of his spouse’s head within the basement. That is very unusual, you understand? I do not know why, however it was the one factor left in there.”
The coffin-shaped cabinets brought about concern too (Picture: THE BEARDED EXPLORER)
Harris, who was convicted of indecent assaults in opposition to 4 women, died of most cancers in 2023 at 93, adopted shortly by his spouse, forsaking a house that felt eerily frozen in time.
Smith described it as a stark distinction to Savile’s deserted cottage. Whereas the late predator’s Scottish retreat grew to become a magnet for vitriolic graffiti earlier than its eventual demolition, Harris’ property remained a disturbing time capsule.
The Bearded Explorer stated: “[[Savile’s] place was up in Scotland, and once I received there, it was fully wrecked, and it was lined in vandalism. Individuals had been there, simply scribbling everywhere in the partitions what he did and what he was. In order that exploration for me wasn’t actually nice.”
To search out out extra about Smith’s discoveries, go to www.youtube.com/@TheBeardedExplorer.
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