TAKE a look inside an abandoned nightclub as eerie photos reveal a dancefloor frozen in time with a glitter ball still hanging.
The Refinery's bars haven't served a drink for more than 20 years, but the building remains a time capsule.
It's walls still hold their bright purple, green and red paint, with much of what the 1990s club held remaining inside.
The Staffordshire building's coat room still stands, with empty hangers waiting for revellers, much like the DJ booth.
The old glitterball still hangs from the ceiling, alongside signs that read "The Refinery" and "Friday Social".
And the VIP area and its balcony that overlooks the dancefloor still holds its bright red couches.
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There are fridges and cups that haven't held alcohol since the last drink was served in 2001.
The building, which is more than 100 years old, remains on the market after it failed to sell at auction earlier this month.
Bidding had started at £170,000, despite it coming with a guide price of £200,000.
The sale comes with planning permission to turn the old club into seven apartments with a retails space on the ground floor.
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There is also permission for a two-storey building with a link extension containing three apartments and retail below.
The building has changed hands many times since its days as a nightclub, but remains untouched.
StaffordshireLive took a look inside when it last went on the market in 2019.
The building was last snapped up for £190,000 in February 2020 – as the Covid-19 pandemic was starting to unfold across the world.
Prior to being a nightclub it housed the YMCA and was originally built to be a lecture hall.
It comes after the inside of a creepy abandoned bingo hall which fell into disrepair decades after it's 1960s heyday was revealed.
The Astoria in Hyde, Greater Manchester enjoyed golden years as a cinema and then a bingo hall, but has stood derelict since it was closed down in 2009.
An abandoned townhouse, which looked like it was part of the set for Jumanji, also recently hit the market.
From the outside, the historic flat looks typical of the Victorian sandstone architecture across the city. But inside is a totally different story.
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Readers also got a sneak peak inside an abandoned factory left to rot for years.
Eerie photos from inside the dilapidated plant in Longport, Staffordshire, show it has more than fallen into disrepair.
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