Abandoned Louis Tussauds House of Wax shown by explorer

Brandon Urbex has shared a video showing the inside of the now-abandoned Louis Tussauds House of Wax in Great Yarmouth. <i>(Image: Brandon Urbex/Newsquest)</i>
Brandon Urbex has shared a video showing the inside of the now-abandoned Louis Tussauds House of Wax in Great Yarmouth. (Image: Brandon Urbex/Newsquest)
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An urban explorer has shared a look inside an infamous former wax museum that is now rammed full of rubbish.

Louis Tussauds House of Wax was a well known part of Great Yarmouth's tourism, renowned for its waxworks that bore little resemblance to their celebrity counterparts.

Now, Brandon Urbex has shared a video exploring the site, which is piled full of rubbish and arguably harder on the eyes than many of the uncanny wax figures that once filled its halls.

The exterior of the abandoned museum. (Image: Brandon Urbex/Facebook)

The museum, which opened in 1958, shut in 2012 and has stood abandoned ever since.

The 150 waxworks were snatched up by a collector from the Czech Republic for an undisclosed sum after the closure.

The video starts by showing the museum's now boarded-up exterior.

The former wax museum is full of rubbish. (Image: Brandon Urbex/Facebook)

It then shows a variety of rooms full of rubbish, discarded furniture and other debris.

In more recent years, traders in Regent Road have expressed concerns that rough-sleepers in the building could negatively impact nearby businesses.

The rooms are full of rubbish. (Image: Brandon Urbex/Facebook)

No plans have been submitted for the building.

Urban exploring usually involves trespass, which is generally a civil matter rather than a criminal offence.

It becomes criminal if explorers enter protected sites, cause damage, intend theft or ignore orders to leave.

Weird-looking waxworks

Can you guess which celebrities these waxworks are supposed to represent before you read the picture caption?

Great Yarmouth Wax WorksWho are these former lovebirds? (Image: Newsquest)

fffThis is an English stand-up comedian, actor, singer and television presenter (Image: Newsquest)

Great Yarmouth Wax WorksThe former footballer scored 40 goals for England (Image: Archant)

A Fiona Bruce-looking Princess Diana wax work formerly in Great Yarmouth.Fiona Bruce or Princess Diana? (Image: Newsquest)

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