OFF THE BOIL

Inside the abandoned hotel and restaurant which even Gordon Ramsay couldn’t save after it appeared on chef’s Kitchen Nightmares TV show

La Gondola in Derby closed its doors for the final time two years after stove ace tried to turn it around

MAKING a success of this hotel and restaurant proved beyond the abilities of Gordon Ramsay and now it lies unloved and abandoned.

La Gondola in Derby featured in a 2005 episode of the top chef’s Kitchen Nightmares show - before closing two years later from lack of customers.

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Paint peels from the front of La Gondola in Derby that closed its doors after featuring in an episode of Kitchen NightmaresCredit: Media Drum World
The filthy kitchen in La Gondola is covered in grime, grease and dirtCredit: Media Drum World
The dining room once teemed with happy customers but it now lies emptyCredit: Media Drum World
One of the hotel's bedrooms appears ready to welcome guests despite doors closing on the venue a decade agoCredit: Media Drum World
Gordon discusses plight of restaurant with owner Daniella Bayfield in 2005 episode of Kitchen NightmaresCredit: Channel 4
The ageing decor of this room shows how the building has been trapped in a time-warpCredit: Media Drum World
Reams of paperwork sit on shelves in an office that also houses a sign for the hotel and restaurantCredit: Media Drum World
A TV lies face down on a bed in a room that features peeling wallpaperCredit: Media Drum World

And now a photographer has taken a series of snaps inside a decade after it went bust.

They show the busy dining room empty and stripped of tables, while dirt and grime can be seen caked over the floor and surfaces in the kitchen.

TVs lie forgotten in rooms that feature peeling wallpaper.

Outside the building looks in need of extensive renovation from crumbling brickwork to overgrown plant beds and broken windows.

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The snapper, only known as Camkirk, said: “It was evident a lot of homeless people had been living in the shelter of porches and storage space and there were a lot of needles about the floor and on window ledges from drug users - so you had to have your wits about you.

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“Considering the restaurant/hotel was a real focal point in the community, it really has dropped off the map.

“It's still a lovely building, although it has suffered from some slight vandalism - luckily nothing major and I really do believe it could stand a chance of becoming something great again.

The episode saw Gordon repeatedly clash with head chef Steve Storn who had been at the restaurant since 1975.

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Gordon was brought in by owner Daniella Bayfield who lost £75,000 in the first 12 months since taking over ownership of the once popular eaterie.

The kitchen was the location of a number of clashes between the hotel's head chef Steve and GordonCredit: Media Drum World
An ugly mark stains a wall in a living room of the hotel that hasn't welcomed any guests since 2007Credit: Media Drum World
Decent furniture lies abandoned in the hotel that closed down due to lack of businessCredit: Media Drum World
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A photo showing previous owner Daniella on her wedding day is among the scores of items left abandonedCredit: Media Drum World
High ceilings in the entrance hall welcomed diners and hotel guests to the once vibrant venueCredit: Media Drum World
A piano that once would have been enjoyed by visitors stands silentCredit: Media Drum World
Magazines and books lie on coffee tables in a lounge where guests could relaxCredit: Media Drum World
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Antique typewriters and a sign featuring a gondola were among the items abandonedCredit: Media Drum World

The 50-year-old recently revealed that he won't leave his four children a penny of his £113million fortune - as he fears it could "ruin them".

However he did promise to provide Matilda, 15, Hack and Holly, 17 and 18-year-old Megan the deposit for a flat.

He also revealed that when flying with his kids he refused to pay for them to join him and wife Tana in first class.

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In the middle of the dining room was lies a dance floor where wedding guests could party the night awayCredit: Media Drum World
Another bedroom is frozen in time ready to welcome guests that have never comeCredit: Media Drum World
A minibar and travel kettle were once among the facilities that guests could enjoyCredit: Media Drum World
Gordon takes an eye at the accounts with owner DaniellaCredit: Channel 4
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The top chef was not pleased to discover instant mashed potato when he inspected the hotel's larderCredit: Channel 4
Gordon repeatedly clashed with head chef Steve (left) in 2005 episode of Kitchen NightmaresCredit: Channel 4


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