Hospital PP (UK)

Hidden by trees and only accessible via small country roads, we found this beautiful old hospital building forgotten and decayed in the Welsh countryside. Originally owned by Sir Walter Bagot, a prominent Staffordshire barrister. In 1828 the place was rebuilt in the Elizabethan style, as it is seen today, as a residence for the second Lord Bagot.

After being sold it opened in 1937 as relief hospital and convalescent home for 87 patients from the overcrowded much larger Asylum D in nearby vicinity. During the war the hospital housed 120 patients. At that time a Prisoner of War (POW) camp was established on the grounds. The place was abandoned in 1989, sold to a builder in 1992, but is still standing empty and derelict. It is a Grade 2 listed building and not possible to demolish.

The interior has an amazing fine oak staircase and there are beautiful wood carvings and many nice details everywhere. Just the facade itself is very beautiful. Great explore and stunning building.

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The main door. Beautiful building with lots of details.

Another exterior shot.

Moving towards the back of the building.

The old kitchen.

Rooms on the first floor.

Corridor on first floor.

The amazing fine oak staircase.

Columns in front of the main staircase.

Fisheye of the stairs.

Another shot of these beautiful stairs.

The room behind the main entrance doors.

Lots of beautiful wood carvings and details around the building.

Angle above a door.

A phone on the floor with switches to “Office”, “Staff room”, “Kitchen”, “Dormitory 1″ and “Dormitory 2″.

A chair.

The fireplace, close up.

Cabinets with poison…

A cabinet with drawers.

The main hall of the building with a stage.

Some stairs without railing.

A cool light switch from the stage room.

Corridor in the upper floors.

Fire hose.

Room at the top floors.

Another room from the top floors. A library or office perhaps.

Almost every room has its own fireplace.

Asylum W (UK)

This psychiatric hospital in UK was built in 1869 but officially opened on 1st April 1873 capable of housing over 2000 patients. The large site included an Anglican church, a Catholic chapel, a brewery, a recreation hall (also used as a ballroom) and several farms. At one point the hospital had its own railway which provided free transport for staff and passengers but it closed down in 1957. During the World War 1 parts of the hospital was used as a military hospital. After the war the hospital grew to be the largest mental hospital in the country 3533 patients and 548 staff members.

In the late 1960s this mental asylum was referred to as “Horror Hospital” in the papers due to mistreatment of patients. Allegations of cruelty to patients led to a public inquiry. It was revealed that patients were locked into small rooms and outside in airing courts in all weather. Nurses dragged patients by their hair, beat them and set fire to their clothes and slippers.

During the 1970s and 1980s, new drugs and therapies were introduced. Long-stay patients were returned to the community or dispersed to smaller hospitals.

This location is by far the most decayed place I have been too and I really felt unsafe at some points. When large sharp pieces of broken glass was dangling from the ceiling in thin metal strings I felt an urgent need for a hard hat. Maybe that’s why the had secured the place so good with lots of high fences and guards?

Even if I kind of reveal the name of the location with this link, there are lots of historic pictures here worth a look. The main hall and some corridor shots are from back in the days are quite interesting too see and compariosn with my decay shots from present time.

And another blog update… I have decided to turn on the comment option on posts again. But I might consider removing comments about names and locations of places.

The main hall, still with Christmas decorations. A large snowflake is hanging from the ceiling.

A very decayed corridor.

Lots of long corridors stretching in all directions.

We had to be really careful here. Never seen a place in such decay before.

I found an object that weren’t crushed.

Through all the decay and vegetation you can see an old hospital.

Vegetation coming through…

Nice door.

The blue doors.

Sign on a door.

The dangerous stairs to the second floor with library and lounge.

Different angle of the stairs toward the Lawn shop.

Chair standing in decay.

The pink corridor.

One of two exterior shots of one of the many buildings.

On our way out.

Morgue SP (UK)

I recently came back from an incredible urbex trip around United Kingdom. Four days and five people, two from Norway and the rest from England. We drove over 1000 miles (175 mil) and visited 10 fantastic locations. Great many thanks to our hosts who showed us the spots and were able to get us in when it looked impossible.

This is the first location, a quick stop at an abandoned morgue next to a large hospital. The morgue was closed in 2009 and the services moved to a larger, newer facility. There was a large CCTV camera pointing straight at the entry point so we had to be quick.

It was a strange place to be. My first real abandoned morgue. In the autopsy room there were room for three slabs, but one of them is gone now. The tools were still working, there where water in the cranes. In the other end there was a small empty chapel, and in the middle the body fridges in a row. I got an eerie feeling just by being here.

A fly killing apparatus with blue light was still turned on. Why were the power still on I wondered. Okey, time to leave. My first morgue, swift and easy.

The autopsy room with two of three slabs intact .

The whole room.

Tools where still working. Notice the rusty cutting blade on the corner…

The row of open body fridges.

Kind of creepy message on the door… No wonder they moved to a bigger location.

Another angle of the fridges.

The nice window in the small silent chapel.

Yet another shot of the corridor. Notice the fly killing thing on the wall.