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Having just looked at some of the photos from here from seven ish years ago it's quite incredible how much it's changed! From a relatively un-decayed building full of stuff to a cleared out but very nicely decayed structure, although sadly a lot of twerps with spraycans have also gotten in and made a fair mess of a large part of it.
I had been planning on going here the day after a meet up on the other side of the country on Saturday night all week, but it was whilst I was sat in the pub on the Saturday evening that I had a brainwave. I asked my mate whether he'd mind just going straight there from when I arrived back home and he agreed...so a silly plan was formed. I was dropped back home at about 12.30am and after a quick 'comfort break' and making sure to pack the torch I'd forgotten to take with me on the Saturday, I rolled out the house to meet my other friend at about 1am or thereabouts. It all seemed like a grand idea on paper, get to the hospital nice and early, have a little kip and spend the early morning light exploring the site.
I think I had underestimated how utterly shattered I was, however! We pulled up outside at around 4.15am, a whole hour before sunrise and I went for a little recce to see what the state of play was. I remembered what I was told earlier in the week about access so I made sure to check both possibilities, by which time it was around 4.45am and we were getting impatient. We decided to just do it, the light was slowly increasing enough to be able to see almost well enough and we made our entry before having a little chill in the front reception room until it got light enough to start shooting. I think my mate actually fell asleep whilst I just sat there in a sleep-deprived daze listening to the building.
Anyway we had a good couple of hours of shooting in here in total peace as the sun came up, it was nice to explore a large British hospital again as it's been a while since I last did a sizeable one over here.
The hospital has existed in some form since 1846, however it moved to this site in 1890. During the 1970s all general services were being scaled back and moved to a new nearby hospital that opened in 1979. The old building then became a centre for geriatric care, stroke rehabilitation and eye surgery.
By 2006 around two thirds of it had closed for good - there is still a large active part operating as a minor injuries clinic as well as offices etc, thankfully this is no longer attached to the derelict parts of the site.
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Surprised you guys stuck with the plan given how tired you were. I definitely appreciate people who are still driven regardless of fatigue. I enjoyed the pictures. #8 and #16 were my favorite.
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Posted by Makeshift Mickey
Surprised you guys stuck with the plan given how tired you were. I definitely appreciate people who are still driven regardless of fatigue.
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You should've seen me around 11am, I was so tired I could barely focus on anything or keep my eyes open. Thankfully a delicious lunch woke me up a bit and we got another explore in!
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Drunk urbex! You can't even tell you were drinking form these shots. It looks like a very big site with a lot left despite the tags.
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Posted by Desertify Urbex
Drunk urbex! You can't even tell you were drinking form these shots. It looks like a very big site with a lot left despite the tags.
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The funny thing is I don't drink :p however I had, at this point, been awake over 24 hours and they do say that when you've been awake for that period of time with no sleep your judgement is around that of someone who's had a couple of pints of beer hah!
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