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This hospital was designed in the International Modernist style by the county architect in 1935 to replace the smaller infectious disease hospitals scattered across the county. It was split into two halves with the maternity section opened in 1941 and the infectious disease section following in 1944. When Tuberculosis was on the decline the infectious disease parts of the hospital gradually specialised in different things before becoming a wholly general hospital with each ward pavillion adopting different functions. Between 2010 and 2012 the older buildings on site were modernised, however during that time the original 1941 maternity building was demolished. A new, much larger set of buildings was constructed adjacent to it to dealing with general outpatient treatment and rehabilitation which opened in 2016.
I can only assume that this portion of the site was closed during the 2010 renovations, it's a large building right at the far end of the site with only the wasteland from the demolished maternity hospital between it and the remaining original buildings. The original buildings, including this one, are to me stunning examples of the Modernist style of architecture and it's a crime that this building has been so neglected whilst the others were refurbished. I'd go as far as saying it's one of the most challenging places I've ever shot personally because pretty much the whole building is pitch black, it's full of sketchy floors away from the corridors and stairs and is by far the mouldiest place I have ever seen - some of the mould growth in here is truly horrifying and I am still feeling the effects of the place now.
The good thing is, the decay in here is incredible. Its simply been left to rot with very little outside interference and if you can stomach the mould and the darkness is a very nice place for a wander and I'm amazed it hasn't been visited more.
We decided to take some externals the afternoon prior to actually exploring it which turned out to be a good call, as we wanted to get in there early the next morning. After narrowly avoiding security speeding around in a white van we were in undetected and left undetected also.
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Wow. So rotten. Good job taking pictures in porch black. I think I wouldn't have taken pictures at so. And mold, horrifying.
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That long hallway with the gurney bones is a really neat shot. The mold is indeed horrifying, but I'd be most worried about the doctor who never left and is still harvesting trespassers' organs in the basement. Oh wait a sec, I should have read the description... hospital. That only takes place in abandoned asylums!
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Looks like what ever infection the patients had here has now infested the walls, windows, and floors. WOW! totally sick location and i mean SICK, infected and diseased. lol. Awesome Shots!
A place of Mystery is Always worth a curiosity trip!
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Damn, that exterior! What a strange looking place. Nice job capturing all of that gnarly decay.
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Wow! Great shots! The exterior with the dreary day gives a real eerie atmosphere. The mold in this place is so crazy. Especially photo 19 with the real black and white and furry mold! Great shots! Great Read!
It was dark, my heart was pounding, I just had to go in
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Cheers guys - I didn't realise until I looked through my photos just how scary that amount of mould is in #19 - it didn't help that the interior was so dark being so totally boarded up bar a couple of windows.
Posted by deadly_nightshade
Damn, that exterior! What a strange looking place. Nice job capturing all of that gnarly decay.
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Mid-century Modernist architecture is some of the coolest around now IMO, the rest of the old buildings on site that are still in use to this day are even more stunning examples of it.
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Awesome as always. Flash shots always remind me of footage from robots exploring shipwrecks.
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Posted by DescentOnARope
Awesome as always. Flash shots always remind me of footage from robots exploring shipwrecks.
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No flash here, most were lit with an LED panel attached to the hot shoe. Flash is a dirty word!
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