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 emiko
   
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< on 11/19/2007 8:10 PM >
|  | | | Hey folks,
I've heard rumours that there is an Kirkbride asylum in London... has anyone been to it, or does anyone know if it still stands?
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| | Re: London Kirkbride?
<Reply # 1 on 11/19/2007 8:54 PM >
| | | | It's not a kirkbride (in fact I don't think there are any kirkbrides outside of the US, but I may be wrong) and the London Psychiatric Hospital is still fully active for the exception of a handful of buildings.
As far as I know it still stands, they updated the security of the medical building with new fencing and new boards on the windows recently so access may not be possible. A year or two ago it was really easy.
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| | | Re: London Kirkbride?
<Reply # 2 on 11/19/2007 9:41 PM >
| | | | Posted by Boffo
As far as I know it still stands, they updated the security of the medical building with new fencing and new boards on the windows recently so access may not be possible. A year or two ago it was really easy.
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If they see you on the ground taking pictures they will ask you to leave. The guards are wannabe cops. It's kinda of frustrating because the building you are talking about is beautiful. Just be sneaky and take photos from inside a car.
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| | | | Re: London Kirkbride?
<Reply # 3 on 11/19/2007 10:31 PM >
| | | | Ahh, thank you, Boffo! Someone from the States asked me about it, and I wasn't at all sure...
And yes, it's an Ani reference *grin*
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| | Re: London Kirkbride?
<Reply # 4 on 11/19/2007 11:30 PM >
| | | | Posted by Boffo
(in fact I don't think there are any kirkbrides outside of the US, but I may be wrong)
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There's apparently a Kirkbride in Manitoba.
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| | | | Re: London Kirkbride?
<Reply # 5 on 11/20/2007 1:17 AM >
| | | | Mind the dragons
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| | Re: London Kirkbride?
<Reply # 7 on 11/20/2007 2:34 AM >
| | | | Posted by yokes
Mind the dragons
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He's not kidding.
Cracking that place was tough.
There are a few quasi-Kirkbrides in Ontario and Quebec; that is to say, buildings that roughly resemble a Kirkbride in design, but do not follow the proper staggered design of directly connected wards.
[last edit 11/20/2007 2:39 AM by manitou - edited 2 times]
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| |  | Re: London Kirkbride?
<Reply # 8 on 11/20/2007 3:08 AM >
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TROGDOR~~ the Burninator... lock up your womens and children.
[last edit 11/20/2007 3:09 AM by lesscrafted - edited 1 times]
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| | | | Re: London Kirkbride?
<Reply # 9 on 11/20/2007 2:28 PM >
| | | | Oh noes! Trogdor! *laughs*
That's pretty awesome, actually.
Lots of security on them, presumably?
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| | Re: London Kirkbride?
<Reply # 10 on 11/20/2007 4:34 PM >
| | | | Posted by Boffo
It's not a kirkbride (in fact I don't think there are any kirkbrides outside of the US, but I may be wrong)
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Yeah, there's Rozelle in Australia and Rockwood and London in Canada.. although I don't know if the two Canadian ones still stand..
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| | Re: London Kirkbride?
<Reply # 11 on 11/20/2007 8:02 PM >
| | | | Rockwood is a kirkbride? News to me. I don't quite follow how the London Psych's Medical Examination building is a kirkbride either, unless you're referring to the main active psychiatric buildings, which I didn't actually look at too well.
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| | Re: London Kirkbride?
<Reply # 12 on 11/20/2007 9:34 PM >
| | | | Not sure if this one counts, but the Centre for Addiction
and Mental Health in Toronto originally looked somewhat similar to a Kirkbride. Or maybe not..
Source: http://www.camh.ne...n_street_site.html
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Boffo
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| | Re: London Kirkbride?
<Reply # 13 on 11/20/2007 9:44 PM >
| | | | Too bad it's now the parking lot for the new CAMH.
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| | Re: London Kirkbride?
<Reply # 14 on 11/21/2007 2:52 AM >
| | | | But what a parking lot it is.
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| | Re: London Kirkbride?
<Reply # 15 on 11/21/2007 3:18 AM >
| | | | Rockwood certainly isn't a Kirkbride.
From historical photos, it appears that there was once a Kirkbride at the former London Asylum, it has since been torn down though.
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| | Re: London Kirkbride?
<Reply # 16 on 12/1/2007 7:06 AM >
| | | | Posted by manitou
Rockwood certainly isn't a Kirkbride.
From historical photos, it appears that there was once a Kirkbride at the former London Asylum, it has since been torn down though.
http://img.photobu...tou80/I0002080.jpg
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Listed on the rootsweb register as a kirkbride building. I don't fucking know, I'm not even going to act like I pay attention to Canada in the slightest, so color me ignorant.
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| | Re: London Kirkbride?
<Reply # 17 on 12/1/2007 7:35 AM >
| | | | Posted by Axle
There's apparently a Kirkbride in Manitoba.
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There is one in western Manitoba. Have not made it into the main building as the property does not have steam tunnels. 
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