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skoobysoo

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Next door to the Soup Dragon, Chelmsford.
Yes I know it's been done before, but I'm so close I could walk it and it's my first urbex :0)
Anyway, demolition guys have gone along with all the buildings except the chapel which I didn't see, the main building (nothing much in there)and the boiler house.
Hope you enjoy, please excuse the unprofessionalism of the shots! lolz.
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No laws were broken and no pigeons were harmed during this thread ;0)
Enjoy.
 
If anyone is interested there is a history of Runwell by Wikiwoowaa here:

http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runwell_Hospital

It mentions the fact that it almost became a prison after closure which all the residents were up in arms about with thier little posters in the windows 'NO TO PRISON IN RUNWELL' or whatever. Made me laugh, I used to work in Chelmsford prison which is about a century old, in the middle of the city and mostly surronded by houses, No one ever escapes but I'm sure a brand new high security prison in the middle of nowhere is obviously a HUGE risk! ffs.
P****d me off did that. I could have walked to work :0( lol.
Apparently it wasn't in the Gov budget after all and they abandoned the idea. Now the residents can look forward to the extra traffic from the millions of homes they are going to live next door to instead. That'll teach em.
 
Fantastic report! Hats off to ya!
TBH I thought it had actually all gone!
Brilliant photos, thanks for sharing! :)
 

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