Harold Wood Hospital Morgue - May 2011

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This was a quick fly by visit to Harold Wood purely for the famous morgue.

Visited with, wait for it... Skeleton Key, Priority 7, Trog, Wevsky, Silver Rainbow, Space Invader, Obscurity and a non member called Ben. Yup 9 of us in a morgue, tripods everywhere all getting in the way of each others shots!!! It was a frigging nightmare!!! ;)

This is for the history buffs...............

The hospital was opened in 1909 by West Ham County Borough council, as the Grange convalescent home for children, which operated with the nearby Plaistow fever hospital. The Grange had been a private house, built in 1884 by John Compton, owner of the Gubbins estate. The convalescent home was maintained by the county borough until the Second World War, as an emergency hospital. After the war it became a permanent hospital, and in the 1960s was significantly enlarged.

The hospital later became part of the Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust. It was closed on 13 December 2006 with patients and functions relocated to Queen's Hospital and to King George Hospital. The site vacated by the hospital has been earmarked for a 470-home housing development.
The original plan to keep certain NHS facilities has been superseded and the entire plot has been approved for residential development. Local residents are opposing the proposal of over 800 dwellings, including a 9 storey block.

Before we done the morgue we had a quick mooch around the hospital and found this gem, you have heard of the famous fire extinguisher room, well meet the floor buffer room............

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On to the meaty bit............

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Haroldwood Hospital and Morgue - May 2011 (pic Heavy)

Harold Wood Hospital was located in the London Borough of Havering. London South Bank University Havering campus is currently located at the hospital site.
The hospital was opened in 1909 by West Ham County Borough council, as the Grange convalescent home for children. It operated alongside the nearby Plaistow fever hospital. The Grange had been a private house, built in 1884 by John Compton, who owned the Gubbins estate. The convalescent home was maintained by the county borough as an emergency hospital until the outbreak of the Second World War. After the war its status changed to permanent hospital, and in the 1960’s it was dramatically increased in size.
The hospital later fell under the Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust. It doors were closed on 13 December 2006 with all services relocated to Queen's Hospital and to King George Hospital. With the site vacated by the hospital it was earmarked for a 470-home housing development.

The Hospital Photos

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The Morgue

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Apologies I neglected to mention this was a large group visit with Nelly, Skeleton Key, Trog and several others. An interesting excursion to say the least
 

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