Stafford county 2014

[Stealthstar79]

I posted this over 10 years ago, but I thought the newer urbexers might enjoy a look and those that missed it. I absolutely love the old asylums , and still love seeing them as most are now redeveloped or demolished.
This asylum is now housing .
Staffordshire County Lunatic Asylum was built in 1818 to house 120 pauper lunatics, it was designed by the Stafford County surveyor Joseph Potter in the style of a Georgian mansion.
It was extended in 1879 and a further extension was added in 1884, this included a bakery and workshops, by now the asylum could house up to 870 patients. Further extensions included a laundry block (now demolished) and nurses accommodation.
During the 1950's the Asylum was renamed St George's Hospital. Suicide cages were erected in the stairwells after a female patient threw herself off from the fourth floor and landed nearby reception.
It closed in 1995, and since then it has lay empty and suffered badly from vandalism and arson.

Having found urban exploration through my love of Asylums , I thought it was time to visit St Georges before it was too late. The building's demolition is in full swing, and we were wondering around whilst the builders worked.
This place is not for the faint hearted, it's extremely dangerous, sagging floors, floors missing and at one point I opened a 3rd floor door to find a sheer drop to the ground level. I also had a chunk of hair cut off with razor wire

 

[HughieD]

Well worth reposting. Really miss the asylums. Not too many left now

 

[Stealthstar79]

Well worth reposting. Really miss the asylums. Not too many left now

Me too!
Wish I had the chance to visit cane Hill. I got in the game too late for that one.

 

[HughieD]

Me too!
Wish I had the chance to visit cane Hill. I got in the game too late for that one.

Have you done Rauceby near Newark. Well worth a visit.

 

[Stealthstar79]

Yeah, been a few times in.the past year or so. Was surprised at how many buildings were still around. I.always thought there wasn't much left

 

[verdigris]

thanks for the pics, I share your feelings about old asylums, having worked in a few before they comprehensively fell out of fashion.
The magnificent Victorian hospitals Warley, Brentwood, and Claybury, Woodford Green, and Runwell at Wickford (the last of the 'bins' to be built, in the 1930s) are now 'executive' housing estates, offering very prestigious accommodation. I couldn't live there even if I could afford it, too many ghosts.
The number of inpatient psychiatric beds is now fewer than a quarter since the NHS was set up. It's a scandal.

 

[night crawler]

Nice work, maybe I should post a few from Fair mile while I was getting photos during the development

 

[sadlerwells]

Wonderfully atmospheric photos. Was that St George's in central Stafford? If so they replaced / retained with something very similar when they constructed 'St George's Mansions' apartments. https://www.shropshire-homes.com/files/legacy/2018/04/dwp8014-1-2.jpg
https://www.build-liteuk.co.uk/st-georges-mansions/

 

[Stealthstar79]

Wonderfully atmospheric photos. Was that St George's in central Stafford? If so they replaced / retained with something very similar when they constructed 'St George's Mansions' apartments. https://www.shropshire-homes.com/files/legacy/2018/04/dwp8014-1-2.jpg
https://www.build-liteuk.co.uk/st-georges-mansions/

Wow! They look amazing!
Yes it is Stafford