UrbanMole
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Built 1881 (Manor House) 1939-48 (Hospital Buildings)
Guarded By Loads Of security And Guard Dogs.
Planning began in 1937 under Surrey County Council, the manor house was used as a War Hospital in the 40s, and the finished hospital campus was opened as Banstead Wood Country Hospital (later Princess Elizabeth's Hospital For Children) in 1946/8. Its last use was as the Queen Elizabeth Pshychiatric Hospital.
- source of this info and a dedicated webpage: http://www.sub-urban.com/qe.htm
When it catered for children, most of the hospital's patients came from deprived areas of London, the idea being that they could be cured in healthy rural environment, once cured, they were taken to recover at a nearby convalescent home.
The buildings are now being stripped ready for conversion or demolition.
Has Anyone been to this hospital before, i have been loads of times. it is a huge site with a 60 foot water tower which is a pain to get into, it's loaded with security gaurds but has been abandoned for years and is in the middle of nowhere, so i'm wondering what there hiding.
Part of the building burnt down like 10 years ago but was only a small separate building, following a few weeks later it was completely closed.
The general discussion thread for this location can be found here, please post only information about the location on this thread.
Guarded By Loads Of security And Guard Dogs.
Planning began in 1937 under Surrey County Council, the manor house was used as a War Hospital in the 40s, and the finished hospital campus was opened as Banstead Wood Country Hospital (later Princess Elizabeth's Hospital For Children) in 1946/8. Its last use was as the Queen Elizabeth Pshychiatric Hospital.
- source of this info and a dedicated webpage: http://www.sub-urban.com/qe.htm
When it catered for children, most of the hospital's patients came from deprived areas of London, the idea being that they could be cured in healthy rural environment, once cured, they were taken to recover at a nearby convalescent home.
The buildings are now being stripped ready for conversion or demolition.
Has Anyone been to this hospital before, i have been loads of times. it is a huge site with a 60 foot water tower which is a pain to get into, it's loaded with security gaurds but has been abandoned for years and is in the middle of nowhere, so i'm wondering what there hiding.
Part of the building burnt down like 10 years ago but was only a small separate building, following a few weeks later it was completely closed.
The general discussion thread for this location can be found here, please post only information about the location on this thread.