Harperbury Hospital, March 2011

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Pixie_Suicide

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Hey, so me and a couple of other urbexers visited this site in March earlier this year. We were pretty constrained time wise, we only got to look around two of the bulidings before the sun started to go down and we were using the hospital as a location for a photoshoot so this took up a lot of time also! There are holes in the walls where the copper wire has been taken and loads of the roof has been tampered with, but on the whole, from what we saw, this building has stood the test of time relatively well.
This is my first post, so I hope all is satisfactory. Enjoy!

Entry to this place was pretty easy. I don't remember encountering anyone, we pretty much had free reign, despite all the signs about police dogs and cctv. At first glimpse, entry looks like it will be tough, but a walk round proved that there is always a way in if you look hard enough.

Ok so the first building was pretty bare. It had in it a large high ceilinged room with several chairs, another with a chair and a table, a reception room, a small kitchen, a male and female bathroom and a therapy room. This part has escaped with relatively minimal graffiti too.


DSCF5201 by PixieSuicide, on Flickr

DSCF5202 by PixieSuicide, on Flickr
(You can see the hole in the wall next to the white chair where the wires have been pinched!)


DSCF5203 by PixieSuicide, on Flickr

With the second building we struck lucky, as we never in a million years thought we'd have time to find the padded cell, but we did! It's amazingly well preserved. The walls are covered in mould and condensation and the door has been ripped off its hinges :( Though some kind soul has propped it back up again! It's incredibly eerie being in there (I was left alone in there for a few minutes while the people I was with went for a wander, and took the torches with them!), one can only imagine what it would have been like for a patient inside with the door shut!

DSCF5206 by PixieSuicide, on Flickr

DSCF5219 by PixieSuicide, on Flickr

[COLOR="DarkOrchid"
]Next door appears to be a room used for surveillance of the patient inside the cell.[/COLOR]

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/61677597@N06/5610888227/]DSCF5205[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/61677597@N06/]PixieSuicide[/url], on Flickr
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[COLOR="DarkOrchid"]A stroll down the corridors revealed toilet and bathroom cubicles and a couple of dormitorys. No beds remain, just a few belongings, including a doll and Julian Fisher's suitcase. [/COLOR]

DSCF5210 by PixieSuicide, on Flickr

DSCF5209 by PixieSuicide, on Flickr

DSCF5211 by PixieSuicide, on Flickr

DSCF5217 by PixieSuicide, on Flickr

DSCF5214 by PixieSuicide, on Flickr

DSCF5215 by PixieSuicide, on Flickr

Sadly my camera decided not to be up to its usual standard, and I only got a few pics, as I was the one being photographed.
Here are some photos from the shoot, hope you like them! :)




1 by PixieSuicide, on Flickr

185856_178615645516463_170503519661009_405748_1900675_n by PixieSuicide, on Flickr

184349_178615752183119_170503519661009_405750_1686300_n by PixieSuicide, on Flickr

180992_178616382183056_170503519661009_405767_7980331_n by PixieSuicide, on Flickr

DSC_0173 by PixieSuicide, on Flickr



The chair is covered in sticky stuff, I don't recommend you sit on it, and there are 13 spiders living (or were once living) under that table. Thoroughly recommended as a first visit! Had a great day, and what's more, now I have the bug! Expect to hear more from me!!

:)Pixie :)
 
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Help!

Hey guys, I'm new to all this and have managed to fluff it up despite trying oh so hard! Can anyone tell me please how to embed these photos properly? I'm using flickr, I clicked the 'add image' tab and entered the url but seemingly to no avail :(
Help much appreciated!!
 
Besides the "Actions" tab, there's an area with the logo for facebook, twitter and to email the photo.

Go to the drop-down arrow to the right of these.

Go to "Grab HTML/BBCode"

Click on BBCode and click the size you want to upload.

Copy the link they provide, then post it in your report.

Repeat this for each photo.

Hope this helps and you understand it :lol:
 
Nice one, PS.

Once you have posted a couple of times it becomes easier.

Good explore :)
 
Glad I could help!
Looks like a great explore! Nice one. Like King Al said, the padded cell one's great :)
 

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