Pool Park Hospital - Ruthin - April 2011

Pool Park House was once owned by Sir Walter Bagot, a prominent Staffordshire barrister, and was rebuilt in in its current incarnation between 1826-1829 as a residence for the second Lord Bagot. After eventually being sold to the Tate family (of Tate & Lyle), it was acquired by the North Wales Counties Mental Hospital and opened in 1937 to accommodate 87 patients for relief of overcrowding at the much larger site of The North Wales Hospital, Denbigh. Its official designation was as a psychiatric convalescent home, and it eventually closed in 1990.

Visited on a beautiful sunny afternoon in April 2011.

The main entrance.







The main staircase.







The lower floors





The upper floors











The roof



The front





Hope you enjoyed!

Nicely done...

5th Shot is cool

Thank you so much

Excellant shots indeedy

Nice work I have to see this place before some idiot trashes the staircase...got to love the work that went into those sort of staircases. Lovely shot lowri

Great shots and a lovely building!

Thanks