4201Chieftain
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yea i know there have been a lot of harperbury pics recently, but i was there very recently and got a few pics i thought were good, so thought i'd share them. explored with neoncity in the pissing rain
harperbury was orginially a WW1 aerodrome. On October 25, 1928, the Hangers Certified Institution was launched. The new mental hospital was named for the three remaining aerodrome hangers on the site. The first patients were eight males who were put to the task of cleaning out the hangers, which were converted into wards for use by more patients. Soon eighty-six male patients lived and worked on the site. In 1929 construction of new buildings for both the Harperbury and Shenley sites began. The new buildings of the Hangers Institution were arranged in along three loop roads. The administrative building was at the front, just off Harper Lane.
Middlesex Colony was intended to be as self-sufficient as possible, with the desire that patients capable of working would work at various tasks. Many of the male patients provided the labour for the farming ventures of the institution. Fruits and vegetables were raised and cattle, pigs and chickens were raised. Milk was even sold to Shenley Hospital. Men also worked in workshops to provide needed goods for the hospital, such as clothes, shoes, brushes and upholstery. They also performed carpentry. Female patients worked in the laundry and kitchens and helped keep the wards clean. Even pediatric patients were given duties.
now some pics
DSCN0127 by 4201chieftain, on Flickr
DSCN0126 by 4201chieftain, on Flickr
DSCN0124 by 4201chieftain, on Flickr
the (ex) padded cell
DSCN0088 by 4201chieftain, on Flickr
DSCN0112 by 4201chieftain, on Flickr
and the group photo lol
harperbury was orginially a WW1 aerodrome. On October 25, 1928, the Hangers Certified Institution was launched. The new mental hospital was named for the three remaining aerodrome hangers on the site. The first patients were eight males who were put to the task of cleaning out the hangers, which were converted into wards for use by more patients. Soon eighty-six male patients lived and worked on the site. In 1929 construction of new buildings for both the Harperbury and Shenley sites began. The new buildings of the Hangers Institution were arranged in along three loop roads. The administrative building was at the front, just off Harper Lane.
Middlesex Colony was intended to be as self-sufficient as possible, with the desire that patients capable of working would work at various tasks. Many of the male patients provided the labour for the farming ventures of the institution. Fruits and vegetables were raised and cattle, pigs and chickens were raised. Milk was even sold to Shenley Hospital. Men also worked in workshops to provide needed goods for the hospital, such as clothes, shoes, brushes and upholstery. They also performed carpentry. Female patients worked in the laundry and kitchens and helped keep the wards clean. Even pediatric patients were given duties.
now some pics
DSCN0127 by 4201chieftain, on Flickr
DSCN0126 by 4201chieftain, on Flickr
DSCN0124 by 4201chieftain, on Flickr
the (ex) padded cell
DSCN0088 by 4201chieftain, on Flickr
DSCN0112 by 4201chieftain, on Flickr
and the group photo lol
