#Dan#
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I really don't know how I never knew about this as it's right on my doorstep. Having heard that Sutton hospital had been closed 5 years ago I decided to go and have a look at it - It's very securely shut and there is only one way in and to be honest I kind of regret going because it wasn't easy 
As soon as I got in I literally wanted to get back out but getting back out wasn't so easy
The whole building is covered in pigeon shit, pigeon bodies, pigeon bones, pigeon eggs and pigeon nests. It's like a house for pigeons. The smell was unbearable and I had pigeons come flying out of the dark right into me in every room I put my foot in. Considering the only part of the building that was accessible wasn't very big - I was surprised to see how many pigeons were actually in there - there must have been at least 150.
My friend opened a few windows and they soon flew out but then came back through the other entrance I got in
Other than that, there was nothing really worth while in the building other than it will eventually be demolished in 2016 due to re-development on St. Helier hospital in Carshalton. I think the NHS must of sold most of the sutton hospital site to pay for the development... It's been around since 1902 according to research and the medical character of the place is Acute and Mental. In 1948 it joined the NHS and took over some of the vacant buildings belonging to the neighbouring Downs Hospital for Children, which had closed the same year.
Now under the administration of the Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, the future of the Hospital looks uncertain. It had been mooted that a new PFI-funded critical care facility should be built on the site to replace both the Epsom Hospital and St Helier Hospital. However, in a shock decision in October 2008, it has been decided to improve facilities at St Helier Hospital instead.
Some of the wards have closed but part of the Hospital will remain open until the new critical care wing at St Helier Hospital is complete.
Sutton Hospital is then due to be sold off in 2016 to help pay for the redevelopment of St Helier Hospital, although part of the site may be retained for health service use. Negotiations are taking place between the Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust and the Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to run a general treatment and diagnostic centre on the site.
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As soon as I got in I literally wanted to get back out but getting back out wasn't so easy
The whole building is covered in pigeon shit, pigeon bodies, pigeon bones, pigeon eggs and pigeon nests. It's like a house for pigeons. The smell was unbearable and I had pigeons come flying out of the dark right into me in every room I put my foot in. Considering the only part of the building that was accessible wasn't very big - I was surprised to see how many pigeons were actually in there - there must have been at least 150.
My friend opened a few windows and they soon flew out but then came back through the other entrance I got in
Other than that, there was nothing really worth while in the building other than it will eventually be demolished in 2016 due to re-development on St. Helier hospital in Carshalton. I think the NHS must of sold most of the sutton hospital site to pay for the development... It's been around since 1902 according to research and the medical character of the place is Acute and Mental. In 1948 it joined the NHS and took over some of the vacant buildings belonging to the neighbouring Downs Hospital for Children, which had closed the same year.
Now under the administration of the Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, the future of the Hospital looks uncertain. It had been mooted that a new PFI-funded critical care facility should be built on the site to replace both the Epsom Hospital and St Helier Hospital. However, in a shock decision in October 2008, it has been decided to improve facilities at St Helier Hospital instead.
Some of the wards have closed but part of the Hospital will remain open until the new critical care wing at St Helier Hospital is complete.
Sutton Hospital is then due to be sold off in 2016 to help pay for the redevelopment of St Helier Hospital, although part of the site may be retained for health service use. Negotiations are taking place between the Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust and the Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to run a general treatment and diagnostic centre on the site.
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yeah I don't think I knew what I was getting myself into lol one dodgy place I will not be going back to 
