St Johns Lunatic Asylum, Lincolnshire - January 2013

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A visit to St Johns Lunatic Asylum in Lincolnshire (amongst other places) with the splendid Skankypants and MrToby. Big thanks to MrToby for the transport and Skankypants for the access details.

Unfortunately with a new baby I dont have much on the way of free time for processing photos so these are pretty much as taken with a bit of level twiddling and cropping, sorry... normal service should be resumed in about 18 years :D

Incidentaly I almost died whilst Urbexing today... nothing as exciting as a fall from height, no I choked on Portland Flapjack! Dont laugh! You dont know man... you werent there! Was a really good day though and first chance I have had to try the new EOS 7D and 30mm 1.4 so that was fun.

History:

The Lincolnshire County Lunatic Asylum. The Asylum was built in 1852 and enlarged on several subsequent occasions. It was originally established jointly by Lindsey, Kesteven, Holland, Lincoln, Grimsby and Stamford, and managed by a Board of Visitors appointed by the contributing authorities. Kesteven and Grantham withdrew from the arrangement when the contract of Union expired in 1893 (eventually establishing the Kesteven County Asylum at South Rauceby, 1897). The hospital was set in grounds of 120 acres which included gardens, farmland and a burial ground. In 1940 female patients were transferred to other hospitals, mainly Storthes Hall near Huddersfield, to make space for an Emergency Hospital, and many did not return until well after the end of the War.

Administration of the hospital passed to the National Health Service in 1948. By the early 1960s it was known by its final name of St John's Hospital. Patients were admitted from Harmston Hall Hospital when that hospital closed. St John's Hospital itself was closed in December 1989 with the remaining patients transferred to other establishments. The site was sold for housing and most of the buildings apart from the central block were demolished.
Cheers for looking... theres a few more pics which I will stick up on my homepage in the next few days.
 
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Looks like you had a great day, the lighting in those photos is some of the best I've seen from here.
 
Thanks, yeah we dropped lucky with the light, although it was getting really foggy after we had been in a few hours
 
Very nice. well covered and loving the first shot! and i understand re the baby. congrates on the little one. :)
 
@darbians yes mate we said after we should have asked if you were on here. Did our directions for entry work out ok? Bet you got some nice moody photos as fog was really rolling in as we left.
 
@darbians yes mate we said after we should have asked if you were on here. Did our directions for entry work out ok? Bet you got some nice moody photos as fog was really rolling in as we left.

Yes thanks mate. Getting out wasn't easy, I got a few aches and pains. Yeah I did get quite a few externals. I not even looked at them yet!
 
Wowser great shots and great to know you have a 7d I love mine :). keep meaning to get here , but one thing or another keeps leading to it get putting back , after seeing your piks realy wanna see it more know, i meant that STAIRCASE!!!! and the textured ceilings, some peeps have a had some 'experiences' with the secca in here from time to time it seems
 
This pics are wonderful! Really got to see this place, been on the list for too long! Your report has just ignited that need to go. Thanks for sharing :)
 
@Alt... We didnt have any issues with Secca, just kept it sneaky sneaky nija quiet stylee, getting in was interesting/bizarre though :D

@Sshhhh.. Thanks, its well worth the drive, stunning old place and absolutely massive, if I had gone on my own I would never have found my way back out as everything inside looks so similar :)
 
Good stuff Mr Shatners. The colours/tones are pretty impressive out of the 7D considering you havent tweaked much.
Nice shots and it was good to meet you-really mellow explores with a good crew.
 

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