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Hello all,
This is my first explore as im new to all this, and i must say it was a successful one at that
Sweet Pea has introduced me to Urban Exploration, and im very glad he has.
So, plan was to meet up at silly o clock in the morning and head to Colchester to the famous Severalls Asylum.
Brief bit of history for you all, although, you more than likely know it already
Severalls Hospital in Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom was a psychiatric hospital built in 1910 to the design of architect Frank Whitmore. It opened in May 1913.
The 300-acre (1.2 km2) site housed some 2000 patients and was based on the "Echelon plan" - a specific arrangement of wards, offices and services within easy reach of each other by a network of interconnecting corridors. This meant that staff were able to operate around the site without the need to go outside in bad weather. Unlike modern British hospitals, patients in Severalls were separated according to their gender. Villas were constructed around the main hospital building as accommodation blocks between 1910 and 1935. Most of the buildings are in the Queen Anne style, with few architectural embellishments, typical of the Edwardian period. The most ornate buildings are the Administration Building, Larch House and Severalls House (originally the Medical Superintendent's residence).
So, sitting in the car, waiting for Sweet Pea, 1 text msg to say im there, and another 10 minutes laters to say are you sleeping? No answer, so i go home and get a call about an hour later, IT WAS STILL ON!
So, we get there and are greeted with a very muddy field, very muddy indeed, see below.
1390136135575 by stewep3, on Flickr
Anyways, we find our way in and we set up our cameras.
I'll let the photos do the talking for now.
IMG_0932 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_0941 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_0951 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_0954 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_0956 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_0961 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_0963 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_0990 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_0993 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_1004 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_1007 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_1009 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_1010 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_1012 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_1019 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_1017 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_1027 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_1046 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_1053 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_1080 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_1087 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_1089 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_1113 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_1115 by stewep3, on Flickr
As you can see i got a bit snap happy
No sign of the infamour Michael, so after getting these shots, it was time to leave of our own accord.
All photos are unedited, litrally straight off of my SD card.
I hope you like my pics.
Thanks again to Sweet Pea! Top bloke!!
More explores to come soon!
StewEP3
This is my first explore as im new to all this, and i must say it was a successful one at that
Sweet Pea has introduced me to Urban Exploration, and im very glad he has.
So, plan was to meet up at silly o clock in the morning and head to Colchester to the famous Severalls Asylum.
Brief bit of history for you all, although, you more than likely know it already
Severalls Hospital in Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom was a psychiatric hospital built in 1910 to the design of architect Frank Whitmore. It opened in May 1913.
The 300-acre (1.2 km2) site housed some 2000 patients and was based on the "Echelon plan" - a specific arrangement of wards, offices and services within easy reach of each other by a network of interconnecting corridors. This meant that staff were able to operate around the site without the need to go outside in bad weather. Unlike modern British hospitals, patients in Severalls were separated according to their gender. Villas were constructed around the main hospital building as accommodation blocks between 1910 and 1935. Most of the buildings are in the Queen Anne style, with few architectural embellishments, typical of the Edwardian period. The most ornate buildings are the Administration Building, Larch House and Severalls House (originally the Medical Superintendent's residence).
So, sitting in the car, waiting for Sweet Pea, 1 text msg to say im there, and another 10 minutes laters to say are you sleeping? No answer, so i go home and get a call about an hour later, IT WAS STILL ON!
So, we get there and are greeted with a very muddy field, very muddy indeed, see below.
1390136135575 by stewep3, on Flickr
Anyways, we find our way in and we set up our cameras.
I'll let the photos do the talking for now.
IMG_0932 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_0941 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_0951 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_0954 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_0956 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_0961 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_0963 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_0990 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_0993 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_1004 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_1007 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_1009 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_1010 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_1012 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_1019 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_1017 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_1027 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_1046 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_1053 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_1080 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_1087 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_1089 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_1113 by stewep3, on Flickr
IMG_1115 by stewep3, on Flickr
As you can see i got a bit snap happy
No sign of the infamour Michael, so after getting these shots, it was time to leave of our own accord.
All photos are unedited, litrally straight off of my SD card.
I hope you like my pics.
Thanks again to Sweet Pea! Top bloke!!
More explores to come soon!
StewEP3