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Waspy

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For some reason there is no history of this place that I can trace.
I have been all over the internet looking for some history but nothing!!!
All I can get is that it was first opened in 1929.
It was known as Batley General Hospital 1929 to 1948
Then changed to Batley and District General Hospital 1949 to 1951
It contiued with the same name until 1988 when it was closed for the newly built Dewsbury district hospital.
From 1990 to about 1996 it was known as Carlinghow nursing home, then closed down again.
There is planning permission put forward for a girls school but has yet to be passed via council.
This was my first urban adventure, I was cheeky enough to ask a builder who was in the building if I could have a walk around, as when I was a child I did use this hospital and was admitted here when I brike my arm in 2 places so I had memories of the place.
Weird thing was when I went to the ward I was in for 2 nights I remembered it in 1988 style, then to stand there in the gutted ward was funny... I could see the nurses desk and the TV on the wall in my head as I looked around.
Hope you like the images...

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The ward I mentioned, view from my bed!!

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Old x-ray room, which was someone's bedroom when it was a care home!

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Should these of been left???

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I always take a picture of myself to prove I was there!
Hope you enjoyed it.. I did.
Phil
 
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Corr thats lovely, really love your processing too, subtly done.
Looks a really nice wander round some beautiful architecture!
Thanks for sharing! :)
 
Odd that you can't find any history and in truth I didn't find much either.

But...

Is this your hospital?

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If so you may wish to research "Batley Cottage Hospital" instead of the name you were using?

Funny you should mention the feeling of deja vu when you went into that one particular ward. We explored Blackburn Infirmary and I had exactly the same experience when I found myself standing in my bed space on the ophthalmology ward. Weird thing was I hadn't even realised where I was and then it just sort of hit me, exactly like in the cartoons when you see a light bulb appear over someone's head!
 
Odd that you can't find any history and in truth I didn't find much either.

But...

Is this your hospital?

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If so you may wish to research "Batley Cottage Hospital" instead of the name you were using?

Funny you should mention the feeling of deja vu when you went into that one particular ward. We explored Blackburn Infirmary and I had exactly the same experience when I found myself standing in my bed space on the ophthalmology ward. Weird thing was I hadn't even realised where I was and then it just sort of hit me, exactly like in the cartoons when you see a light bulb appear over someone's head!

Thank you very much. Yes it looks to be the same place. I will look into th search for Batley Cottage Hospital.
Glad you had the same feeling, when I told the wife I got a weirdo look from her!! women.
 

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