St. George's Hospital - Morpeth
formerly Northumberland County Asylum, AKA Ivy Hospital
Visited in November 2014 with James Kerwin
The asylum opened in 1859 as Northumberland County Pauper Lunatic Asylum designed to house 100 male and 100 female patients, by 1888 the
population had risen to 267 males and 244 females and the hospital had been extended with multiple buildings. It was renamed The County
Mental Hospital in 1890 and again renamed in 1937 as St. George's Hospital. The old hospital/asylum is left completely empty and derelict while a
new hospital has been opened on the same site. I believe the older buildings are earmarked for development at some point in the future.
James and I visited this site as part of a trip up North, after several fails we visited this site and decided it was an absolute death trap, and one of
those sites that looks an awful lot better in photos than in person.. We grabbed some lunch nearby and moved on to the next location
External
Main hall of the asylum
Light at the end of a very dark corridor
Peeling paint in a nicely lit corridor
The old reception. General enquiries.
Counting down the days, some interesting graffiti in one of the rooms.
formerly Northumberland County Asylum, AKA Ivy Hospital
Visited in November 2014 with James Kerwin
The asylum opened in 1859 as Northumberland County Pauper Lunatic Asylum designed to house 100 male and 100 female patients, by 1888 the
population had risen to 267 males and 244 females and the hospital had been extended with multiple buildings. It was renamed The County
Mental Hospital in 1890 and again renamed in 1937 as St. George's Hospital. The old hospital/asylum is left completely empty and derelict while a
new hospital has been opened on the same site. I believe the older buildings are earmarked for development at some point in the future.
James and I visited this site as part of a trip up North, after several fails we visited this site and decided it was an absolute death trap, and one of
those sites that looks an awful lot better in photos than in person.. We grabbed some lunch nearby and moved on to the next location
External
Main hall of the asylum
Light at the end of a very dark corridor
Peeling paint in a nicely lit corridor
The old reception. General enquiries.
Counting down the days, some interesting graffiti in one of the rooms.
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