Sunnyside asylum..Scotland

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Mikeymutt

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Sunnyside was the oldest surviving asylum in Scotland with a history of 230 years before it finally closed its doors in 2011.built to the north of Montrose on sunnyside farm in 1858 after moving a small distance from a smaller site built in 1781.due to overcrowding the site was expanded further.with a new house built in 1899 called Carnegie house named after the original founder mrs Carnegie.two more villas were constructed a few years later to provide additional accommodation.cottages were built for married staff and single staff lived on site.during the wars the hospital was one of the few not used for the war effort,but this meant that they had to take on more paitents from other hospitals putting a huge strain on the hospital.as a lot of the doctors and nurses had gone of too serve the country.in 1948 the national health of scotland took over the running of the hospital and renamed it the royal mental hospital of Montrose.later in 1962 it was renamed to royal sunnyside hospital.the site closed due to a new 20 million pound hospital being built and more care in the community..I visited this with the girlfriend as we were on holiday and we had a hotel booked a little way from it.the main building is massive and undamaged and the decay is slowly setting in,for me the highlight was the main recreation hall with its stunning wood ceiling.there was a few original bits left with the original cells and the dining area.a lot had been converted to a more modern purpose.there is several outbuildings which we did not get time to cover as time was running short.but I really enjoyed my visit here and it was a lovely relaxed explore.

the front of the main building

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One of the many interconnecting corridors

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A couple of the newer wards and other modern bits

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Main reception

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Main entrance

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Seminar room

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Main dining hall

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Main kitchen area with corridor leading to dining room and storage rooms

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Old wards with cells on lower floor

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Upper floor cells

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Heading up to the top levels the lift is a newer one placed in the original shaft

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Large room next to the main hall

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The main hall with stage an viewing balcony

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Some of the older bits up top.with some old empty wards

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Body fridge

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More externals

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Aw mate your pics are just amazing, been dying to see your report! Great work!

Glad you liked them mate.i guessed you have been waiting for this one.cheers brewtal.hope it all goes well for you
 
Amazing photos of an amazing place, very untouched! One hell of a good report. Top work!
 
Thank you for all the lovely comments.it did take a while smiler.a proper maze inside in places
 
you where not one of the two guys we bumped into who where looking for the mortuary ? there was a open door where you could have met the architects son and see/heard some of the history back when it closed in 2011. NHS did a really good job of securing this site . Wolfism and a few others managed the open day , sadly i was in a Glasgow hospital recovering from motobike accident so missed it. Would have liked to have seen it with the furniture still in which was cleared about 2013
 
Good shots, but it's sad to see it like this, knowing how well the NHS Estates guys looked after it whilst it was being wound down.
 
you where not one of the two guys we bumped into who where looking for the mortuary ? there was a open door where you could have met the architects son and see/heard some of the history back when it closed in 2011. NHS did a really good job of securing this site . Wolfism and a few others managed the open day , sadly i was in a Glasgow hospital recovering from motobike accident so missed it. Would have liked to have seen it with the furniture still in which was cleared about 2013

No it was not us we found the mortuary first.then went in the main bit.i bet the open day was a fantastic thing to be at.prob learnt a lot.since our visit I have heard that they have sealed up quite a lot within a week of us going so we timed it right
 
Good shots, but it's sad to see it like this, knowing how well the NHS Estates guys looked after it whilst it was being wound down.

It will get worse before it gets better sadly I just hope it does not come the denbigh of Scotland
 
Fantastic set of images Mikey! Very atmospheric shots, lovely!

I have to confess I put that pigeon in the wood decked library, it was up against the window so I shoved it into shot with my foot as the floor looked a bit too bare, glad you made use of it:wink-new:
 
Your posts are always high standard, but as others have posted, this could be your best yet. The recreation hall alone is worth the trip.
 
Thank you all for the lovely comments.so the lone pigeon was you pv ha ha
 

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