High Royds, menston 2007

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zombola

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High Royds was not my first explore but it was my first with a camera. Explored with phill d last year. They had already started conversion and the toy town estate was well underway. This was before they had upped security measures so we spent a good 6 hours here. i wont bore you with history as im sure everyone now knows and has seen every inch of this place.
Here are my pics.

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one of the first rooms we came to

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Main admin block

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water damage

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super indendants floor

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some of the endless corridors

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heavily used corridor in the film 'Asylum'

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all except this one of course which is literally end-less
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Through the blue toilet
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and down to the butchers slab

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one of the many toilets on the way

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out to the glorious ballroom, where mael and female patients for the first time were eventually allowed to mix at the annual hospital ball, sexy time!

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i love the decor in here, although i understand they have blocked the mantel pieces with breeze blocks now? possibly for preservation.

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one of the oxidised taps under the stage

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through some of the wonderfully decorated rooms

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and up to the infamous clocktower

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age old graffiti

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the view of the village

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then on our way to the empty gym
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and up to the stores

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more light fun in the basement of the gym

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and out in the yard

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and up to the wards

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down to the mortuary, i was born in 82!

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the room is circular and has a viewing platform at the back for the young medical students to observe a post mortem.

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the body fridge

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polite notice

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the back room

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with some major oxidation

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and finally we followed where the old rail line would have been that brought in supplies to the self sufficient village - down to the small chapel and field which at first you would think empty until closer inspection

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2858 people lie here in un marked graves... and you can tell!



further reading; In Splendid Isolation:

http://www.leedsmentalhealth.nhs.uk/siteDownloads/0206 HHP2.pdf
 
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Re: High Royds, menston 07

Dude, the colours! Wow, i love them, i am not worthy!

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Re: High Royds, menston 07

Top pics as ever! It all seems ages ago now.. A great collection mate!
 
thanks very much guys, this is an old report, i just wanted to contribute something to this site before my next explore.
cheers!
 
Wow, I really like these photos - especially number one, what a moody place!
 
Thanks a lot guys, it is a very moody place, i wouldnt recommend going there on your billy!
The dove Im told was still alive on a previous visit about a week earlier, poor thing. there are lots of dead things in there. There used to be a cell, just one, no others - covered in dead flies, all the walls, ceiling and floor. Bizarre! :confused:
 

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