Thornton Fever Hospital is 3km west of the village of Thornton in Fife. It used to be an infectious diseases hospital, but there's very little in the way of solid information on it. My understanding is that after closure it was a children's home, then an unregistered nursing home for elderly people (Fosterton Firs). Its final use was to park lorries for Strathore Plant Hire. This report by foz contains some more information.
South of the hospital, next to the road, is what used to be the matron's accommodation. Following the hospital closure, it was used as a hotel (Strathore Lodge Hotel, later Corsbie Hall Hotel). My exploration of this will form a separate report.
Thornton Fever Hospital was my first proper urban exploration (i.e. in which I took photographs), carried out last year. My photography was poor, and the original report (on 28DL) did not survive. So I had to return.
There was very little change in either the hospital or the hotel over the intervening year.
The hospital comprises four buildings. Here, an exterior shot of each building follows the interior shots, and buildings were explored in the order: East, North, Central, West.
East building
Toys in this room, presumably for its time as a children's home
Seance? Don't even think about asking.
Obligatory urinal shot.
North building
Wheelchairs, presumably when it was Fosterton Firs.
Central building
Safes tend to stay put, when everything else is removed from a site.
The famous Crossbow arcade game. There were some other arcade games lying around the site, but they were damaged.
West building
South of the hospital, next to the road, is what used to be the matron's accommodation. Following the hospital closure, it was used as a hotel (Strathore Lodge Hotel, later Corsbie Hall Hotel). My exploration of this will form a separate report.
Thornton Fever Hospital was my first proper urban exploration (i.e. in which I took photographs), carried out last year. My photography was poor, and the original report (on 28DL) did not survive. So I had to return.
There was very little change in either the hospital or the hotel over the intervening year.
The hospital comprises four buildings. Here, an exterior shot of each building follows the interior shots, and buildings were explored in the order: East, North, Central, West.
East building
Toys in this room, presumably for its time as a children's home
Seance? Don't even think about asking.
Obligatory urinal shot.
North building
Wheelchairs, presumably when it was Fosterton Firs.
Central building
Safes tend to stay put, when everything else is removed from a site.
The famous Crossbow arcade game. There were some other arcade games lying around the site, but they were damaged.
West building
