Flaxington
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Visited with Lightbouy and Imortal Owl - great day chaps
Have been really looking forward to this hospital after reading Diane Gittens (1998) Madness in its place: Narrative of Severalls Hospital 1913-1997, well worth a read if your interested in this place. Anyway set off from Manchester at some silly hour and arrived in Essex in plenty of time for a good day's explore. I think this hospital is great, it may not have as much inside as cane hill or west park, but the layout is really spacious and you can get a good idea of what it would have been like when it was open, its also a bonus that there isn't that much spray painted scrawl everywhere. I also like the fact that like hellingly bits of it survive and still function as a hospital.
I'll start with some outside pics, then move inside
view from the cricket pavilion
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rear of hospital
yuk - not the most enjoyable part of the explore for me - but had to be done for research purposes
Inside
Castle ward
spent some time in seclusion for these - thanks to lightbouy
all in all a great day, next stop was Haperbury hospital with imortal owl for the last few hours of the day
Have been really looking forward to this hospital after reading Diane Gittens (1998) Madness in its place: Narrative of Severalls Hospital 1913-1997, well worth a read if your interested in this place. Anyway set off from Manchester at some silly hour and arrived in Essex in plenty of time for a good day's explore. I think this hospital is great, it may not have as much inside as cane hill or west park, but the layout is really spacious and you can get a good idea of what it would have been like when it was open, its also a bonus that there isn't that much spray painted scrawl everywhere. I also like the fact that like hellingly bits of it survive and still function as a hospital.
I'll start with some outside pics, then move inside
view from the cricket pavilion
admin block
rear of hospital
yuk - not the most enjoyable part of the explore for me - but had to be done for research purposes
Inside
Castle ward
spent some time in seclusion for these - thanks to lightbouy
all in all a great day, next stop was Haperbury hospital with imortal owl for the last few hours of the day