High Royds lunatic asylum

We recently made our first visit to high royds.We spent about 7 hours just wandering around the place and managed to get over 400 pictures,so all in all it turned out quite a succesfull day.
I think we must have covered about 75% of the place,unfortunatly we never managed to get to the top of the clock tower,as the first floor had been boarded up.
On the way out we got talking to a local resident who began to tell us a few stories about the place.He told us that Spike Milligan was a regular patient their back in the day,and also told us a few of the ghost stories associated with the place.
Anyway on with the photos.

Wow this place doesnt look that trashed, some really good pictures there, loving the first shot with the sky.

nice

Nice shots It's been a long time since anybody posted a high royds report. well done!

Good to see things drier in admin although some of the corridors still look wet!? They've really tidied up the main hall! Nice pics & HR is always good to see!

Nice work Scoobs -crackin' set of pics too

Me faves are the second and one form last.

Ta for sharing,

Lb:jimlad:

Looks like quite a place in reasonable condition,nicely done,great pictures,that first one of the exterior really sets the atmosphere of the old place

wow,this looks great!you captured it very well!
what county is this in?

groundunder said:

wow,this looks great!you captured it very well!
what county is this in?

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The West Riding of Yorkshire, it was one of it's county asylums.

Pete

groundunder said:

wow,this looks great!you captured it very well!
what county is this in?

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I gather your a bit new to this Groundunder.....

Some really good pics there but pic no 5 is so spooky pic 1 is an really good picture very moody really sets the mood to the place

I'm hoping to get up there next month. Gonna wait till the leaves are off the trees and everything looks bare, isolated and baron. I think the lighting will be better too for the interior shots.

Al

I love the look of this place just a shame I am so far away. Might have to mission it there at some point if I can.

Drama Queen said:

Some really good pics there but pic no 5 is so spooky

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Yeah I mean that's like a postmortem examination table or something?

Quite bizarre how well-stocked the room in the last pic looks.

kyberhai said:

Yeah I mean that's like a postmortem examination table or something?

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Got it in one. It's the mortuary table, where post mortems are carried out.

Sal

shell shock

Did anyone ever visit the "shell shock" hospital in the woods surrounding high royds? I think they knocked it down when the hospital closed.