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Good afternoon one and all,
Another day, another European report
This time, its Firetruck Hospital. Located somewhere in Belgium
Some history taken from Google
This is the Preventorium Dolhain, a tuberculosis sanatorium for children.
In the early part of the twentieth century TB had become a world wide pandemic. The hospital had 150 beds and such was the grip of the disease that they were full most of the time. But after the Second World War increasing use of recently discovered antibiotics soon made TB a thing of the past and the hospital began to slip into decline. With maintenance costs in excess of five million francs a year it made sound financial sense to close the hospital and it has stood empty ever since until it was bought by an investor in 1991 who had plans to turn it into apartments.
Visited with Skankypants, Immortal Shadow and Miz Firestorm
Nothing left inside this place at all, but still an enjoyable walk around this place, oh, and i got on the roof!!
On with the photos
Red Firetruck Hospital - Belgium by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Red Firetruck Hospital - Belgium by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Red Firetruck Hospital - Belgium by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Red Firetruck Hospital - Belgium by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Red Firetruck Hospital - Belgium by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Red Firetruck Hospital - Belgium by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Red Firetruck Hospital - Belgium by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Red Firetruck Hospital - Belgium by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Red Firetruck Hospital - Belgium by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Red Firetruck Hospital - Belgium by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Red Firetruck Hospital - Belgium by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Red Firetruck Hospital - Belgium by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Red Firetruck Hospital - Belgium by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Red Firetruck Hospital - Belgium by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Red Firetruck Hospital - Belgium by DirtyJigsaw, on Flickr
Hope you enjoyed my photos! I still have more reports to write up, should be up over the weekend
Cheers for looking
DirtyJigsaw
Another day, another European report
This time, its Firetruck Hospital. Located somewhere in Belgium
Some history taken from Google
This is the Preventorium Dolhain, a tuberculosis sanatorium for children.
In the early part of the twentieth century TB had become a world wide pandemic. The hospital had 150 beds and such was the grip of the disease that they were full most of the time. But after the Second World War increasing use of recently discovered antibiotics soon made TB a thing of the past and the hospital began to slip into decline. With maintenance costs in excess of five million francs a year it made sound financial sense to close the hospital and it has stood empty ever since until it was bought by an investor in 1991 who had plans to turn it into apartments.
Visited with Skankypants, Immortal Shadow and Miz Firestorm
Nothing left inside this place at all, but still an enjoyable walk around this place, oh, and i got on the roof!!
On with the photos
Red Firetruck Hospital - Belgium by DirtyJigsaw, on FlickrRed Firetruck Hospital - Belgium by DirtyJigsaw, on FlickrRed Firetruck Hospital - Belgium by DirtyJigsaw, on FlickrRed Firetruck Hospital - Belgium by DirtyJigsaw, on FlickrRed Firetruck Hospital - Belgium by DirtyJigsaw, on FlickrRed Firetruck Hospital - Belgium by DirtyJigsaw, on FlickrRed Firetruck Hospital - Belgium by DirtyJigsaw, on FlickrRed Firetruck Hospital - Belgium by DirtyJigsaw, on FlickrRed Firetruck Hospital - Belgium by DirtyJigsaw, on FlickrRed Firetruck Hospital - Belgium by DirtyJigsaw, on FlickrRed Firetruck Hospital - Belgium by DirtyJigsaw, on FlickrRed Firetruck Hospital - Belgium by DirtyJigsaw, on FlickrRed Firetruck Hospital - Belgium by DirtyJigsaw, on FlickrRed Firetruck Hospital - Belgium by DirtyJigsaw, on FlickrRed Firetruck Hospital - Belgium by DirtyJigsaw, on FlickrHope you enjoyed my photos! I still have more reports to write up, should be up over the weekend
Cheers for looking
DirtyJigsaw
