LivingFire
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I recently visited Butleigh Hospital, which is in the small village of Butleigh, deep in the heart of rural Somerset, near Glastonbury.
Butleigh Hospital was built in 1882, and was originally known as Sir George Bowles Hospital. It closed in 2005. Other than that I don't know much about the history of this place!
Unfortunately, because it was so dark the photographs didn't come out as well as I hoped, but I think I got a few good'uns. Enjoy...
To start off with the pics, here's Butleigh Hospital in 1955.
And now. Sorry, not quite the same angle but you get the idea . Spot the missing chimney!
Wow, when inside we were faced with complete darkness. And being the donut I am, I left my torch in the car! It was frickin scary. So you get an idea of just how dark it was, heres a piccy with no flash. Not sure what the light trails are from but cool eh .
The soggy ward!
The electricity was still on, and buzzing through these sockets creating blue sparks.
The Attic
Butleigh Hospital was built in 1882, and was originally known as Sir George Bowles Hospital. It closed in 2005. Other than that I don't know much about the history of this place!
Unfortunately, because it was so dark the photographs didn't come out as well as I hoped, but I think I got a few good'uns. Enjoy...
To start off with the pics, here's Butleigh Hospital in 1955.
And now. Sorry, not quite the same angle but you get the idea . Spot the missing chimney!
Wow, when inside we were faced with complete darkness. And being the donut I am, I left my torch in the car! It was frickin scary. So you get an idea of just how dark it was, heres a piccy with no flash. Not sure what the light trails are from but cool eh .
The soggy ward!
The electricity was still on, and buzzing through these sockets creating blue sparks.
The Attic
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