Took the day of went for a drive to London. I had seen this place on the internet and new I had to get there pretty sharpish as demolition was speeding on.
When I arrived the JCB was about 10 feet away from the place. A lot closer to demolition then I thought.
Sneaked in behind the JCB operator and wasn't disappointed with what I found. The place has been stripped of all its fittings, and they are in the process of getting the metal out.
But.The Slabs remained! I have come to the conclusion that ain't ever gonna fit in the fridges, I wonder if they do a slab in xxxl.
From wiki - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Wood_Hospital
Harold Wood Hospital was a hospital in Essex, United Kingdom. It was located in Gubbins Lane, Harold Wood, in the London Borough of Havering. London South Bank University Havering campus is located at the hospital site.
The hospital was opened in 1909 by West Ham Borough County council, as the Grange convalescent home for children, which operated with the nearby Plaistow fever hospital. The Grange had been a private house, built in 1884 by John Compton, owner of the Gubbins estate. The convalescent home was maintained by the county borough until WW2, as an emergency hospital. After the war it became a permanent hospital, and in the 1960s was significantly enlarged.
The hospital later became part of the Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospital NHS Trust. It was closed on 13 December 2006 with patients and functions relocated to Queen's Hospital and to King George Hospital. The site vacated by the hospital has been earmarked for a 470-home housing development. The original plan to keep certain NHS facilities has been superseded and the entire plot has been approved for residential development. Local residents are opposing the proposal of over 800 dwellings, including a 9 storey block.
View out of the Morgue window
Cheers for looking. quite CHILLING really!
When I arrived the JCB was about 10 feet away from the place. A lot closer to demolition then I thought.
Sneaked in behind the JCB operator and wasn't disappointed with what I found. The place has been stripped of all its fittings, and they are in the process of getting the metal out.
But.The Slabs remained! I have come to the conclusion that ain't ever gonna fit in the fridges, I wonder if they do a slab in xxxl.
From wiki - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Wood_Hospital
Harold Wood Hospital was a hospital in Essex, United Kingdom. It was located in Gubbins Lane, Harold Wood, in the London Borough of Havering. London South Bank University Havering campus is located at the hospital site.
The hospital was opened in 1909 by West Ham Borough County council, as the Grange convalescent home for children, which operated with the nearby Plaistow fever hospital. The Grange had been a private house, built in 1884 by John Compton, owner of the Gubbins estate. The convalescent home was maintained by the county borough until WW2, as an emergency hospital. After the war it became a permanent hospital, and in the 1960s was significantly enlarged.
The hospital later became part of the Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospital NHS Trust. It was closed on 13 December 2006 with patients and functions relocated to Queen's Hospital and to King George Hospital. The site vacated by the hospital has been earmarked for a 470-home housing development. The original plan to keep certain NHS facilities has been superseded and the entire plot has been approved for residential development. Local residents are opposing the proposal of over 800 dwellings, including a 9 storey block.
View out of the Morgue window
Cheers for looking. quite CHILLING really!