Mockingbirds been busy 
I arrived at night, perfect timing and I had heard it was locked up tight, I had doubts hearing this from the rumour mill and Halloween just gone, anything is possible although the camera now points at the mortuary, this was either going to be a big fail or a rather exciting attempt. This was a solo visit my cousin lay asleep in the car (cowards way out I reckon). What is better than a mortuary in darkness though? nothing that's what, this place got the blood pumping thats for sure, one thing you should never do in a place like this is tread on a lightbulb in darkness, (some idiot had left 3 lightbulbs laying about) I trod on the poor thing, it blew up and I shat myself... good start.
I looked around first of all working out where everything was, then began taking some shots with the flash on, I wasnt happy with this, it was pretty much pitch black, and with voices and footsteps coming from the main hospital, I didnt fancy getting out to get back in again, so I waited it out... this is the point my brain said "Mockingbird, you either stand somewhere, or you be a coward and leave" I stood somewhere.
Finally I got round to taking pictures, when the sun finally came up the green lighting from outside was beautiful, how can a mortuary be beautiful I will never know, but it was and I loved it, my father used to be a mortician and well this certainly showed me something of his work, I had never seen but felt in my element since I had arrived. I know my pictures wont be any different than the posts earlier on this year, maybe some more water and dampness thrown in, considering a pipe is leaking more with brown water and the electricity is still on after all this time!
Anyway I had my full share of this mortuary, an decided due to the time and so on, best I leave before im easily spotted, I arrived back to the car and my cousin told me I stink... (Well I had been laying on the mortuary tables)...
If anyone visits please be aware it is on a LIVE hospital site.
Enjoy some history below
St.Peters Hospital is situated in greenbelt land not far from junction 11 M25. The hospital was originally built for the casualties of The Second World War and had undergone many new transformations during the 1990’s. The small brick mortuary was constructed during the 1940’s and was located quite a distance from the main hospital so required vehicles to transport the cadavers. Its first main use was for the storage of bodies from the nearby Botley’s Park, Surrey County Councils Colony for the Mentally Defectives. It closed in April 2009 when the new £4.89m mortuary was opened within the main hospital.
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Cheers for looking everyone!
I arrived at night, perfect timing and I had heard it was locked up tight, I had doubts hearing this from the rumour mill and Halloween just gone, anything is possible although the camera now points at the mortuary, this was either going to be a big fail or a rather exciting attempt. This was a solo visit my cousin lay asleep in the car (cowards way out I reckon). What is better than a mortuary in darkness though? nothing that's what, this place got the blood pumping thats for sure, one thing you should never do in a place like this is tread on a lightbulb in darkness, (some idiot had left 3 lightbulbs laying about) I trod on the poor thing, it blew up and I shat myself... good start.
I looked around first of all working out where everything was, then began taking some shots with the flash on, I wasnt happy with this, it was pretty much pitch black, and with voices and footsteps coming from the main hospital, I didnt fancy getting out to get back in again, so I waited it out... this is the point my brain said "Mockingbird, you either stand somewhere, or you be a coward and leave" I stood somewhere.
Finally I got round to taking pictures, when the sun finally came up the green lighting from outside was beautiful, how can a mortuary be beautiful I will never know, but it was and I loved it, my father used to be a mortician and well this certainly showed me something of his work, I had never seen but felt in my element since I had arrived. I know my pictures wont be any different than the posts earlier on this year, maybe some more water and dampness thrown in, considering a pipe is leaking more with brown water and the electricity is still on after all this time!
Anyway I had my full share of this mortuary, an decided due to the time and so on, best I leave before im easily spotted, I arrived back to the car and my cousin told me I stink... (Well I had been laying on the mortuary tables)...
If anyone visits please be aware it is on a LIVE hospital site.
Enjoy some history below
St.Peters Hospital is situated in greenbelt land not far from junction 11 M25. The hospital was originally built for the casualties of The Second World War and had undergone many new transformations during the 1990’s. The small brick mortuary was constructed during the 1940’s and was located quite a distance from the main hospital so required vehicles to transport the cadavers. Its first main use was for the storage of bodies from the nearby Botley’s Park, Surrey County Councils Colony for the Mentally Defectives. It closed in April 2009 when the new £4.89m mortuary was opened within the main hospital.
IMGP3388 by urbexmockingbird, on Flickr
IMGP3390 by urbexmockingbird, on Flickr
IMGP3375 by urbexmockingbird, on Flickr
IMGP3343 by urbexmockingbird, on Flickr
IMGP3340 by urbexmockingbird, on Flickr
IMGP3339 by urbexmockingbird, on Flickr
IMGP3345 by urbexmockingbird, on Flickr
IMGP3368 by urbexmockingbird, on Flickr
IMGP3354 by urbexmockingbird, on Flickr
IMGP3358 by urbexmockingbird, on Flickr
IMGP3356 by urbexmockingbird, on Flickr
IMGP3385 by urbexmockingbird, on Flickr
IMGP3351 by urbexmockingbird, on Flickr
IMGP3350 by urbexmockingbird, on Flickr
IMGP3374 by urbexmockingbird, on Flickr
IMGP3352 by urbexmockingbird, on Flickr
IMGP3384 by urbexmockingbird, on Flickr
IMGP3377 by urbexmockingbird, on Flickr
IMGP3383 by urbexmockingbird, on Flickr
IMGP3387 by urbexmockingbird, on Flickr
Cheers for looking everyone!
