There's something about Whittingham.
Built in 4 sections and opened in 1873, from bricks made on site, Whittingham was once the largest asylum in Europe, until Rainhill succeeded it upon completion of it's 1887 Annexe.
Whittingham was designed by a Henry Littler of Manchester, and was his only aslyum. This explains the somewhat creative design, a move away from the corridor buildings popular in the early part of the 19th century.
I'd been to Whittingham in December '07, and had been itching to get back there. So I made plans to and visited Deva and Denbigh in the same weekend.
2007
2009
Whitt is a mix of the old and new. Some wards look like they've been empty for years, others just need a clean up and they'd be good to go.
Built in 4 sections and opened in 1873, from bricks made on site, Whittingham was once the largest asylum in Europe, until Rainhill succeeded it upon completion of it's 1887 Annexe.
Whittingham was designed by a Henry Littler of Manchester, and was his only aslyum. This explains the somewhat creative design, a move away from the corridor buildings popular in the early part of the 19th century.
I'd been to Whittingham in December '07, and had been itching to get back there. So I made plans to and visited Deva and Denbigh in the same weekend.
2007
2009
Whitt is a mix of the old and new. Some wards look like they've been empty for years, others just need a clean up and they'd be good to go.