oldskool
04-03-2011, 08:37 AM
After another all night drive from Manchester we arrived on site way to early,trying to find access in the dark was no joke so we sat it out till day break.After reading other reports from this place we must have had a unlucky day.Only managing to do two wards.At one point myself and Host ended up sitting at the end of a blocked corridor listening to the foot steps of the HAMMER getting closer but luckily he walked past us by inches.That was our second encounter (time to go).....Anyhows i know the history from west park has been done but i like to do it anyway.....so a little history and the photos...A revisit is on the cards as we know we missed so much of this iconic site. Thanks for looking OLDSKOOL... O yea just for the crack i did the explore in a blue suit,my first suit explore
West Park Asylum (or West Park Hospital) was a large psychiatric hospital in Epsom,Surrey. The hospital was designed by William C. Clifford-Smith (architect to the London County Council), who was also involved in the design of nearby St Ebba's Hospital. The hospital had been in planning since 1906, and by 1917 it was largely complete; however, the outbreak of war postponed opening until 1923.
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When complete the hospital could cater for around 2,000 patients of mixed class, and hence the site had extensive boiler houses and plant rooms, a large laundry and a substantial water tower. There were enormous kitchens located behind the canteen, and in turn this was behind the main hall/ballroom. However, the main hall suffered an arson attack on September 30th 2003 and is now a burnt out shell. The asylum also boasted its own railway but this was removed in 1950, and no trace remains except around the central engineering block. The main stores and sewing rooms were also located here, but other services, such as the mortuary and chapel, were located by the entrance road, along with two lodges for the matrons and a large manor for the superintendent.
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The hospital was slowly run down from the mid 1990s, and by 2003 most of the hospital was closed and derelict. A few outer ward buildings and villas remain open today and are still used for psychiatric treatment. As the hospital is largely derelict, it is of increasing interest to urban explorers who visit for the sheer size of the hospital, and also for many hospital items still in situ, such as beds, kitchen equipment and personal items. A padded cell is also of interest to explorers.
http://i320.photobucket.com/albums/nn350/traktor999/_DSC8749hdr.jpg
The hospital was the last great London asylum, and the last of the Epsom Cluster, a group of 5 mental institutes (the others being Horton, Manor, Long Grove and St Ebba's.) The asylum follows the compact arrow design, with external villas.
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ThankS for looking OLDSKOOL
West Park Asylum (or West Park Hospital) was a large psychiatric hospital in Epsom,Surrey. The hospital was designed by William C. Clifford-Smith (architect to the London County Council), who was also involved in the design of nearby St Ebba's Hospital. The hospital had been in planning since 1906, and by 1917 it was largely complete; however, the outbreak of war postponed opening until 1923.
http://i320.photobucket.com/albums/nn350/traktor999/DSC_0832.jpg
http://i320.photobucket.com/albums/nn350/traktor999/_DSC8664hdr.jpg
http://i320.photobucket.com/albums/nn350/traktor999/_DSC8660hdr.jpg
http://i320.photobucket.com/albums/nn350/traktor999/_DSC8650.jpg
When complete the hospital could cater for around 2,000 patients of mixed class, and hence the site had extensive boiler houses and plant rooms, a large laundry and a substantial water tower. There were enormous kitchens located behind the canteen, and in turn this was behind the main hall/ballroom. However, the main hall suffered an arson attack on September 30th 2003 and is now a burnt out shell. The asylum also boasted its own railway but this was removed in 1950, and no trace remains except around the central engineering block. The main stores and sewing rooms were also located here, but other services, such as the mortuary and chapel, were located by the entrance road, along with two lodges for the matrons and a large manor for the superintendent.
http://i320.photobucket.com/albums/nn350/traktor999/_DSC8672hdr.jpg
http://i320.photobucket.com/albums/nn350/traktor999/_DSC8669.jpg
The hospital was slowly run down from the mid 1990s, and by 2003 most of the hospital was closed and derelict. A few outer ward buildings and villas remain open today and are still used for psychiatric treatment. As the hospital is largely derelict, it is of increasing interest to urban explorers who visit for the sheer size of the hospital, and also for many hospital items still in situ, such as beds, kitchen equipment and personal items. A padded cell is also of interest to explorers.
http://i320.photobucket.com/albums/nn350/traktor999/_DSC8749hdr.jpg
The hospital was the last great London asylum, and the last of the Epsom Cluster, a group of 5 mental institutes (the others being Horton, Manor, Long Grove and St Ebba's.) The asylum follows the compact arrow design, with external villas.
http://i320.photobucket.com/albums/nn350/traktor999/DSC_0838.jpg
http://i320.photobucket.com/albums/nn350/traktor999/DSC_0835.jpg
http://i320.photobucket.com/albums/nn350/traktor999/_DSC8828.jpg
http://i320.photobucket.com/albums/nn350/traktor999/_DSC8819.jpg
http://i320.photobucket.com/albums/nn350/traktor999/_DSC8806.jpg
http://i320.photobucket.com/albums/nn350/traktor999/_DSC8803.jpg
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ThankS for looking OLDSKOOL