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iclimbfences
16-01-2009, 03:51 PM
Old set of photos from last year, thought I'd share!

Constructed in 1849 by the Earl of Dudley to accommodate miners blinded in the numerous local coal mines. The miners rejected the Earl's charity, and the buildings remained empty until 1871, when they were taken over by local chainmaker Joseph Guest and turned into a hospital.

The accident and emergency department closed in 1983 and was relocated to Russells Hall Hospital. A new horseshoe-shaped extension was opened in 2003, but the old buildings - including the out-patients department - remained in use until October 2007.

In 2008, it was used to film Ghosthunting with... and stars from I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! :thumbd

Source (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dudley_Guest_Hospital)

Shots;

The board room - a local company had offered to pay £5,000 for this desk
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll36/enrashid/S1.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll36/enrashid/S2.jpg http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll36/enrashid/S3.jpg

Family welfare room
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll36/enrashid/S4.jpg

To the Sankey ward (seen on the Ghost hunt shambles)
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll36/enrashid/S5.jpg

From the Sankey ward to the theatre
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll36/enrashid/S6.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll36/enrashid/S7.jpg http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll36/enrashid/S8.jpg

The 'horse-shoe' extension - I'm yet to go back and get shots from the front of the buildings
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll36/enrashid/S9.jpg

I was in a proper arty mood that day, hence b&w shots ;)

I do actually have some more shots of this place, I'll try and dig them out if there's any demand.

Cheers :)