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Erstlaub
04-08-2009, 03:36 PM
I decided to try and bag my first asylum and while, not quite what I was hoping for, still managed to have an enjoyable explore.

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If only life were so simple eh?

Skin posted a great report earlier in the year here (http://www.urbexforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4441&highlight=strathmartine) which covers the history etc.

After finding a quiet spot to park in, I started walking the perimeter looking for ingress, nothing apparent and the 7ft high fence topped out with barbed wire was starting to put me off for a bit until opportunity presented itself. The first thing that struck me was the scale and (i know this sound stupid here) but abandonedness of the site. It's really quite a big site compared to other things I've done.

As I made my way through a large courtyard and up some concrete steps to a higher level (and having played a lot of CoD4 on Xbox), I could understand why the airsoft guys have been using this place.

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I walked the perimeter of most of the main buildings looking for possible entrances but nearly everything was shut up really tight and I'm not really a climber (especially with tripod and lenses etc), managed to steal a few shots through some windows. One thing well worth being aware of is that most of the paths are made of concrete sleepers covering over a ditch with pipes etc. in lots of places the sleepers have been moved and it's not always easy to spot where they have in the long grass.

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When I headed up the hill I found one of the more modern buildings accessible (oddly enough the glass was smashed out the way).

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The place stank and was totally wrecked, I couldn't quite work out if it was the roof being stripped of its tiles and not being water tight or pure vandalism (or a combination) that meant all the ceiling tiles were lying in a very gloopy, soggy mess on the floor.

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It was quite a confusing explore as it was gloomy and all the ward rooms were interconnected by windows (I kept have to wave my arms around to work out if I was looking at a reflection or not. My guess from the decor is that it was mostly kids that stayed in this building.

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The red liquid in that gave me the willies.

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A little self portrait before leaving made it clear this was no funhouse.

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Come on! You didn't think I'd do an explore without repping for the Urbex Chair Massive eh?

some more in the set here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/erstlaub/sets/72157621938534270/detail/)

Thanks for looking.

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