Mid Wales Hospital, Talgarth - Jan 2010

[Rochester]

A Nice bright and early start to check out Talgarths scandal.

http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff74/silverstealth_bucket/album%20name/talgarth%20jan%202010%20tumbles/talgarthmaindrivejan2010sm-2.jpg

Went with tumbles, he seems to think it was December 2009 though..

Everything you could ever want to know about the place here. http://midwalescountylunaticasylum.fotopic.net/

The hospital is in recievership, despite the fact it was bought for next to nothing and then being unmercilessly stripped of all its tiles and hardwood fittings.

ON THE INSTRUCTIONS OF LPA RECIEVERS, December 2009

FOR SALE

MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY

(SUBJECT TO PLANNING)


Former Mid Wales Hospital, Talgarth
Brecon
EXCLUSIONS

David Currie and Co contract only as agents and act without personol liability.

Whilst these particulars are thought to be correct, they are not guaranteed and do not form part of any contract or offer.

Interested parties should satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to their accuracy.

Prices quoted ore exclusive of VAT which may be added at the appropriate rale.

The property is located close to the town of Talgarth approximately 8 miles from the town of Brecon. The town is relatively well connected by arterial roads, being close the junction of A479 and the A438. The site's main access is from Hospital Road located on the eastern side of the site which links directly to the town centre approximately 0.5 miles distance.

Description

The site comprises the former Mid Wales Hospital occupying approximately 33.5 acres with approximately 11.5 acres being developed.

Accommodation

The approximate dimensions and area of the site have been scaled from an Ordnance Survey plan and is found to be: Total Site Area 14.26 hectares 35.24 acres

Planning

We understand that the site has a certificate of lawful use for use class C2. This includes uses such as a Hospital, Nursing Home, Residential Institutions or Retirement Homes.

We understand that the site has the benefit of mixed use allocation withln the Brecon Beacons National Park Unitary Development Plan.

Any enquiries with regard to proposed development should be discussed with Brecon Beacons National Park Planning Authority.

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Male block 5,this single room originally housed a padded cell.

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The pauper patient graveyard, there could be literally hundreds of people buried in unmarked graves.

[Rochester]

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Chancefield, I find this house particularly enchanting.

[Rochester]

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2002, this image went with the report below, detailing the disposal.

http://www.wao.gov.uk/assets/englishdocuments/The_Disposal_of_the_Mid_Wales_Hospital_agw_2002.pd f

[Rochester]

What a shame to let it rot. I struggle to see how anyone can be so short sighted as to let it get into that state so quickly. Top pics SS :thumb

Cheers Tc, this shows the state of the buildings, scavanged for their tiles and left to die.

http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff74/silverstealth_bucket/album%20name/talgarth%20jan%202010%20tumbles/ballroomextandbeyondsm.jpg

[Rochester]

yeah thats what i concluded,

interestingly 7 people drowned accidentally in a canal from his battalion when in france on the comms lines, perhaps he was one of the 20 that fell in the canal in a lorry, survived, got home and wasnt right since and died in the hospital.

Did talgarth cater purely for just Mental health or could he have been there, with say, tb or something?

I dont know

see here
http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=87343&pid=811562&mode=threaded&start=


In order for a soldier to receive his pension when afflicted with a mental issue the war pensions office required them to be admitted to the asylum. He will either be a victim of shell shock or gpi, more likely shell shock so early on.

The pensions did argue for a long time that anyone with shell shock must have been weak minded prior to enlistment and that the shell shock just tipped them over the edge.

[sinnerman]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2714/4241949768_792f3f5bfa_o.jpg

1906 post card