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skin
18-06-2010, 07:31 PM
Runwell Hospital opened in 1937, built as a Colony plan it was regarded as the most modern in the country. The architecture is of Art Deco style and unlike its predecessors it had specialist units built – Occupational Therapy, Research Labs etc.


All patients were moved from the hospital by November 2009 and in April 2010 the final staff left. Rumoured to be up for conversion to a new prison it now lies empty.


For an excellent overview and history have a look at


http://runwellmentalhospital.co.uk/#/home/4537943129 (http://runwellmentalhospital.co.uk/#/home/4537943129)



Visted with Dazza


The Boiler house – quite a looming impressive structure with its large water tower


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Inside the tower – metal stairs and pipes, pretty standard looking really although the large windows had that power station feel to them


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This was my main aim of access the tower – a wonderful view over the hospital


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Moving on some of the wards


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some people will do anything to get in the picture – I don’t know!


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The Laundry
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The chapel


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Lecture hall


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The Main Hall – the ceiling of the main hall collapsed in 2007 and was fully repaired


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The Corsellis Collection of Brains lab


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skin
18-06-2010, 07:32 PM
and some other misc bit and pieces I came across

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thanks