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Hi guys... Denbigh Asylum - you've all doubtless been there, seen it, done it. Well so have we now... at least most of it, because we couldn't get near the front wing of the building and the oh so inviting clock tower because of the demo team working on site. It's really getting dropped very quickly so if you're going to go take a look I suggest you do it sooner, not later.
I didn't know about the nasty man with his pet bear but he wasn't around when we were there. Having said that we did get shouted at very aggresively when we were in one of the corridors. You'd think that meant we'd been spotted but we walked right past a workman with his back turned to us and he hadn't a clue; neither were we followed. accosted or yelled at further. So we left the asylum wondering if we'd imagined it!
No history here... no point, everyone knows about this place, especially after Most Fraudulent (Haunted) Live paid a visit a couple of years back... suffice it to say it's a big asylum and it's still got a lot to captivate the imagination, not least what we took to be isolation cells in one area.
And I really would like to know who "Ginger" is and if he/she ever made it into office Answers on a postcard please!
The first ward right next to our point of entry...
One floor higher and another ward...
The distant clock tower which we could not get to because a demo team were working between us and the front part of the site precventing us crossing...
Fuse box...
Beautiful lime stone brick work...
Just occasionally the decor has survived the damp and chavvery so then you can easily imagine how it once was...
Shameless self portrait time - but in view of some of the recent postings I kept my t*ts and ass covered for those amongst you with a sensitive disposition
Gloomy and oppressive...
Some parts of the asylum still look magnificent...
I wonder if this brickwork was the original finish but then it was plastered over? It looks pretty enough to have been a feature...
Part of a mosaic in what appears to have been a reception area...
The old revolving doors in the same area...
Stairs lead off from the reception area with some serious glass ware. I'm not sure the H&S Nazis would allow this feature nowadays!
Asylum or nick?
Decay...
A much brighter, airy ward... I wonder why they weren't all like this?
Beautiful architecture...
Was this doll a substitute child for a female patient?
So did Ginger ever get elected? I hope not if this is what she does to buiildings!
Not all the wards are wide open spaces. here a big ward is partitioned off into several smaller spaces.
I've seen record players in several asylum and hospital sites. Reminds me of "One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest".
Not much privacy with these curtains!
The NHS don't appear to attach much importance to the security of documentation. This is just one of several documents we saw. At least this one isn't sensitive...
Ornate tile work...
Demolition...
The chapel interior stripped bare...
The mortuary autopsy room, minus table...
Cold store!
We hope you found something worth looking at here. Enjoy Denbigh whilst you can because there won't be much left soon!
Our full photo set from Denbigh is on line through the link below...
I didn't know about the nasty man with his pet bear but he wasn't around when we were there. Having said that we did get shouted at very aggresively when we were in one of the corridors. You'd think that meant we'd been spotted but we walked right past a workman with his back turned to us and he hadn't a clue; neither were we followed. accosted or yelled at further. So we left the asylum wondering if we'd imagined it!
No history here... no point, everyone knows about this place, especially after Most Fraudulent (Haunted) Live paid a visit a couple of years back... suffice it to say it's a big asylum and it's still got a lot to captivate the imagination, not least what we took to be isolation cells in one area.
And I really would like to know who "Ginger" is and if he/she ever made it into office Answers on a postcard please!
The first ward right next to our point of entry...
One floor higher and another ward...
The distant clock tower which we could not get to because a demo team were working between us and the front part of the site precventing us crossing...
Fuse box...
Beautiful lime stone brick work...
Just occasionally the decor has survived the damp and chavvery so then you can easily imagine how it once was...
Shameless self portrait time - but in view of some of the recent postings I kept my t*ts and ass covered for those amongst you with a sensitive disposition
Gloomy and oppressive...
Some parts of the asylum still look magnificent...
I wonder if this brickwork was the original finish but then it was plastered over? It looks pretty enough to have been a feature...
Part of a mosaic in what appears to have been a reception area...
The old revolving doors in the same area...
Stairs lead off from the reception area with some serious glass ware. I'm not sure the H&S Nazis would allow this feature nowadays!
Asylum or nick?
Decay...
A much brighter, airy ward... I wonder why they weren't all like this?
Beautiful architecture...
Was this doll a substitute child for a female patient?
So did Ginger ever get elected? I hope not if this is what she does to buiildings!
Not all the wards are wide open spaces. here a big ward is partitioned off into several smaller spaces.
I've seen record players in several asylum and hospital sites. Reminds me of "One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest".
Not much privacy with these curtains!
The NHS don't appear to attach much importance to the security of documentation. This is just one of several documents we saw. At least this one isn't sensitive...
Ornate tile work...
Demolition...
The chapel interior stripped bare...
The mortuary autopsy room, minus table...
Cold store!
We hope you found something worth looking at here. Enjoy Denbigh whilst you can because there won't be much left soon!
Our full photo set from Denbigh is on line through the link below...
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