I was invited up to Lincolnshire recently by Urban Phantom for a look around a few sites. This was the first one we did along with his good wife and is yet another Victorian era hospital fallen into disrepair and in a sad state. The whole place is surrounded by a new housing estate and I can't see this place lasting much longer as the pictures will show. A brief history then my pics..
The hospital was designed by GT Hine,[2] construction began in 1897 and was completed in 1902. Operated by the Kesteven County Council the facility was renamed to Kesteven Mental Hospital in 1924 and to Rauceby Mental Hospital in 1933.
In 1940 the building was taken over by the Royal Air Force, renamed as No.4 RAF Hospital Rauceby it became a crash and burns unit under the control of nearby RAF Cranwell.
he main hall burnt down in 1947 marking the end of RAF control, the NHS took over the site the following year renaming it to Rauceby Hospital and returning patients that had previously been displaced.
The South Lincolnshire Community & Mental Health Services NHS Trust closed the main hospital building in 1997
The hospital was designed by GT Hine,[2] construction began in 1897 and was completed in 1902. Operated by the Kesteven County Council the facility was renamed to Kesteven Mental Hospital in 1924 and to Rauceby Mental Hospital in 1933.
In 1940 the building was taken over by the Royal Air Force, renamed as No.4 RAF Hospital Rauceby it became a crash and burns unit under the control of nearby RAF Cranwell.
he main hall burnt down in 1947 marking the end of RAF control, the NHS took over the site the following year renaming it to Rauceby Hospital and returning patients that had previously been displaced.
The South Lincolnshire Community & Mental Health Services NHS Trust closed the main hospital building in 1997
