Terminal Decline
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The hospital originally opened in 1938 as a home for the elderly, known as Sutton's Institution. During the Second World War it was used as accommodation for airmen based at RAF Hornchurch. In 1948 it joined the NHS as St. George's Hospital.
The NHS announced the hospital would be refurbished in 2012, but a month later Legionella was found in the buildings water system, resulting in immediate closure, with the transfer of the remaining 44 patients.
Finally, in March 2018 the site was sold to a property developer for £40 million, with demolition beginning later that year.
The Explore
Visited just a bit too late to see the main corridor which stretched the full length of the site. However, there was some good natural decay and the buildings have somehow managed to survive virtually free of graffiti and vandalism. There was onsite security, but I managed to get around the site without any issues.
The main hall
One of my favorite parts of the hospital, some nice natural decay here
St Georges Hospital 1 by Terminal Decline, on Flickr
St Georges Hospital 2 by Terminal Decline, on Flickr
St Georges Hospital 3 by Terminal Decline, on Flickr
Empty projector room
St Georges Hospital 4 by Terminal Decline, on Flickr
The Kitchens
St Georges Hospital 5 by Terminal Decline, on Flickr
St Georges Hospital 6 by Terminal Decline, on Flickr
St Georges Hospital 7 by Terminal Decline, on Flickr
The walls and floor of this room, near the kitchen, were covered in cork
St Georges Hospital 8 by Terminal Decline, on Flickr
St Georges Hospital 9 by Terminal Decline, on Flickr
Upper flight of stairs leading nowhere
The water tower
St Georges Hospital 10 by Terminal Decline, on Flickr
St Georges Hospital 11 by Terminal Decline, on Flickr
St Georges Hospital 12 by Terminal Decline, on Flickr
St Georges Hospital 13 by Terminal Decline, on Flickr
Beautiful spiral staircase leading to the top of the water tower
St Georges Hospital 14 by Terminal Decline, on Flickr
St Georges Hospital 15 by Terminal Decline, on Flickr
St Georges Hospital 16 by Terminal Decline, on Flickr
Base of the chimney
St Georges Hospital 17 by Terminal Decline, on Flickr
Boiler house
The corridors
I was gutted to have missed these by only a few weeks
St Georges Hospital 18 by Terminal Decline, on Flickr
St Georges Hospital 19 by Terminal Decline, on Flickr
The wards
Completely stripped of everything, door frames, parquet flooring, toilets, etc.
St Georges Hospital 20 by Terminal Decline, on Flickr
St Georges Hospital 21 by Terminal Decline, on Flickr
The tiling in the corridors was nice though
St Georges Hospital 22 by Terminal Decline, on Flickr
St Georges Hospital 23 by Terminal Decline, on Flickr
Nice peeling paint
St Georges Hospital 24 by Terminal Decline, on Flickr
St Georges Hospital 25 by Terminal Decline, on Flickr
The roof space above the wards was a bit more interesting though
St Georges Hospital 26 by Terminal Decline, on Flickr
Bathroom
Admin Block
St Georges Hospital 27 by Terminal Decline, on Flickr
The morgue
Although missing the slab it was still quite nice
St Georges Hospital 28 by Terminal Decline, on Flickr
St Georges Hospital 29 by Terminal Decline, on Flickr
St Georges Hospital 30 by Terminal Decline, on Flickr
Thanks for looking
The hospital originally opened in 1938 as a home for the elderly, known as Sutton's Institution. During the Second World War it was used as accommodation for airmen based at RAF Hornchurch. In 1948 it joined the NHS as St. George's Hospital.
The NHS announced the hospital would be refurbished in 2012, but a month later Legionella was found in the buildings water system, resulting in immediate closure, with the transfer of the remaining 44 patients.
Finally, in March 2018 the site was sold to a property developer for £40 million, with demolition beginning later that year.
The Explore
Visited just a bit too late to see the main corridor which stretched the full length of the site. However, there was some good natural decay and the buildings have somehow managed to survive virtually free of graffiti and vandalism. There was onsite security, but I managed to get around the site without any issues.
The main hall
One of my favorite parts of the hospital, some nice natural decay here
St Georges Hospital 1 by Terminal Decline, on FlickrSt Georges Hospital 2 by Terminal Decline, on FlickrSt Georges Hospital 3 by Terminal Decline, on FlickrEmpty projector room
St Georges Hospital 4 by Terminal Decline, on FlickrThe Kitchens
St Georges Hospital 5 by Terminal Decline, on FlickrSt Georges Hospital 6 by Terminal Decline, on FlickrSt Georges Hospital 7 by Terminal Decline, on FlickrThe walls and floor of this room, near the kitchen, were covered in cork
St Georges Hospital 8 by Terminal Decline, on FlickrSt Georges Hospital 9 by Terminal Decline, on FlickrUpper flight of stairs leading nowhere
The water tower
St Georges Hospital 10 by Terminal Decline, on FlickrSt Georges Hospital 11 by Terminal Decline, on FlickrSt Georges Hospital 12 by Terminal Decline, on FlickrSt Georges Hospital 13 by Terminal Decline, on FlickrBeautiful spiral staircase leading to the top of the water tower
St Georges Hospital 14 by Terminal Decline, on FlickrSt Georges Hospital 15 by Terminal Decline, on FlickrSt Georges Hospital 16 by Terminal Decline, on FlickrBase of the chimney
St Georges Hospital 17 by Terminal Decline, on FlickrBoiler house
The corridors
I was gutted to have missed these by only a few weeks
St Georges Hospital 18 by Terminal Decline, on FlickrSt Georges Hospital 19 by Terminal Decline, on FlickrThe wards
Completely stripped of everything, door frames, parquet flooring, toilets, etc.
St Georges Hospital 20 by Terminal Decline, on FlickrSt Georges Hospital 21 by Terminal Decline, on FlickrThe tiling in the corridors was nice though
St Georges Hospital 22 by Terminal Decline, on FlickrSt Georges Hospital 23 by Terminal Decline, on FlickrNice peeling paint
St Georges Hospital 24 by Terminal Decline, on FlickrSt Georges Hospital 25 by Terminal Decline, on FlickrThe roof space above the wards was a bit more interesting though
St Georges Hospital 26 by Terminal Decline, on FlickrBathroom
Admin Block
St Georges Hospital 27 by Terminal Decline, on FlickrThe morgue
Although missing the slab it was still quite nice
St Georges Hospital 28 by Terminal Decline, on FlickrSt Georges Hospital 29 by Terminal Decline, on FlickrSt Georges Hospital 30 by Terminal Decline, on FlickrThanks for looking
still you got some cool shots from it, musta been sumfink wrong wiv that chimney if you didn't take a peek haha, nice one TD.
