Rauceby asylum jan 2013

Hay folks this site was plan b as we never gained access to the first site as the secca was well on the ball and he had a big dog going by the footprints in the snow.:nah:
visited with kathyms and my girlfriend who is now a new member georgiachristine.
Well the site we visited was Rauceby lunatic asylum which has been done so many times and now has been stripped out to bear brick.
Now I never managed a full explore as the cold weather got the better of me and my lens kept misting over which was a right pain also not my best photography as it was just to dame cold.

For those who have not seen it yet wee bit of history

The hospital was designed by GT Hine, 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. During its tenure as a burns unit plastic surgeon Archibald McIndoe worked at the facility, along with other members of the "Guinea Pig Club".
The wartime Burns Unit was situated in Orchard House, built alongside the hospital orchard one of the last remaining parts of Rauceby Mental Hospital to remain in NHS use as offices for the former Lincolnshire South West PCT following the Mental Health Hospital's closure in 1998. the main hospital closed in 1997

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thanks for looking

Thanks for sharing.

Some won't but I DO the love gas mask shot !!!

nice work thanks for sharing

AltDayOut said:

I DO the love gas mask shot !!!

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For "gas" read a different word also beginning with G and pertaining to a completely different kind of mask?

I worry about you big fella!

Great photos,thanks for sharing.

The photos are good given the circumstances, and I like the gas mask shot too!

Nice set Mate, was there recently myself, did you try Orchard House which is near by ?

Awesome can you imagine how good a band would sound in that church ?

steve2109 said:

Nice set Mate, was there recently myself, did you try Orchard House which is near by ?

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Thanks bud no was fairly late by the time we got there but will be heading back that way again at some point to try the first site we could not get into

Love the gas mask shot as well as the external shot up at the top.
Interested to see what the first site was, good luck, will keep my eye out for the report

nice work, this place reminds me very much of st marys asylum which was designed by GT Hine aswel, very similar buildings and features.

Thanks for sharing

Thanks all for the comments guys till the next explore (think im going to let the weather warm up first lol)