Stirling District Lunatic Asylum AKA Bellsdyke Hospital/Asylum opened in 1869 and closed in 1997. A smaller psychiatric hospital now stands in the corner of the grounds surrounded by a housing estate that's springing up around it.
The once large asylum was torn down in 2003 except for two buildings, I think the bigger of the two was originally a hospital block. I'd hazard a guess that Bellsdyke and Ruchill were designed by the same architect. Excuse the lack of detail as there's feck all about Bellsdyke on the internet, I'll update this thread once I find out more.
The main building.
Round the back.
Library.
There were two of these in each wing.
X-ray room?
This has a nice mosaic floor.
Top floor.
Me!
A staff room.
Art therapy room.
Main entrance.
The separate building.
The collapsed end of it.
Its main entrance.
The once large asylum was torn down in 2003 except for two buildings, I think the bigger of the two was originally a hospital block. I'd hazard a guess that Bellsdyke and Ruchill were designed by the same architect. Excuse the lack of detail as there's feck all about Bellsdyke on the internet, I'll update this thread once I find out more.
The main building.
Round the back.
Library.
There were two of these in each wing.
X-ray room?
This has a nice mosaic floor.
Top floor.
Me!
A staff room.
Art therapy room.
Main entrance.
The separate building.
The collapsed end of it.
Its main entrance.
