St George's Asylum, Stafford - November 2008

CHEWY · Nov 30, 2008

Had a trip to see St George's..

Grade II listed..
Opened in 1818 to hold 120 patients.
1879 saw a new wing built for another 90 patients.
1884 saw another expansion to the site, including workshops and a bakery.
Eventually it held around 870 patients
The site closed mid 90's.

Some areas have been demolished already ready for the new housing development.

The Pics

Scrub2000 · Nov 30, 2008

Nice set of pics dude!
:mrgreen:

CHEWY · Nov 30, 2008

Thanks Scrubs :lol:

The thick fog was an added bonus too :mrgreen:

Lennye4evo · Dec 1, 2008

ace pics mate as always, i went to stafford last saturday to fing this place but i couldnt find it

CHEWY · Dec 1, 2008

Taaa lenny

Not sure where it was exactly (a search here or Google should bring something up)
i do know it was very close to a prison if that helps :lol:

Scruffyone · Dec 2, 2008

is it me, or is that one giant 7" record?

Seahorse · Dec 2, 2008

If that's a 7" record, I feel really inadequate.

Scruffyone · Dec 2, 2008

maybe it is just a normal 7", and the local elves have been tagging in there :lol:

djpmc · Dec 2, 2008

top set of photo s again there chew,what other places you explore that day mate?

enrashid · Dec 2, 2008

Great pictures man, glad you got in!

Anyone done the water tower recently? I'm itching to go back and have a crack at it

mr_bones · Dec 2, 2008

Great work Chewy! I like the hazy shot of the external stairway. Atmospheric.

Good balance of shots there - i take it the chapel is a bit too dodgy to get to now?

MD · Dec 2, 2008

the chapel was ok to get to when we went couple months ago

couldnt get to the watertower

mr_bones · Dec 2, 2008

Glad the chapel is/was still doable - shame about the tower. Never been up there.

CHEWY · Dec 2, 2008

Thanks all

not sure if the record murial was there before it shut, or was added after

looks like it was there before it shut to me, there was a shark one too. :mrgreen:

i didn't get to the chapel or tower bit, we wanted to see other places that day in the same area.
also went to R.A.O.C Marchington (report in the military section).
Also wanted to see a train graveyard, but couldn't find it.
We saw a derelict place, so had a look.
it turned out to be a stone merchants type place, it was pitch black and the pics were naff.
i may add them if i can sort them to look a tad better :lol:

Matt - did you get the pic of the names ?

MD · Dec 2, 2008

yes mate thanks for that

CHEWY · Dec 2, 2008

Coolio..

It never said it had sent, but was in outbox :lol:

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