Aston Hall Mental Asylum - Derbyshire April 09 **Pic Heavy**

[The_Revolution]

Nicely done James. You're certainly covering the miles exploring at the moment!

 

[nickyw_uk]

I forgot this one, it is in the basement of the maintenance block, and full of exercise equipment.

Thanks

Great set of pics mate. Don't know how you dared to go in all those rooms! I only hung around outside LOL!

Anyone know why they don't just demolish everything? Surely it would save money to flatten the whole site so no more fire brigades and ploice officers had to keep coming out!?

 

[james.s]

You will have to go back, PM me if you are up for a revisit. The building is safe, it is just the chavs you need to watch out for...
I am pretty fearless, it does help in such a hobby (not boasting or 'owt )

 

[nickyw_uk]

You will have to go back, PM me if you are up for a revisit. The building is safe, it is just the chavs you need to watch out for...
I am pretty fearless, it does help in such a hobby (not boasting or 'owt )

Will definitely let you know if I'm going to re-visit. How do you get to places if you don't drive?

 

[james.s]

I go urbexing with my 19 year old friend, he went to aston with me but hasn't posted his pics yet.
Do you drive?

 

[The Pirate]

The projector box is now a plant room accessed at the rear of the hall via 2 stairwells.
There is nothing up there though except pipes and heating equipment.
the projector windows that you can see in the hall have been bricked up in the plantroom side.

THE ODEON

Ashless myself and tomspki spent ages trying to find the projector room...we felt sure at first that it must be ABOVE the boiler room

nice post james that place has got bad now.

 

[thompski]

Ashless myself and tomspki spent ages trying to find the projector room...we felt sure at first that it must be ABOVE the boiler room

nice post james that place has got bad now.

Nah my theory was that it had been bricked up like Odeon pointed out, if you remember?

Shame about this one, but its been comprehensively documented by dozens of folk in various states of decay so it was hardly forgotten like some places I can think of

 

[Keep out!]

Awesome report James!!
Cannot believe the chavs have nicked the RADIATORS!!! Well actually yeah I can believe it but STILL!!!

God! Its a real shame to see it so trashed but still, some great pics regardless!!

Every room has a trail of brown radiator water leading from where the radiator was fixed to the wall to the door it was taken through.

James, I'm up for another visit there whenever you fancy. Is down the road from me too plus I know other local sites to Aston.

 

[thompski]

There's tonnes of stuff in South Derbyshire; just need to look you can make a day of it in that part of the county alone

 

[Trudger]

Did you eat lead as a child?

I used to chew a piece of lead (curtain weight) when I was a kid, might explain my shite memory now !
James, if your up for a visit this week, I might tag along.
Maybe you could teach me about this fearless stuff ! I'm a real chicken when it comes to angry mobs......

T

 

[james.s]

Cool, I'll have to arrange something, maybe wednesday evening? I'll PM you both if I am available (GCSEs and all that) As far as the old fearless thingy goes, if you are confronted by a chav, say something really clever and they will go, failing that, hit them between the eyes with a Sigma 400mm F5.6 APO. Or a tripod. Are you available any other time just in case Trudger?

 

[james.s]

There's tonnes of stuff in South Derbyshire; just need to look you can make a day of it in that part of the county alone

There is a huge abandoned farm near the hospital too, only saw it from the road, but it looked good....

 

[thompski]

There is a huge abandoned farm near the hospital too, only saw it from the road, but it looked good....

Yup there are reports on here for the farm, which reminds me of my need to light paint it. Like I said plenty to do if you know where to look

 

[Trudger]

I probably should be in lectures but willing to skip a few for an interesting explore, between times of 10ish to 2ish but have to be back to collect kids

T

 

[Keep out!]

Yup there are reports on here for the farm, which reminds me of my need to light paint it. Like I said plenty to do if you know where to look

Do you mean the piggery farm where I did the video inside the house with the totally collapsed floors? Along side the A50 and over the bridge as you go into Aston?

 

[thompski]

Do you mean the piggery farm where I did the video inside the house with the totally collapsed floors? Along side the A50 and over the bridge as you go into Aston?

That's the one

 

[johno23]

That's the one

Just for info when searching,its called Fox Covert Farm,we covered it last year,surprised its still standing really as it is in quite a state

 

[james.s]

Second Visit - New photos!

Hi all,
Had another (and very tense) visit today. Pikies, Chavs, police, it was bursting with life. We really only went to see the Mercury Arc Rectifier, which is the only thing that makes the place worth a visit.
We left the main hall satisfied, and walked straight into a group of chavs/skaters in the process of breaking a window. They were actually very friendly, and showed us around, they even refrained from breaking windows when I asked them. They didn't even nick mine or Peter's DSLRS. There were a group of scuzzy girls upstairs however, seemingly in the act of using one of the even scuzzier toilets, said their bodyguard (who called me a geek, could of 'ad 'im If I so desired) anyway, they moved on and we got some decent shots. We had to make a brisk exit however, we were persued by some pikies with a bag of radiators, then the fuzz showed up. We walked right past them so I think it was an effort to rid the pikies. Anyway, here are the pictures:

YESSS!!! I FOUND IT!!! Thanks Gangeox!

The Main Hall - A Drunk's Eye View

One Of The Friendly Chavs

Hydrotherapy Bath

Danger! - In The Swimming Pool Pump Room

The Pumps

Any Suggestions?

The Children's Block (I Think)

The Scene Within

EWWWW!!!

All Gone...

Nice External Shot

Thank you for looking

 

[james.s]

I forgot to post this one, sorry, it is a shot of the lift machinery, I can't remember if it is already on, but this one is better than my last one.

 

[Gangeox]

YESSS!!! I FOUND IT!!!

It wasnt hard to find, seeing as i told you where it was.

Oh and by the way, your welcome.