Glen o' Dee TB Sanatorium, August 2009

[Alir147]

Glen o' dee has an interesting history. Designed and built as a tuberculosis sanatorium, it was made of wood so that it could be disposed of quickly (burnt down), after any big outbreak of TB. At this time, it was known as Nordach-on- dee hospital. It later served it's purpose as a military hospital, before closing down. it reopened as a hotel and it was at this point, the hospital was renamed to the current "Glen o' Dee hospital". it then served as a hospital again, but as a contageous diseases unit after an outbreak of Typhoid in nearby Aberdeen. From here, it became a convalescent hospital, of which my Great Granda was one of it's patients.

The hospital closed for good in 1995 after a new unit was built out the back, and has since been left to deteriorate. however given hte length of dereliction, it's holding out very well.

visited with (deep breath), Celo, lost, Rjg_scotland, Bryag, Pyroninja, RichardB, Melvin2kBmx + 9 other locals we bumped in to inside!

 

[kongzi]

Pretty clean indeed.

 

[Gorecki]

Really good photos Alir !!!
The record player has came out well.
Weird, but it looks like it's had a clean up!!

 

[mookster]

what a wonderful place! That wheely armchair and the stained glass are superb.

 

[Alir147]

thanks folks!

 

[foz101]

Nice to see it still there doing well and all those ornate windows are still intact.

 

[lost]

Nice job, the place has a pretty potted history and you've covered it well.
It seems to be impossible to take a photo of that record player without inducing lens flare!

 

[clebby]

Thats been closed almost as long as Hellingly, and just compare the two. Good work!

 

[Bryag]

Nice job, the place has a pretty potted history and you've covered it well.
It seems to be impossible to take a photo of that record player without inducing lens flare!

That's not lens flare, they're asbestos spores

 

[fire*fly]

very nice

 

[lost]

That's not lens flare, they're asbestos spores

Also very likely.

Hey, here's some 1901 graffiti if anyone's interested. I somehow made it up that shonky ladder.

 

[Bryag]

Also very likely.

Hey, here's some 1901 graffiti if anyone's interested. I somehow made it up that shonky ladder.

Would that happen to be next to the window where the old dear with the two retrievers spotted me???

 

[mr_bones]

Lost, that graffiti is only 8 years old.

Very nice report Alir147.

 

[commander]

nice pics ali

i was under the impression this place was getting torn down?

 

[bayzer]

Beautiful and very clear pictures and that chair well i have never seen one like it very strange indeed