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High Royds! The former Psychiatric Hospital that was formerly known as The West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum when first opened in 1888.
Now normally I would have started this report with a shot of the famous admin from the main drive! But this was a spur of the moment visit after doing Murphy's Machinery just up the road. Apart from time limits, the secca were active on our exit so thought sod it. A good excuse to return then
It's a massive site covering 300 acres. A lot has already been converted to housing, but parts of it are still as is and awaiting conversion. This is of course good news as far as the likes of us are concerned
The main corridors of the admin block consists of fine Italian marble floors and mosaics. And the glazed tiles were made locally.
I would just love to see these superb floors cleaned up.
Stained Glass in reception. A testament to the superb Architecture that's evident throughout.
Tudor style paneling in the boardroom.
Eerie corridors. If only they could talk.
The beautiful ballroom.
Stripped out kitchens.
Pharmacy.
Paint decay.
Onward and upwards.
And the impressive clock tower.
That's it folks.
And before I go..... The Morgue is now sealed and minus the slab. This was removed and taken to the Stanley Royd Museum Wakefield. I so wanted to see it in situ. So the inevitable trip out to the museum had to be done.
Touching the cold smooth marble made me smile
If like me, you are interested in the history of High Royds! Then I found this site very informative.
http://www.forlornbritain.co.uk/highroyds.php
I hope to return soon
Now normally I would have started this report with a shot of the famous admin from the main drive! But this was a spur of the moment visit after doing Murphy's Machinery just up the road. Apart from time limits, the secca were active on our exit so thought sod it. A good excuse to return then
It's a massive site covering 300 acres. A lot has already been converted to housing, but parts of it are still as is and awaiting conversion. This is of course good news as far as the likes of us are concerned
The main corridors of the admin block consists of fine Italian marble floors and mosaics. And the glazed tiles were made locally.
I would just love to see these superb floors cleaned up.
Stained Glass in reception. A testament to the superb Architecture that's evident throughout.
Tudor style paneling in the boardroom.
Eerie corridors. If only they could talk.
The beautiful ballroom.
Stripped out kitchens.
Pharmacy.
Paint decay.
Onward and upwards.
And the impressive clock tower.
That's it folks.
And before I go..... The Morgue is now sealed and minus the slab. This was removed and taken to the Stanley Royd Museum Wakefield. I so wanted to see it in situ. So the inevitable trip out to the museum had to be done.
Touching the cold smooth marble made me smile
If like me, you are interested in the history of High Royds! Then I found this site very informative.
http://www.forlornbritain.co.uk/highroyds.php
I hope to return soon
