Kingsway Psychiatric Hospital, Derby March 2010

[Stealthstar79]

Kingsway Hospital was established as the Derby Borough Asylum in 1884, coincidentally the same year as Derby's professional football team. The building was completed in 1888 and designed by BS Jacobs of Hull in the corridor layout built around several courtyards. The Victorian part of the hospital was modernised considerably during the 20th century, the most recent in the 1990s, however this did not deter closure in 2009 during the shake up of Derby's medical provision.
In 1997 nursing staff raised concerns about the end of life care provided to patients on the Rowsley psycho-geriatric ward at the Kingsway Hospital, Derby.The ward looked after elderly male patients with illnesses such as Dementia, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Allegations were made that staff were deliberately starving and dehydrating patients.A Police investigation was launched in 1997, which examined the deaths of a number of elderly patients on the Rowsley ward.




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[UrbexMami]

Wow, a beautiful old building with gorgeous pictures. Thank you x

 

[PROJ3CTM4YH3M]

did you get to see the morgue on this trip? I got there just before bulldozers went in it was alot more stripped out but the morgue was still there

 

[night crawler]

Why do you all want to see the Morgue? Soem nice photo's there and not stripped out like some others on here.

 

[Stealthstar79]

did you get to see the morgue on this trip? I got there just before bulldozers went in it was alot more stripped out but the morgue was still there

No I didn't see the morgue but I do love a morgue!
We were on tenterhooks as builders were there on site.
We had to plan our escape as a security man was walking the security fencing perimeter. He would stop for ages and take phone calls right near our exit.
We spied out a window upstairs and once he was further up ran for it!

 

[PROJ3CTM4YH3M]

No I didn't see the morgue but I do love a morgue!
We were on tenterhooks as builders were there on site.
We had to plan our escape as a security man was walking the security fencing perimeter. He would stop for ages and take phone calls right near our exit.
We spied out a window upstairs and once he was further up ran for it!

http://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/main/showthread.php?t=22775#.UI7BYobK0cQ<--- 2 montsh after your visit she was a good morgue too

 

[Stealthstar79]

http://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/main/showthread.php?t=22775#.UI7BYobK0cQ<--- 2 montsh after your visit she was a good morgue too

Very,Very nice!

 

[PROJ3CTM4YH3M]

Very,Very nice!

Pure luck mate, I'd almost given up hope of finding anything of interest then I saw the back of the refrigeration unit in the adjoining room and got giddy

 

[ImmortalShadow]

Awesome report, I went here a few times with some others, once on a night explore (my report's on here somewhere) - this was one of my favourite local explores.

Even got to see the projection room...a real time warp!