taliesin
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Normans Riding part 2 Winlayton/Blaydon
Weather was bad, so I thought I'd take a second visit to this ex-hospital in Tyne & Wear.
I was here last year but since then its obvious that the situation has changed and they are leaving the place to rot. Kids and scrap scavengers have moved into the site and its being trashed in very short time. Someone even seems to be making a serios effort to strip the roof.
This was a surprise and after an hour of sneaking around, following last years visit, I found I was there by myself and free to roam at will. I did and not without a few surprises, which the photos will show.
General view of the grounds
The frozen ornimental pond, where fire extinguishers go to die
Another site view
A lot of garden, here where they grow the wheel chairs!
And zimmer frames
Open air music it seems. The first of two keyboards encounterd
Gatehouse bungallows
Part of the water system. Wouldnt like to know how deep this thing might be
Main building
Second view
Part of the pumping system I guess
And some of the underground tunnels for heating etc
I didnt explore much of them!
Interiors trashed with a lot of stuff remaining
Pretty high tech in its day
Theres quiet a lot here, that probably shouldnt be
Handy lift shaft for rapid service...down only
Reception building from above
View from the third floor. Roof would need a ladder
Past splendour, not!, all plastic
The bar is open but nobodys home
And while we find another keyboard, the band has left the stage.
Hand playground, for a rest after busy investigation
But.....and here is the biggest surprise and main question
Why does a old age peoples home have a set of stocks?????
Might be worth a third return trip again at a future date but I dont think it could give a bigger surprise than the stocks. Is it a warning to urban explorerers???????
Weather was bad, so I thought I'd take a second visit to this ex-hospital in Tyne & Wear.
I was here last year but since then its obvious that the situation has changed and they are leaving the place to rot. Kids and scrap scavengers have moved into the site and its being trashed in very short time. Someone even seems to be making a serios effort to strip the roof.
This was a surprise and after an hour of sneaking around, following last years visit, I found I was there by myself and free to roam at will. I did and not without a few surprises, which the photos will show.
General view of the grounds
The frozen ornimental pond, where fire extinguishers go to die
Another site view
A lot of garden, here where they grow the wheel chairs!
And zimmer frames
Open air music it seems. The first of two keyboards encounterd
Gatehouse bungallows
Part of the water system. Wouldnt like to know how deep this thing might be
Main building
Second view
Part of the pumping system I guess
And some of the underground tunnels for heating etc
I didnt explore much of them!
Interiors trashed with a lot of stuff remaining
Pretty high tech in its day
Theres quiet a lot here, that probably shouldnt be
Handy lift shaft for rapid service...down only
Reception building from above
View from the third floor. Roof would need a ladder
Past splendour, not!, all plastic
The bar is open but nobodys home
And while we find another keyboard, the band has left the stage.
Hand playground, for a rest after busy investigation
But.....and here is the biggest surprise and main question
Why does a old age peoples home have a set of stocks?????
Might be worth a third return trip again at a future date but I dont think it could give a bigger surprise than the stocks. Is it a warning to urban explorerers???????
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Perhaps they had a fund-raising fete and people paid to throw wet sponges at some poor sod in the stocks. 
