St Crispins/ Berrywood Asylum

[Stealthstar79]

The hospital was built in 1876 and designed by Robert Griffiths, who also designed the Staffordshire County Asylum. The site made good use of its location, with extensive southern views and incorporated a large farm, gas works, staff residences and burial ground.

The style is Gothic; the most popular style of the day, which features lots of local bricks and stone dressings and a large clock/water tower more akin to a church steeple. In 1887 the asylum was extended further to accommodate more patients, and by the 1940s had reached it’s maximum population.

The asylum entered the news in more recent history, when a fire broke out killing 6 patients, and the hospital finally closed its doors in 1995.

I have finally sourced the hard drive with all my old explores on. I did a very small report, but was asked if I had more pics, so here they are..
Visited October 2010



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[sparky.]

Very nice love the shot of the old clock tower

 

[UE-OMJ]

Impressive!

 

[demon-pap]

cracking report, well done and thanks.

 

[TeeJF]

Looks like it was a nice exploration and you can't beat an old asylum. But I understand this place is long gone now? It's a shame. The one in Kent (St. Augustines) still has some grotty pre-fab sections left standing but the major part of the asylum was converted beautifully into a little village with old and new blending together.

Thanks for posting.

 

[Stealthstar79]

Its grounds and the surrounding area are under development and will include a new psychiatric hospital, residential housing, a large self-contained retirement village, a primary school and a local centre of shops and offices. *Found of the net* I did read the clock tower will be kept. Not sure how far along it is, but on the stairs pic you can see one of the apartments already built from the asylum

 

[The Wombat]

Great stuff that
Shame ive probably missed the boat on this one

 

[UrbanX]

Nice one, lovely old place this one!
Great photos too you should be well happy with this set!