St Edmund's Hospital/Northampton Workhouse - Northampton March 2014

[Northantz_Urbex]

This has been done a few times before but here goes my version Northampton workhouse was built in 1836 at the north side of the Wellingborough Road, to the north-east of the Northampton. It could accommodate 300 inmates and it cost approximately £7,000. The building was designed by George Gilbert Scott who was the architect of many other workhouse buildings including ones for the nearby Kettering and Oundle Unions.After 1930, the workhouse was taken over by the Northampton Borough Council and renamed St Edmund's Hospital which continued in operation until 1998. This site is now owned by a private owner who has left it to rot the council gained access to it a few years back in hope of saving it but by the looks of what i seen its long gone and would cost a fortune to renovate and bring back to former glory so here it sits nothing going on with it been stripped of all its life has tramps living in it been subject to a dumping ground and as sad as it seems i dont see much future in here now the neglect has took its toll

Thanks for looking

 

[Mikeymutt]

Another great report.it looks a mess outside..keep them coming

 

[Northantz_Urbex]

Cheers mikey

 

[chazman]

smart pics,well done. i did some work there years ago and i had the feeling as soon as the deal was done that it would just sit there and spoil.i can comment now,because firm i did it through no longer exist.

 

[UrbanX]

Nice one, more left than I thought!
Cheers for sharing!

 

[ExplorerAnt]

Very nice, i have been here. Was a good night out for exploring and taking pictures. However it is very unsafe and on my way out i went through the floor. OUCH!!!! but look back on it now, i laugh about it.