St George's Asylum, Stafford

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St George's Hopsital, Staffordshire County Asylum as it was known then, was opened in 1818 to accommodate 120 private and pauper patients. In the 1950s the building became St George's Hospital and in 1994 the hospital was closed.

Here are the photos...

A comparison of the exterior, 1975 and 2008.

The Main Hall is in a terrible state...

Chapel...

The pigeons were having a knees up in the water tower!

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[Actionman]

St Georges, Stafford

Main Hall

Stairs outside

Cell door

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Chair in pharmacy

 

[Foxylady]

Excellent pics as always. Great to see St George's again and good to see the comparison shots.
Love the chapel...really nice.

Cheers

 

[King Al]

Nice pics AM + RA super asylum