First excuse some of the pics still using an old point and shoot.Sure its been done on here sometime ago but its local to me and managed a wander recently.Its quite a big site I explored the side where the water tower is(locked up tight).I know there are more buildings around the other side,its an odd mix of old unused and some new parts unused but attached to the current part which is in use,if you follow... Most of the buildings were very secure hence all out door shots/still had to do some serious fence hopping!/some history found(and not my words)
"St Leonards was originally built in 1942 as a war time hospital for the American and Canadian military forces who flew their injured servicemen into Hurn Airport, and then transported them through the forest to the hospital. The old wooden buildings housed a thousand beds. After the war, with the advent of the new National Health Service, St Leonards became a hospital for the elderly with 350 beds, and this is how many people still think of it, but in fact it is very different now"
The old huts have been demolished at some time since the 1960s, and all that remains is their concrete bases and a water tower. There are also a few disused brick buildings at the eastern end of the site.
The southwestern part of the site is still in use by the NHS
and pictures...
"St Leonards was originally built in 1942 as a war time hospital for the American and Canadian military forces who flew their injured servicemen into Hurn Airport, and then transported them through the forest to the hospital. The old wooden buildings housed a thousand beds. After the war, with the advent of the new National Health Service, St Leonards became a hospital for the elderly with 350 beds, and this is how many people still think of it, but in fact it is very different now"
The old huts have been demolished at some time since the 1960s, and all that remains is their concrete bases and a water tower. There are also a few disused brick buildings at the eastern end of the site.
The southwestern part of the site is still in use by the NHS
and pictures...
