As I mentioned in the Botleys Park thread I also got into a few of the recently closed areas of St. Peter's Hospital next door.
St. Peter's was opened in 1947 and over the years gradually expanded and is still a largely operational site however various buildings to the western side are now lying empty. This includes Hayward House (former ADHD centre), Bournewood House (original late 1940s building - converted into some sort of offices), the old pre-fab Chapel and various other pre-fab buildings. There is also one other building we didn't get into.
If I'm honest modern hospital stuff like this does nothing for me really. The late 1940s building was horribly modernised and completely devoid of interesting stuff other than the entrance foyer, at least the much more modern Hayward House was architecturally more appealing, and is probably the newest building I have explored to date. A shame the Chapel wasn't much good either but I can't remember seeing photos of it before! Still, it was a grand morning out.
Thanks for looking
St. Peter's was opened in 1947 and over the years gradually expanded and is still a largely operational site however various buildings to the western side are now lying empty. This includes Hayward House (former ADHD centre), Bournewood House (original late 1940s building - converted into some sort of offices), the old pre-fab Chapel and various other pre-fab buildings. There is also one other building we didn't get into.
If I'm honest modern hospital stuff like this does nothing for me really. The late 1940s building was horribly modernised and completely devoid of interesting stuff other than the entrance foyer, at least the much more modern Hayward House was architecturally more appealing, and is probably the newest building I have explored to date. A shame the Chapel wasn't much good either but I can't remember seeing photos of it before! Still, it was a grand morning out.
Thanks for looking
