West Park Hospital - April 2013

[LulaTaHula]

Now almost completely re-developed, West Park could once upon a time house around 2000 patients. These shots are from my last visit in April last year. I must get back to have a look at what, if anything, remains!

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[flyboys90]

Nice one aint seen a pck of Glitto for ages!

 

[UrbanX]

My god thats a nice set of pics! Glad to finally see 'em!

 

[The Archivist]

Fine set of pictures there, I like your use of light.

I must get back to have a look at what, if anything, remains!

I visited at the beginning of May this year, mostly just walking around a housing estate with bits of interesting architecture here and there. To be fair, they've done a good job on the retained wards but there's really not much to see. Here's a short list of what's left:

• The mortuary/old path. labs (well secured, rumoured to have been cleared inside)
• The tower (waiting to be converted)
• Scott House (tightly boarded up)
• Gardner House (Empty but not derelict)
• Staff Social Club (derelict)
• c.6 Airing court shelters (Restored)
• Small toilet block on the edge of the Cottage Hospital Car Park (derelict)
• Remains of gas pipeline (derelict)
• Cottage Hospital, Rosebery, Garden Dept., Burnham, Farmside, Woodside, The Meadows (Still in use)
• Janeford, Frinton, Parklands/Lexford, Clinton/Cranford/Denton/Dartford, Abington/Ashford/Barton/Burford, Admin, Blake/Chaucer/Darwin/Mayford, Boswell/Cavendish/Drummond/Manston, Emerson/Pharmacy, Public Health/New Path. Labs, Kipling (Converted)

Anything else has been demolished, I'm afraid. The latest Google Earth imagery also gives a pretty good idea of what's left.

 

[LulaTaHula]

Wow, thank you!

 

[LittleOz]

Last time I looked (3-4 weeks ago) the mortuary door was still wide open but the place has been stripped. Really nothing left to see in there apart from the freezers. Planning application went in a couple of weeks ago for its demolition.