West Park Hospital, Epsom - August 2011

[LulaTaHula]

I needed to make another visit to West Park, to see as much as I could, one last time. There is very little left to see, sadly, and what is left has been stripped out. It is extremely difficult to navigate the site as there is so much work going on to clear what's left. I'm glad to have been again, and it was with a heavy heart that as the light faded, I took my leave for what may well have been the last time.

 

[Lost Explorer]

So sad to see it like this

 

[UrbanX]

You're still getting awesome photos from it tho!

 

[TeeJF]

What a bummer.... thanks for the heads up.

 

[zombizza]

what is actually left now then?

 

[LulaTaHula]

what is actually left now then?

Some completely stripped ward buildings, water tower, admin. A few remaining live buildings at the front. Airing court shelters. Demo and conversion are well underway and there is no 'asylum soul' left in the place.

 

[urban phantom]

nice work thanks for sharing

 

[klempner69]

Thanks for the update Lu,have to agree,WP`s heart has finally stopped beating

 

[randomnut]

The old girls gone

Great photos though. Love the shot of the stairs at the top of admin .

 

[nelly]

Another one bites the dust!!

Nice photos though

 

[tank2020]

I thought I may have been the last to post from here, they were gutting the place pretty quickly when I was there in April. wish I had seen more.

 

[MD]

nice shots Lula
shame to see it tho

 

[professor frink]

A shadow of it's former self. I see it's now called Nobel Park, but it's good to see the converted wards will still retain their original names.
Good to see the boards off the front of admin too.

 

[mr_bones]

Wow, it is looking like Hellingly and Cane Hill - so much work has taken place in the last few months. Once the corridors go, they seem to come down fast. Thanks for sharing, I can imagine your reaction when you were stood in there.

 

[sparky.]

Wow such a shame to see it like this I loved this place brilliant pics though

 

[zombizza]

Some completely stripped ward buildings, water tower, admin. A few remaining live buildings at the front. Airing court shelters. Demo and conversion are well underway and there is no 'asylum soul' left in the place.

Oh dear
where was the first shot taken? looks like one of the wards.
Im in mourning for this place

 

[LulaTaHula]

Oh dear
where was the first shot taken? looks like one of the wards.

One of them, yes. I can't tell which is which any more though! Never did have a good sense of direction or spatial awareness, and now that so much demo has gone on... I'm powerless to have a clue I'm afraid!

 

[dangerous dave]

shame to see it go but kinda glad it got granted some sort of reuse unlike cane hill.It's better to see it re purposed than turned into hardcore for a road build and left without a trace of its former use and a bunch of prefab houses dumped in its place .

 

[mookster]

shame to see it go but kinda glad it got granted some sort of reuse unlike cane hill.It's better to see it re purposed than turned into hardcore for a road build and left without a trace of its former use and a bunch of prefab houses dumped in its place .

Agreed, at least some of it is going to survive in some form, even if it's under a slightly different name.

 

[Em_Ux]

Fantastic shots!