Whittingham Asylum - May 08

[Valan]

I guess most people have already seen this, but it was new to me:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqduuza8-Do

Have you seen the mini documentary/film Soulfingers (I think that was his username or spacetimecontinum, something like that) did? Ray Gosling all these years later taking a trip back to Whittingham, chucking him over the fence was 'interesting'
I've got the link somewhere, will have to dig it out, and give Nokturna her copy back or she'll smash my face in!

Nice pics too, some different perspectives/takes on the usual there!

 

[BenWRX]

The full docs are here: (Original) [ame="http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-1193641534144524120&hl=en-GB"]http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-1193641534144524120&hl=en-GB[/ame]

and here: [ame]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2tci2_inside-the-asylum_creation[/ame]

 

[forgottenson]

I guess most people have already seen this, but it was new to me:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqduuza8-Do

That's an incredibly powerful piece. So very sad, don't think I'd like to do the asylum.

 

[Valan]

Yep, thats the one Ben ta!

 

[crashmatt]

Thanks guys, those video clips were seriously interesting.

Pete, cheers it's good to know what that building is. I may have to try and get in there too

 

[NobodyGirl]

Stumbled upon a couple more shots, thought I should post em up.

In the basement area

The Hall
(Watching the youtube videos and seeing this is amazing. Was nice to see it when it was in use )

One of the sloping hallways.

From one of the managerial rooms. Where I opened a tin of boot polish, that had still boot polish in from years ago, that still smelt the same

 

[Foxylady]

Love your photos, NG. That hallway shot is superb!

 

[NobodyGirl]

Love your photos, NG. That hallway shot is superb!

Thanks darling! Its such a photogenic place!!!!

 

[marked-man]

The full docs are here: (Original) http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-1193641534144524120&hl=en-GB

and here: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2tci2_inside-the-asylum_creation

For those that watched the film and wondered what happened to the people in it?

The old miner from Chorley that is questioned by the doctor, and he goes dum dee dum, he lives for another 5 years at Whittingham until he dies until then he stops speaking and all he says is dum dee dum.

The woman with lip stick plastered on, she is Polish and appears in the Evening Post wanting to find her relatives.

 

[Stoka]

After years of thinking I've seen every inch of Whittingham, I've been proven wrong. You captured the place brilliantly well done!

I've yet to see the loft-space in the male dormitory

 

[djpmc]

nice

nice photo s is the dance hall the building with green triangle thing on top,i ve been 3 times and yet to find??

 

[LivingFire]

Brilliant pictures NobodyGirl, may I ask what camera you're using?

Particularly like the corridor shots and the empty room with the wallpaper.

 

[orangeacid]

Some excellent, excellent photos guys. Especially love that last staircase shot, nobodygirl

 

[djpmc]

nice

nice pictures brilliant place for a xplore and half the place is massive,is there a small chapel in the main building i stumbled across somethin lookin like one,jus curious?is it near the dance hall.ive seen photo s taken from the top of the water tower but looks imposs to get up,but i guess weres there a will ,theres a way!!

 

[BenWRX]

is there a small chapel in the main building i stumbled across somethin lookin like one,jus curious?is it near the dance hall.ive seen photo s taken from the top of the water tower but looks imposs to get up,but i guess weres there a will ,theres a way!!

Yes, there is a smaller internal chapel.. it's the Catholic chapel whereas St Johns church, the external one, is CoE.

 

[Keep out!]

The full docs are here: (Original) http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-1193641534144524120&hl=en-GB

and here: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2tci2_inside-the-asylum_creation

disturbing.