After an abandoned visit somewhere else which for the moment will remain nameless as I am determined to revisit, we proceeded to head up to the old ‘Wonky Asylum’. I’d been here previously in 2010 and I managed to get a few shots in some of the outer buildings a boiler house and a couple of cool rooms which still had beds and wheel chairs but we didn’t proceed much further that day and it was to be 2 years before I got the chance to revisit this monster of a site.
Joined by Ryan and Craig we were startled on approach by a couple of fellow explorers initially mistaking them for security but then realising they weren’t we said hello and headed in as they moved on (nice seeing you guys if you are reading this).
Its was a decent explore we spent a good 6 hours or so and I’d say we covered around 70% of the site. There’s no denying this place is really suffering from the elements, and whilst is doesn’t have some of grand external features of some of the other asylums, its a huge site and there’s still a fair bit to see.
Some of the highlights for me would have to be the projection / cutting room tucked away behind the great hall which is in probably the best condition of all the buildings and is one of the largest that I’ve had the pleasure of exploring. The chapel and Mortuary rooms were also interesting to see and the bay window garden on one of the third floors captured below! that was a sight.
Hope you enjoyed
Edit: Few more photos on my blog: http://www.benscamera.com/home/category/urbex/ I didnt want to go crazy and post them all on here
Joined by Ryan and Craig we were startled on approach by a couple of fellow explorers initially mistaking them for security but then realising they weren’t we said hello and headed in as they moved on (nice seeing you guys if you are reading this).
Its was a decent explore we spent a good 6 hours or so and I’d say we covered around 70% of the site. There’s no denying this place is really suffering from the elements, and whilst is doesn’t have some of grand external features of some of the other asylums, its a huge site and there’s still a fair bit to see.
Some of the highlights for me would have to be the projection / cutting room tucked away behind the great hall which is in probably the best condition of all the buildings and is one of the largest that I’ve had the pleasure of exploring. The chapel and Mortuary rooms were also interesting to see and the bay window garden on one of the third floors captured below! that was a sight.
Hope you enjoyed
Edit: Few more photos on my blog: http://www.benscamera.com/home/category/urbex/ I didnt want to go crazy and post them all on here
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