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Cane Hill Lunatic Asylum 29|04|02 (Solo) Mostly demolished between 2008-2009
Where would the UK’s urban exploration scene be without everyone’s favourite rambling Victorian lunatic
asylum? Well, it’d be a little more varied and I wouldn’t be soaking wet and covered in mud. But enough of that.
Here's Cane Hill in the April showers, a walk around the perimeter fence. (Please avoid the drains. Cheers!)
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RAF Wyton Photographic Factory 18|05|02 (With Offkilter)
In the 1980s and 1990s, military aircraft from RAF Wyton were deployed in photographic
missions. Obviously, they couldn't take the pictures down to Boots for development
and so used their own Photographic Factory. Fast forward to 2002, and the missions
have stopped from Wyton, and the photographic factory is long derelict and now sold to developers.
Time for a visit.
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Cane Hill Lunatic Asylum 13|07|02 (With Mr. A and Mr. B) Mostly demolished between 2008-2009
This is the grand tour of the interior - a walk around the hallowed halls of Cane Hill hospital.
Not so much hallowed but battered, burned, rotten, moldy and decaying. But some parts of this old institution are still beautiful
in their decay and the original Victorian splendor can still be seen.
And with the JCB parked outside, we covered as much ground as possible.
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Severalls Lunatic Asylum 28|09|02 (With Ian)
A brief look at some of the villas at Severalls hospital. Built in 1910, this echelon plan
hospital includes several small villas in its glorious grounds. This shows a move away from huge ward based
hopsitals of the Victorian era, to more self-sufficient units. Plus there's a huge ward based main
building there as well - super! (An tour of the exteriors only - we respected the fence.)
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Rauceby Lunatic Asylum 29|09|02 (Solo) Demolished/Redeveloped in 2006
I didn't know what to expect with this one. I had some old aerial photos and a free
Sunday morning. I knew the asylum was still there, but no-one else had ever mentioned it -
this was pure Urban Exploring virgin territory. I was very pleasantly surprised.
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Rauceby Lunatic Asylum 13|10|02 (With Smorgy) Demolished/Redeveloped in 2006
The return to Rauceby was one of the most surreal, amusing, and disappointing urban explorations I’ve been on.
It’s not all fun, fun, fun in the sun, sun, sun. I was inspired enough to take just one picture.
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Bourne Hospital 13|10|02 (With Smorgy) Demolished in 2003
After the rampant disappointment of Rauceby, what could be better than accidentally discovering a
derelict hospital on the way home? A quick romp around the former isolation hospital at Bourne.
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Warley Lunatic Asylum 18|10|02 (Solo) Demolished/Redeveloped in 2006
This was an interesting recce. Some of the hospital had gone, some was still standing, and some was
lost in housing estates. And, finally, I got inside somewhere!
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Cane Hill Lunatic Asylum 18|10|02 (Solo) Mostly demolished between 2008-2009
Suddenly I realised the truth: I’d done too much new stuff: Severalls,
Rauceby, Bourne and Warley. I was overwhelmed.
There was only one thing for it! Back to Cane Hill. It is nice and familiar after all.
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RAF Upwood 24|11|02 (With Smorgy)
This is my local: a nice abandoned airfield with loads of buildings, bunkers and hangers.
So, on a damp Sunday morning after grabbing Smorgy, we set off to have a ramble in the
ruins, concentrating mainly on the bunkers and decontamination sections. But there’s lots
more here. Lot’s more.
(Warning: Features pictures of dead sheep... yes, I'm sick).
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Cane Hill Lunatic Asylum 08|12|02 (With Smorgy) Mostly demolished between 2008-2009
This fine day (well absolutely dreadful, miserable, cold, foggy day), Smorgy and I
visited the two most popular hospitals in the UK - for urban explorers.
So, sit back, enjoy, and witness the horror of our first visit that day. It’s Cane Hill - yet again.
But things are definitely changing - the old gal is starting to collapse and it’s an utter mess
in there. (More so than before - if that was possible).
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The Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital 08|12|02 (With Smorgy) Demolished in 2006
And in the afternoon of that same dreadful Sunday, we hopped the fence of
The Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital, another derelict mass of legend and fun.
Unlike the brooding broken ruin of Cane Hill, the
CRCMH offers a blood soaked kitchen, burnt animal labs and a host of creepy
creeps... Oh yes - this one is haunted.
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