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I bet it's due for a hyro test!

Come to my town... It's full of them!:-)

this would be awesome, but sadly no one can really restore it back to it's grand place, Lead paint, arsnic, asbestes, so many things. I would have loved to seen this when it was first built. Sadly no one cares about such places anymore, It is build new and bigger and better,

A note from the Owner to AGC......If the Church is broken into, I know where to tell the Police to start looking. Thank you. If anyone else fancies a look round the church, please ask me first!!!!!!!!!!!

Dme's comment, is really dum!
It's the system in this world that must change.
All these asylums in the whole world, are based to help the system, to make you hard enough, without complaining.
And if you have a little difficulty with your feelings, or emotions, you are fucked!
There is no time for you in the system.
The moneymaking, sickmaking, hatefull slavery system.
For some reasons, we are made slaves, to make money.
Look at the movie The Wall, by Pink Floyd.
Where you see all these children are throwen in a meatgrinder, and this big teacher watching and controling it.
A bit like that.
We need to change this devilish system, without to much God given real love.
Thank you my people, and good luck.

Id like to get inside this building. Does anybody know how to get in? Also I heard that there is security cameras all around and inside. Is this true?

your images even of course u could do a book of photos of you

A book Motts we need a book - a hardback, glossy coffee table book of you images - i would so buy a book

I went there when I was little. It's definitely nostalgic, sad and a bit creepy seeing these photos. You do great work!

Anyone looking to take a trip post here ASAP. Only if you live close by the area.

Sorry edit,difficult on tablet

There is probally alot of asbestos dust in and out. They had alot of problems with unattendended individuals eating the paint chips and what was under them. They had to expand the hospital ward at one point because of lead poisoning. Then..history says they corrected the problem. The columns covered in this manner may have been one of the solutions. Cleaning was done by the unpaid inmate. The material covering the columns is a material that is easily cleaned. It is also easy to see where it was not cleaned. IMHO,this was a place of tourcher for so many
people. Many of whom are still living. It is way too soon to turn it macab.A little bad luck, the loss of a parent,poor eye site, too active at the dinner table,It didn't take much to be sentenced to Pennhurst.

No, the living conditions were not hyped up by media. It was a living hell there especially for the low functioning. As a care provider who helped prepare these people to live in group homes I can tell you what these people went through was pure hell year after year after year. I find it very distasteful that anyone would do anything with Pennhurst but burn it down.

Ohhhh dear, people were honest, with high ethics and morale back in the days. The suits must have been fine when hung up there, once upon a time, long ago, and nobody went and stole/took them, to wear, so some are still there. We will never know the story. Great picture! Be well and stay safe.

Tell Danny I said Hi.