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Yes the chimneys are very unique! I wonder why they were designed like this? The fireplaces seem abnormally small, for some of the rooms are considerably large. I never could find a reason, any ideas?

I agree it definitely looks like Construction consultants work, to look at the foundations of the building! An individual could have found this and used it for other purposes, who knows! Good find by the way!

I read an article and in the middle the author stated ‘’Hellingly was some kind of hell, which is all suggested in the name.’’ I am intrigued to find out if Hellingly actually has any meaning, any ideas?

Great Cannibal Corpse song. :) These photographs tug deeply at how truly sad and horrifying places like this must have been.

I live in the MA area, and your work has very much inspired me to do some Urban Exploring myself, seeing how I am an aspiring photographer.

I think coal would be used in the fireplace. That is what the Hellingly railway station was built for to transport coal to the hospital and as well for travellers, visitors etc

Like I said previously I think that ''door'' maybe a window. It seems as though it may be a punishment room of some kind preventing the patient to have any social means by blocking their view or maybe a space where experiments may have took place? Would make anyone go mad!

I think that ''door'' maybe a window. It seems as though it may be a punishment room of some kind preventing the patient to have any social means by blocking their view or maybe a space where experiments may have took place? That is what I would have believed whether what I have said it a load of rubbish or not I don’t know

Heya,

It is true about ''minor indiscressions'' some of the ''patients'' or should I state ''guinea pigs'' were as normal as can be until they came out. It would many anyone go mad!

On another note would anyone hold any documentation of Hellingly? On the architect G.T.Hine or staff, patients and even visitors? I am writing my architecture dissertation and would be very useful also to hear any stories or myths of the place as the only real documents lie within a memory and most of the people there probably are not alive!

I would hate to see any friend or relative of mine in this situation and in the future would like to build something that would want to make the patient live a good life, to be inspired in their surroundings, enabling them to have the option to be slightly free! Though this build I think is beautiful not many patients or staff would agree.


Many thanks

thats freakin awesome dude

i think there is something there that isnt there

what happen to this building and the contents. doesnt anyone care anymore. i worked there as an aide and it was a nice facility. what happened??? i loved the patients and their records should not be scattered around like that. please care and do the roght thing.

Oh, Motts. I know I am not alone in being eternally grateful that this amazing structure was preserved in photography through your talented work. You are unspeakably gifted.

Will you be my friend?? ;-)

^^^ What the ... oh, wait, it's Shell. Never mind.

;-)

Autoclaves do more than sanitize they sterilize by steam under pressure. They are are made of steel. I was an OR nurse in the Army Nurse Corps and used various sizes of autoclaves.
If you had long hours one could pressure cook a nice meal (potatoes and corn on the cob were quite tasty).

is that in a basement cuz it looks lie it is