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I found a tail once near my back gate- I think it came from a baby squirrel.

Aaahhhhh...Bless the little fellow! You could write a children's adventure story about a colony of raccoons or squirrels or something who lived in a disused building complex- maybe not a mental hospital, granted, but perhaps a school or a cinema.

What a ghastly shower system- glad we've never had things like that here in Britain.

Who's the female figure meant to be? Mary Poppins??

Poor little trike- hope that some toy collector restores it one day...

The grill on that looks exactly like an old CAT bulldozer.

These shots remind me of that bit in 'Escape From New York', when Snake Plisken (Kurt Russell) finds 'Cabbie' (Ernest Borgnine) enjoying a shabby vaudeville performance with his fellow convicts in a decaying Broadway theatre lit by candlelight.
Surely the mezzanine area must have been for staff- there's no way they'd risk patients killing themselves jumping over the edge! It'd also be a good lookout point, to keep an eye on all that went on below.

Looks like it must have been beautiful once.

we used to have a system here in England in our big old mental hospitals, whereby potentially dangerous inmates were put in promenade rooms like this for excercise. They'd be located in the middle, with a nurse or orderly at each end. That way they could be kept a watch over, whilst allowing the staff time to get out and lock the door behind them if the patient suddenly took a run at them. Maybe that's why the chair in this picture is in the middle of the corridor??

They were generic, professionally printed art, many of the same scenes can be found about the different wards of the hospital.

Hey, don't lump all kids in one generalisation. I don't qualify as a kid any more but when I was 16 I wouldn't of dreamed of doing something so disrespectful. I love old buildings like this. Thanks for the great photos Mr Motts! They're a way of keeping these places alive once they are finally gone and you've really got a unique perspective.

Confirmed from close observation- distant object is an electric fan. They were wasteful leaving that there!

This image would make a good album cover....

Why did they leave so many newish, serviceable extinguishers around? presumably the place is still patrolled occasionally- maybe they need to still have the wherewithall to fight a blaze in case of arson.

At least they were trying to brighten the place up a bit....