I rarely post comments but this is my second time through the galleries and I'm taking more time this go around and decided to share. Strangely, this picture doesn't seem nearly as cold as some of the others. The best I can figure is that the way the debris on the floor is laying, my mind has transformed it into a soft carpet of sorts and it makes the whole area seem softer and less harsh. Odd. Also, the oddly-angled room seems much more forgiving than the standard box shape. Strange that what would have been one of the more restrictive and harsh areas of the facilty now appears so much more hospitable. Powerful photograph, Motts.
dont know why everyone is goin on about a soap dispenser, or even a sink...... this is a photograph of a light with a glass shade, a smoke/fire alarm sensor and a window.................have you lot been smokin crack?
Dont worry about the junkies. I'm sure they're just as afraid of you as you are of them ;) Like previous guy said, odds are they're slumped out on the nod somewhere. I wouldn't being any money or valuables if I were you though. A baseball bat or spiked club should be sufficient to discourage them. GREAT work,btw. Your photography of ruins like this is some of the best I've seen.
C- Note, It's not England you're looking at... It's Wales. But yes, both are damp. I live near this asylum. I went there new years day this year (yesterday) and it's in the worst condition ever (far worse than these pictures show). The photographer here has failed to take any pictures of the elevator, including the tiny fuse room at the top of the elevator shaft. The black stuff on the wall in this picture is graffiti by the way...