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awesome shot

makes you wonder , maybe the poor guy never came up from the mine . and its left behind as a memorial . just a little spooky .

Wow! bottles from the mid 70's to early 80's.

Okay this is for Lynne, (our in house expert) Were children with Downs Syndrome placed in facilities like this?

You would think perhaps a third- world country could use a crib like that.. Clean it up, and find some one to ship it ( perhaps for free)

kim, thats because it IS a brewary

kabooooooooom !!!

I worked at whittingham between 1986 and 1988 on nights. I am a RMN (registered mental nurse) what we all should remember is that this place holds many memories and it was the home to many people. We must respect that at all times. I appreciate all the time and effort that has gone into putting all these great photos on the website. It is very nostalgic for me to see the old place again before its demise. For anyone who is inclined to stigmatise the mentally ill, and relate to them as if they are a social underclass, it is worth knowing that 1 in 4 of the population will suffer from a mental illness at some time in their lives. None of us are immune. Please remember this fact. thank you.

if these idiots ever saw all the children who were swimming one day and the next were in these iron lungs growing old they would not make these stupid statements thats why it was called infantile paralyses

Thanks; yes I do shoot in RAW mode, so all the photos need to run through an image editing program, where I correct the color and contrast.

Yes, one shot every ten years is worth it.

No, there was no power or water being supplied to this facility.

Thank you; the ripples were from a leaking ceiling above.

No, the power was cut.

Hey Lynne, I saw a show on the Discovery channel about a house being renovated and under the basement floor they found (24?) infant skeletal (sp?) remains, some w/ out the skull. After research of the land, they found it use to house a poor house and being sent there was basically a death sentence in its own. Anyway, they found out that some of the bodies were stolen by medical students because in the 1700's the students were responsible to find their own cadaver (sp?) to study. (the present day research team found the cut marks on the neck bones to be done with surgical precision) So I am all for donation of cadavers to science, at least we don't have to worry about uncle leo being snatched from his grave by med students.

did you actually make it up there, motts ??