3,485 Comments for Philadelphia State Hospital (Byberry)

Lucky this wasn't near any of the fires started here, as I'm sure it would cause a lot of damage if it got too hot.

That's good! it will save Lynne & others in the know having to explain the same thing over and over again.

I was thinking of making a dictionary of common terms at some point; not enough time at the moment :-)

Many of the older psychiatric hospitals had a separate chapel building on campus (pre 1920's), while the newer or renovates places often held services inside an unassuming room (or so they looked post-abandonment).

Motts is it worth having a section on this site for an explanation of the various features & fittings?

Rather than having to post them every time someone asks.

I've looked at a lot of Mott's galleries & hardly any of the hospitals have a special place of worship.

It seems that all British mental institutions had them, either built into the main building or in the grounds.

my science teacher said she used to work here, and that on full moons they would lock themselves in therre offices for safety lmao

back in the 90's around halloween they did a haunted mansion here, crazed workers and insanty. i worked the mansion several years. awesome place to see, great spooky experiences

TO SCARY I WAS IN THAT HALL WIT MY FRIENDS

DUM-DUM

GROW UP JUST LIKE KATE SAID.....POOR MARY

i golly i really wanted to go i there to...MAN....shame on the people who knocked it down i heard they where going to build hoses in the empty space .who the hell would want to live there??????

this looks like theres a dead body under the sheets.............mabye................na.........

looks like a prop for a scary movie....creppy.

yeah and u owe me 30 bucks plus 3 years of intrest u better watch ur self guy