1,933 Comments for North Wales Hospital (Denbigh Asylum)

Windows like that - which are wider on the inside than the outside - are quite typical of British architecture - not just a mental asylum thing. It's to do with the thickness and strength of the walls. The wider opening on the inside meant that you could have strong, thick walls yet still get maximum daylight in; if the window recess didn't widen out, the room would be a great deal darker.
You can see this kind of architecture in buildings dating from the middle ages (eg, in York, or Edinburgh).

The sheet that says 17-11-90 was written on my 10th birthday. I'm pretty sure I saw Home Alone for my 10th birthday to give you an idea of how old they are.

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Tragic. At least they haven't torn the building down yet, but still... ...shoddy renovations are typically why these great buildings end up being abandoned in the first place. Tragic...

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A new big budget Brit horror/comedy is going to be filming in this place in June. Keep yer eyes open fer it!

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Leave means that the patient is away from the hospital, possibly with a guardian.

Wow i love the stonework and the texture i wont have a problem going in

Um... sure. Or not.

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