1,611 Comments for Whittingham Hospital

My father (who worked in the hospital kitchens) was the chapel organist throughout the 1970s and 1980s. I wonder if he was the last to play it?

I used to attend this chapel as a child and teenager in the 1970s.

The altar (see later picture) was on the small platform at the far end, surrounded by a wooden communion rail, part of which can still be seen in the picture.

By tradition, patients sat to the left of the columns, staff's families and other members of the public sat on the right. Although the chapel was intended for staff and patients, local villagers in-the-know also attended, to save themselves the two-mile journey to the nearest Catholic church. You can see the bare wood areas of the floor where the pews were, with a wide surfaced aisle down the middle.

The two doors on the right led to the priest's vestry and the confessional.

oh....em...GEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is freakin CREEPY!!! You almost expect two big red eyes to pop up in the darkness!

YIPES!!!

wow...the natural light is just incredible!

lmao @ Lynne :)

wow...this place in just incredible! I find it so sad that all of these amazing places are just left to rot!

My mum used to take her with me to this building to collect her wages (a nurse) etc, around the late 60s early 70s. Like most of Whittingham at the time it was in fabulous condition. Not scary at all to a 5 year old - just time and decay as well as Whittinghams stigma of the mentally ill has turned it into some sort of creep show. Its a shame that the buildings have gone into such a state - I remember most of Whittingham in its prime.

i went y.day we didnt manage to get into the building, but its so scary even walking around it.
these pictures are really good! wish i we had managed to get inside now.

Its horrible if u see it now, so many people have gone and smashed all the windows and wrote on all the walls, i went there yesterday its creepy!

Omg if u think its scary on here u should see in in person, i went yesterday and walked all around it at 11o'clock at night its so scary there was about 25 of us looking for away to get in, this building was were they kept all the really bad people and only 2 nurses would go in at a time its so scary .

i did my school work experience at the hospital in the 70s it was not the nicest of places to go we had to bath the patients it was horrid

THINGS HAVE CHANGED SINCE UVE BEEN THE GUARDS HAVE CARS AND DOGS NOW IF THEY SEE YOU UR SCREWD

i did my work experience at the hospital back in the 80s i would take the lady down to the lawns for a glass of juice it so sad that this place has closed. this was there home and they felt safe

Uhhhhh....... One word: CREEPY!!