1,611 Comments for Whittingham Hospital

Many times in the US it simply isn't cost effective to recertify and/or reuse outdated medical equipment due to stiff regulations that govern such equipment. Besides, a 30 yr old X-ray machine could still be useful, sure, but lets be honest - would you want one used on your kid?

this picture reminds me of sadness in those places and what i went threw in a place like that

OMG that is really scarey i would not have the guts to go in that tunnel

I lived here from 1970 until 1982 it was fantastic

If it' s an NCR machine...It's from Dayton! Yay, Charles Kettering!

whittingham regular why shouldnt you enter near the watertower is it dangerous? or is there other reasons?

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( really great pics ) thank you for posting them

Omg it actually looks like someone is there in the cielling... FREAKY! I totally think this is one scary building n wudnt like to go in there!! id probs av nightmares for the rest of ma liife!

Ah, I remember now, it was badminton we played in the main building's theatre not squash. All this feels long ago and far away.

Incidentally, for the very best aerial views of this place try using "eye on earth" and select 3D building. Much more detailed than google earth.

Good subject for IR photography. I actually stayed in this building for a year in the mid eighties when it housed the Bowland Unit, which was a therapeutic community headed by Carl Atkinson and Tessa Allen. While I can't say my time there was very happy it is somehow sad and melancholic to see it in this state. Yet ruins can be very beautiful.

Memories: There's a complex network of tunnels beneath all the buildings and it was pretty spooky and atmospheric exploring them with pipes letting off the occasional spurt of steam. On a couple of occasions I had to rescue a bird from the loft space, which was surprisingly clean, didn't seem old at all. Strange to see the old theatre again where we got to play the odd game of squash. The grounds were very beautiful and extensive, amazing in autumn. The duck pond was a favourite refuge, feeding the ducks. It froze over almost completely both winters I was there, to the point where it was safe to walk on. Just a short distance away is Chingle Hall, reputedly one of the most haunted houses in England. It was empty during this period and I got to do a little ghost hunting, even staying overnight, alone as no one else would come with me. Nothing happened sadly, no ghost of John Wall, no poltergeists. Some of the rooms did have a rather creepy, oppressive vibe though.

Interesting place, interesting area.

does anybody know if people actually still patrol that place it seems a waste of time??

Cool ! Before AND after, in one shot!!

This shot makes me hear a theremin in my head! Spooky pic!
Very cool!

Actually the syringe isn't that old a lot of them are color coded by the manufacturer based on size in cc's. The greater worry from needles is probably Hep C more than anything else and a lot of junkies use in secluded places for various reasons. Drug culture is something I have grown up with and for better or worse there is a specific mentality that comes with it that can be very disturbing and hard to understand in the greater community. If you see burned soda can halves laying around along with the needles, than it is time to really worry.

high dependancy means, for patients who need a higher level of care, so that would mean the patients on this ward were either violent or dangerous