1,846 Comments for Linton State Hospital

Most British Mental Hospitals had main halls, which were often used as a dining area for more able patients.

what is that thing?

The name of the hospital.

There is something very wrong with this door.

What does the L and H stand for ?

Low Hopes or Last Hope ?

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Germany.

Just the sight of something like this would make my bones straighten out on their own!
Imagine being mentally challenged and having to endure a "treatment"...Lord have mercy.

Not even Silent Hill had one of these in it!!!

That would be a cool name for an album.

What ever happened "never stop milk"? or the classic.
"Milk it does a body good."

actually a couple of close guesses , I believe it to a orthopeadic" table" used for setting fractured bones, can be configured many different ways tus the high contraptionacity factor..still way cool , love to have one if ai had the space...;)

LOL, i agree with Gustav =p

and i like the stained flood, it makes for a creepy feeling

Ohhhh, nice, and creepy at the same time

Very creepy, just thinking about what went on in that room

You're welcome John R!
You (The public) should learn these things. I shudder to think if the hospitals ever have to reactivate all iron lungs.

I knew every guy that was in these rooms.

Debi G from Oz
The color thing here wasn't for that reason. The hospital did it for the guys who used them.