1,944 Comments for Worcester State Hospital

Are there people guarding the building at night? if so is there any way to get in without getting caught?

Is this the stairway that leads to the clock tower itself? I wonder if anyone has ever been up there all the way to the top and can describe what it's like up there? I know the clock is a Seth Thomas, and there's also an 800 pound bell as well, which they used to ring every half hour to signal the time to those working in the fields surrounding the asylum, and so they would know when to come in for meals. I'll bet it's extremely hot, dusty, and possibly unstable up top. Not to mention dangerous and dark, with many ledges and dark corners.

I wonder if anyone has made it up INTO the bell tower? I read that the clock was/is a Seth Thomas, and I assume it's still in there. And the bell is an 800 pound bell, which was rung every half hour so those patients and staff members working in the fields would know what time it was, and so they would know when to come in for meals. Can you imagine climbing that probably very winding staircase, possibly a metal circular staircase that slowly winds its way up up and up even further, into the dark crevices of the tower, in complete blackness, only cut through with a flashlight. I'm just DYING to know what the stairs are like that lead all the way to the top of the tower, and how spooky it must be climing all the way to the top, especially since it would have to be done in complete blackness since every window is completely boarded in. And what kind of shape is the 800 pound bell in, is the rope still attached? Does it creak really bad if you try to swing it to see what it sounds like if it's rung? Which of course would probably be heard for miles around if someone actually decided to ring it. And what of the clock, I wonder if it's all still intact. And I also wonder just how high up into the tower you can even get?

yhose stairs look scary

AMazing!

Too bad it was demolished rather than renovated. Its a beautiful building. Thanks for the pictures, Motts.

I am amazed at its size. What a fun building to explore. What a life you have, Motts! I'm extraordinarily jealous!

This structure is huge...even with part of it gone!

I think I have a new favorite! This building is amazing, and astounding pictures as usual. Motts. Thank you so much for sharing.

Looks like a dungeon. Those are the funniest looking pots I've ever seen.

It looks like there are vinyl records on the floor. And I wonder what's through the attic door on the ceiling in the closet...

That stroller looks like the ones I saw in the Disneyland Fun Sing Along video.

i was in the new...well it still is shitty.but the hospital next to the one that is being taken down and the reason showers are like that is because wll i mean its basic comman sense. i was there for holding. but there are people who cut themselves, people who want to hang themselves and people who dont see living as a thing to care about. in the old days hospitals were a place to bring the sick and those people were looked upon as not wanted. so not very many people wanted to work with them or had the patience or strength. showers the most easiest time to hurt yourself.you are already bare and on the heads of the shower you can hang yoursef.at least thats waht the girls tried to do when i was on 7c in worcester state. so to jsut pile them all in there and have someone in the cage watching them is the easiest. i think living on a ward and actually seeing it its alot easier to understand....

it is and always b my home ....i'm now 44yrs old and the youngest to b in rutland state hospital

i was one of the last residents there . i can tell u everything u need 2 no about the pics u took