4,081 Comments for Norwich State Hospital

As a former local to this establishment, I used to walk around the grounds and inside the buildings when I got bored. I became apparent to me in my travels, that many of the pics i've come across on-line have been staged. When walking through these bulidings in person, there is much evidence of this. Good pix tho....

This place seems pretty sweet, now heres the thing I wanna know how to get in. If any of you could do me the favor of emailing me to enter this place, i would like to know how. Im doing a research paper, and me and my friend would be most willing to get in there. Email me @ staindwithhate32@yahoo.com

I was recently in there. It's so sad how everything is vandalized.

Anyone know if there are times when the patrol isn't on duty? I've been there 4 times and caught 3 of them, and its quite the drive up to be turned around in such a short time.

that place is nuts i live in the next town over. ive been there a few times.... were you able to get into the tunnels? they ae pretty intense at night

i've been in the Norwich Hospital so many times. i live right down the street. the scariest thing there is security. but this door is creepy as well. if you go stop spending time looking for ghosts, keep you eyes out for rent-a-cops

These photo's enlist the imagination. The photographer did an amazing job.

The deal with Utopia fell through, thankfully, but the city is looking for another buyer. I've been in this one a few times. At one point, I had a satellite photo overlaid with a map of the tunnels, but that hard drive has since crashed. Very spooky place.

I don't remember the cribs and carriages, but then again I've been here a good number of times and haven't even looked at my photos yet!

Mott has done some stunning work on this site, but this has to be one of his best. There is an air of finality to this picture, like mental abuse winning, self-apocalypse or something.. It doesn't get any grittier and grimier than this picture!

lynne, i applaud you. Everyone has different views but being aware is the difference. In the early 70's they stopped sterilization of mentally ill patients- my mother had us- she is and always will be bi-polar and schi.with knowing the genetic factor now- my whole family has one or another illness- then the family had children( except me) the children show signs of illness. Mental illness has two disturbing factor -poor impulse control and high sex drive- I get scared- it's knowing there is no CURE to mental illness and meds do not always work- that keeps me from passing my gene to the next- my mother in her delusional state has beat me into another world has tried to commit sucide over and over and still to this day I do not know who she really is- I think people forget that this happens- I wish people would visit a group called nami ( for the families) and see the horror of it- these places mr motts takes such beautiful pics of saved I am sorry that I have gone off the dep end but people do not know how it feels to be in a full circle of mental illness where often you see the new system not work and pray for the old one back........

love the pic- yes a cage - has any one thought maybe not all clients like to be with others????I know about the rooms for patients that had issue with others

thanks motts for the comments- the mesh protects ALL - unfortunetly people don't understand that a mentally ill patient does not have to be a criminal to be violent- work on a ward- the nicest client (whatever illness) when upset can be 10 times stonger then normal-
I have witnessed a "women" knock down the hosp. sec. , 2 state troopers, the er staff and doc out of her way when they told her she couldn't smoke a cig. ( knowing that she was going to take off)

lynne, unbelievable stuff - it is just beautiful

oh I am sorry- great job motts how did you get the pic that way