4,081 Comments for Norwich State Hospital

this is the most beautiful fucking photograph i've seen. honestly. theres something so touching about it. perhaps the colors of decay mixed with the colors of a beautiful bright day through the windows. the bed frame looks so untouched, almost as if it doesn't belong. a stark reminder of one solarium dweller.

I feel so out of place saying this...but I had one of those, and I was a child of the late 80's/ early 90's.
It gives me warm fuzzies to see this picture, but also, it makes me feel kinda' melancholy...it's almost as if it's saying that we all abandon our childhood when we grow up, and the memories are pushed aside to the darkest corner of our adulthood (aka the office), perhaps never to be discovered again.

Thanks Lynne, haven't been on the tube much, miss this stuff .........more cool stuff to check out, Can always deptnd on Motts and Lynne .....

Awesome. Just plain awesome.

Such an awesome shot! I love the light from the windows, really challenging to not wash it out. With all that crap all over the floor the air must have been GREAT in there huh?

these photographs are extraordinary....this mistery and darkness in them..it`s something i haven`t seen before. too cool =) i love it

Motts, do you see visiting any more hotels in the near future? The Pines gallery is the ultimate!

ya, finally someone realizes the intention in my comment with the "Don't Feed!". :D

i really got a little confused about your exitement and by now i didn't how answer.

Thanks, Twug....I might as well be living on another bloody planet I know so little about comp jargon....

**bows toward Lynne*** Great analogy, Lynne....SO glad you said "unused"...LOL I think Bill can keep his prize, don't you? What was it, anyway?

Motts---You said "these kind of resemble ovens but I don't remember what the rest of it looked like. " The rest of it......You might have to come back, and take a second look, and a panoramic of it....Maybe if we can see the rest of it....HMMmmmm...

Re: Arasine's question

Der tote Spielraum fasten
(German for: "The dead travel fast")

I'm sticking to air-exchange units.
(Not like that you sickos!)
; )

tears coming to my eyes, i used to have one of those exactly like it as a kid. the yellow hump would push down to create a fun realistic air driven "toot". unlike the bs the kids have today that come out of china with a chip inside that plays an mp3.

when I first started visiting this site, I thought the comments were ...ummm...well, frankly they came across as craven boot-licking. However, I do find it interesting how the images (which are very well done indeed) effect people in so many diffirent ways. Some see beauty, some see sadness, some are creeped out and others just enjoy something that few people will ever see. I have grown a new appreciation for the varied comments (though the "sycophants" can still be a bit much).
Anywho, thanks for sharing some great work Mr. Motts.

Puddleboy you are right...the train in the picture is from the late 70's/early 80's...the ones in the link Lynne posted are 90's (and thanks for that Lynne...very cool website!). My kids had both the 80's and the 90's versions. We found the 80's version at a yard sale when my youngest son was obsessed with trains. The train in this pic has a yellow "knob" on top that when pushed makes a train whistle noise...the newer version doesn't.

Love this site...and reading all of your comments! It's my favorite thing to do at work ...looking at Mott's cool pics and hoping I don't get caught. My boss is at a meeting so I'm safe for now. ;-)