4,081 Comments for Norwich State Hospital

they kept me in one of these for years it was not good

She's hot!

you all might think it is funny but they kept us in cribs like this for years at a time allm the way to 15 years old and longer in the old days

i had to stay in one of these for years

Which building is this Door Maze located, does anyone know? I'm thinking of shooting a short film here

hi thanks for all your help i love the photos im useing them for my project hope u dont mind i love that they dont blurr thanks once again for everything

they kept me in one of these for years and i missed out on things kids loved it was always your staying in the crib before school and after school

It is not marble. It is faience. It was made by the Hartford Faience Company in 1908. I am interested in knowing where it has been moved to. If you have this information contact me:

garrisong13@sbcglobal.net

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How do you know it was safely removed?? and if so where is it being kept?

It was made by Hartford Faience. Roughly what year do you think it disappeared? Are the side embellishments still intact? According to a description found in an article dated 1908: "On each side of the fireplace opening will be a representation of the charter oak in bas relief and over the fireplace will be the seal and motto of the state."

Yes - always wondered about ALL THOSE sinks, left in so many abandoned asylums, and hospitals. They are well made, beautiful and timeless. They are being sold today, a sink: $ 4709: one faucet: $ 227. Vintage Norwich! Even a wheelchair.

Picture good. Like Norwich a lot.

Wow I was looking for this place on the internet and found this. I was one of the boys who helped clean things up in there before the demo and I was knee high inside the diaper room, lol. We bagged and hauled them all out to the incinerator, being they were probably not suitable for use as they had been there a long time and infested with mice, rats, coons, everything. My buddy suggested the hospital had children too at times and the diapers were used for bed wetting ect ect. Obviously they didn't have to use them a lot. And yes we found adult diapers too. Funny and cool to see this here, Eric.

This building was used to house the patients who were considered a danger to them selfs and others. Most of the patients in here had committed crimes, and were given a sentence of guilty by reason of insanity so they had to be put under tight lock and key. From what i've heard this building has been demolished. Despite the beauty of these buildings so much suffering happened within thair walls, but they will never build them like this again. You can tear down the building, but you can't tear down the pain that still lingers within these building. The sadness will always remain.

The Salmon building has been demolished. It is gone forever.

Yes, quality - after all these years they look good.