942 Comments for Severalls Hospital

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Its all beautiful
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what are those squares above the doors?
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This is one of those pictures that grabs me, like the vines, and won't let go.

Motts, you do not want us to ever leave your site do you? Dang it, I have work to do...well I guess it can wait.

TIme to look at the picture some more, and travel to the asylum
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You would have had to post pics when I'm under an extreme timeline wouldn't 'cha?

In all seriousness, I love your stairway photographs, and outside of the angels climbing up to "Hell" this is my favorite of yours.
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absolutely incredible shot, mr.motts!
i second the motion for this to be made into wallpaper. it is truly breathtaking!
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Minktail~ I know what you mean. I graduated in 1980. BLM always played it the last day of school the years that I went. Even now, I'll hear them play it on that day. The last day of school was the best! Definately a high!

This picture also reminds me of my favorite movie, "Fast times at Ridgemont High." I imagine, Jeff Spicoli 's (Penn)character would have been the first kid out of one of those red doors if this was a school. No wait, he wouldn't use a door, he'd use the window in the classroom. Closer to the parking lot. "Hey Bud! ,heh, Let's party!" : )
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ugghhh, now i'm scratching too!!
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thanks, lii ! now i'm going to be hearing the maniacal laughter from that song all day!
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weren't these rooms also larger t alow for a chair or something because some patients weren't allowed to bathe w/o supervision?
yes, it does look like a hand print there...
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autumn-
never knew it was routine to leave doors open upon closing an institution. could be security or symbolism?
lady hawke-
i noticed i didn't hear "school's out" at end of school this year.... kind of missed it, even though i've been out for eons.
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kind of like looking out a jack o'lantern's mouth......
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Wow i love the angle on this. another great shot motts. I am so glad you went to England and got some shots there. its such a shame they are tearing places like this down. Its like taking away history.
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wow motts this place was huge!!!!!

and thank you for this gallery

it was deffently a breath taker!
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See intro to gallery:
It is based on the "echelon plan", which is a specific arrangement of wards, offices and services within easy reach of each other by a network of interconnecting corridors. Villas were constructed around the main hospital building as accommodation blocks between 1910 and 1935. Most of the buildings are in Neo Georgian style, with few architectural embellishments as a rule.
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and from up so high it makes you think...... what would happen if i fell would

would i fall fast
or....
would i float like a feather
gentaly
to
my death