800 Comments for Great Barr Colony (St Margaret's Hospital)

Ancient. Timeless. Or caught in time! Fantastic! The sky, that shaded tree with fallen branches, and the building looking like it is sinking..omg...it is moving me: The World just goes on and on, no matter what we do, think or argue about. That was my thought, and it was nice. Thank you!
May you always be well is my wish, so can keep taking pictures..................

Just for people's information there was no security when the building was vandalized also we was taken off for a few months during this time it was vandalized again, for your information sarah i would love to see you get onto the grounds of the old hall as there's a 20 stone black dude an 3 big doggy's that love to eat stupid little girls. On the grounds around the hall we patrol it but not so strict.

Just an update for everyone. Great Barr Hall is still standing but only just, there is still talk of restoration but nothing seems to be happening fast, The only thing that has been restored is the old bridge over the stream that runs down into the lakes, it now stands there in the middle of all the decay blocked off by big logs at both ends but pristine. Security are still there doing their pathetic job of supposidly protecting the hall.
The halls state deeply angers me, it is about time someone pulled their finger out and got it restored.

Just to update everyone, these building have now been completely demolished thanks to the vandals. Due to so many fires being set within buildings by the vandals and the fire service not being able to access the site with fire engines they felt it was too dangerous to leave them standing therefore they have now been flatened and only the roads they stood next to exist now.
That certainly makes this gallery even more special to me, thanks, your photos are wonderul.

Unbelievable that this site exists...ive spent years trying to find out what this place was called. I hjave lots of memories of nights spent in this house with friends after a night clubbing in the town back in 1984/85. A real spooky place with even more spookier goings on duriing the nights.

On the left hand side of the building there is an old mortuary where a seance was held once....strangest experience of my life!!!!

I lived on the Queslett Road opposite the woods of The Colony (St Margaret’s Hospital) before the road was made into a dual carriageway. As child I use to climb over the wall and play in the woods with the other kids down our road - on many occasions we got chased off by people with dogs.
On my last visit to Great Barr I was amazed to find that the whole area has been developed into housing and the woods are beiing cleared, which is really sad for that estate, I belive the Hall has now been demolished? The long main drive with the white building at the top with a clock tower will always stay in my memory.
My grandfather told me that old Lady Scott's Taylor committed suicide in a canal or lake as he was sacked from his job with the Scott family because he tried to reopen a public footpath that Lady Scott had closed off. Not sure how true his story is but it's interesting.

It's a pity Security couldn't do their job properly and keep the vandals out.
I used to have to go into the Hall when it was in use, when it was full of life, not suffering the death it has done.
I have not got the words to describe how I feel when I see Great Barr Hall (Scott Hall) in the state that it is.
Lady Bateman Scott must be turning in her grave.
How anyone can treat such a beautiful building the way they have is beyond me.
I'm just glad that I have got the memories of how this once great building, used to be.

This was a weighing machine for the patients.
We had one on Veasey Home and kept it in the store room as in this photograph.
The patients clothes were kept on the wooden shelves.
This could be Veasey Home,
I wish I knew.
How I miss St Margarets.

i actually provided support for some of the residents who moved out of here,we did our training up at st margarets at the place was as scary as hell in 2002,it was as if everyone had just up and left,there were wheelchairs etc just abandoned.the place was pretty creepy.

Joe: I'm thinking it might be the weather too, it rains most of the year over here, so there'll be a lot of damp damage probably.

sarah , u can still get there but most of the time theres sucrity and a property maneger x

Makes me think of orphans and gruel...

WAY too much Oliver Twist, methinks.

it is a weighing scale for people to sit on so they dont have to strain standing.. they still use them in some hospitals.. i think selly oak hospital does..

Alongside the chapel wall are a number of animal graves. There is at least one horse buried there. I used to walk past the chapel on my way home after my shift and the animal graves were clearly visible in the 70's.

The Main Hall, was used as offices, i.e the Wages Clerk etc. etc. when I worked at St Margaret's in the 70's. There was a small building attached to the left hand side of the Hall that was used as the Mortuary.