Taking the advice of a few other members after my first visit, I returned to Belvoir armed with a proper camera and a better sense of direction.
This time I visited with two non-members.
Belvoir Park Hospital which opened in 1906, was originally known as Purdysburn Fever Hospital and later Montgomery House, before being renamed Belvoir Park Hospital in the 1960s. It was the main regional centre for oncology offering radiotherapy and chemotherapy, until cancer treatments were transferred to Belfast City Hospital. Belvoir finally closed in 2006. As of five days ago it has been sold to a property developer with plans for residential dwellings on the site.
Belvoir has been reported on a few earlier occasions, the last seems to have been in 2010 when security was tightened following the discovery of patient's documents scattered around the place. As you can see when compared with previous reports, such as http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/asylums-hospitals/31708-belvoir-park-hospital-belfast-14-06-08-a.html , you can see that the condition has deteriorated a fair bit, all of the equipment has been removed and the power has been switched off.
Our torch mysteriously disappeared, and with many of the windows boarded, many of these photos were shots into the darkness and I had no idea what I'd find until I reviewed them.
I'll let the photos do the talking I think :P
Thanks for looking
This time I visited with two non-members.
Belvoir Park Hospital which opened in 1906, was originally known as Purdysburn Fever Hospital and later Montgomery House, before being renamed Belvoir Park Hospital in the 1960s. It was the main regional centre for oncology offering radiotherapy and chemotherapy, until cancer treatments were transferred to Belfast City Hospital. Belvoir finally closed in 2006. As of five days ago it has been sold to a property developer with plans for residential dwellings on the site.
Belvoir has been reported on a few earlier occasions, the last seems to have been in 2010 when security was tightened following the discovery of patient's documents scattered around the place. As you can see when compared with previous reports, such as http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/asylums-hospitals/31708-belvoir-park-hospital-belfast-14-06-08-a.html , you can see that the condition has deteriorated a fair bit, all of the equipment has been removed and the power has been switched off.
Our torch mysteriously disappeared, and with many of the windows boarded, many of these photos were shots into the darkness and I had no idea what I'd find until I reviewed them.
I'll let the photos do the talking I think :P
Thanks for looking
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