Originally built in 1931 for the purpose of a nurses home, Bramble House was a late addition to the Derby Borough Mental Hospital complex (Kingsway Hospital) and one of only 3 remaining buildings from the site still standing. The others being the old hospital farm house and outbuildings and also Braemar which was a staff residence.
Bramble House later became the offices for the NHS Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation Trust. Unsure how long they operated here after demolition of the main hospital. The building and land sold in 2018 and I've read Next are looking at building a giant new store here.
A large building but unfortunately not a great deal to see and what is left has been heavily vandalised. But I can't see anything on here about it, so here it is for the record.
Looks like the local oiks have had a good go at it as only a few days before, the place was sealed up and on this particular day it was wide open...
The rear of the building pictured in 2006.
As it stands currently, all sheeted up
The amount of shite on the floor around the back gives some indication to the condition inside
Braemar looks in reasonable nick from the outside
Standing in the entrance of Bramble House
Big ol' lump of fluff in the finance office
Imagine smashing a bathroom up, only to end up cutting your hand on the mirror
Pretty bare but lovely light coming in
Plenty of long hospital-like corridors
Please leave this toilet how you'd wish to find it (with a large smashed up colour photocopier ditched in the middle of the room)
Fancy plaster ceiling in the board rooms
Filing cabinet contained folders with the names of all the mental health services in Derbyshire
Not entirely sure what a Nurse Bank is
And that was about it - thanks for looking
Bramble House later became the offices for the NHS Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation Trust. Unsure how long they operated here after demolition of the main hospital. The building and land sold in 2018 and I've read Next are looking at building a giant new store here.
A large building but unfortunately not a great deal to see and what is left has been heavily vandalised. But I can't see anything on here about it, so here it is for the record.
Looks like the local oiks have had a good go at it as only a few days before, the place was sealed up and on this particular day it was wide open...
The rear of the building pictured in 2006.
As it stands currently, all sheeted up
The amount of shite on the floor around the back gives some indication to the condition inside
Braemar looks in reasonable nick from the outside
Standing in the entrance of Bramble House
Big ol' lump of fluff in the finance office
Imagine smashing a bathroom up, only to end up cutting your hand on the mirror
Pretty bare but lovely light coming in
Plenty of long hospital-like corridors
Please leave this toilet how you'd wish to find it (with a large smashed up colour photocopier ditched in the middle of the room)
Fancy plaster ceiling in the board rooms
Filing cabinet contained folders with the names of all the mental health services in Derbyshire
Not entirely sure what a Nurse Bank is
And that was about it - thanks for looking
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