Date founded: 1884
Date opened: 1888
Location: Kingsway, Rowditch, Derby, Derbyshire
Architect(s): B.S. Jacobs of Hull
Layout: Corridor (Courtyard) Plan
some history on the place http://www.bygonederbyshire.co.uk/s...provision/article-1737682-detail/article.html
county asylums externals of it CountyAsylums.com is for sale | HugeDomains
very clean and tidy in most parts could have ate my dinner off the floor if i had any with me
we spent hours inside and im pretty sure we covered everything
explored with kevsy21 and WIMR
also bumped into kook and jst whilst inside (good to meet you chaps) and thanks to kook who gave us a really funny moment by stepping in someones poo after we had all warned eachother about nearly slipping on it....ha ha jeez it stunk
also thanks to DHL for his help on this and the cat crept in aswell
didnt get many externals given the circumstances of the explore this one is the female sick and infirm ward and the recreation hall and cinema to the right
one of the many courtyards in this place
this is the best i could come up with this hall pic the sun was really bright and burned most of the pics
directly underneath the rec hall was this other hall/cinema...im pretty sure it still had projectors but access to the projector room was from the outside and it was locked
the courtyard Restaurant
and the last day of service
last but not least the mortuary 2 fridges in total one said foster on it ??? the other bodies feet first
Date opened: 1888
Location: Kingsway, Rowditch, Derby, Derbyshire
Architect(s): B.S. Jacobs of Hull
Layout: Corridor (Courtyard) Plan
some history on the place http://www.bygonederbyshire.co.uk/s...provision/article-1737682-detail/article.html
county asylums externals of it CountyAsylums.com is for sale | HugeDomains
very clean and tidy in most parts could have ate my dinner off the floor if i had any with me
we spent hours inside and im pretty sure we covered everything
explored with kevsy21 and WIMR
also bumped into kook and jst whilst inside (good to meet you chaps) and thanks to kook who gave us a really funny moment by stepping in someones poo after we had all warned eachother about nearly slipping on it....ha ha jeez it stunk
also thanks to DHL for his help on this and the cat crept in aswell
didnt get many externals given the circumstances of the explore this one is the female sick and infirm ward and the recreation hall and cinema to the right
one of the many courtyards in this place
this is the best i could come up with this hall pic the sun was really bright and burned most of the pics
directly underneath the rec hall was this other hall/cinema...im pretty sure it still had projectors but access to the projector room was from the outside and it was locked
the courtyard Restaurant
and the last day of service
last but not least the mortuary 2 fridges in total one said foster on it ??? the other bodies feet first
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