Looking back at West Park Mental Hospital (2008 - 2011)

[mookster]

Cheers mate, I know the placed got rinsed and visited by every Tom, Dick and Harry, but I enjoyed it there and every trip was a laugh!

I loved every minute I spent in there, after doing Hellingly as my first ever explore it was my numerous visits to West Park that really got the ball rolling for me as far as exploring went as I met so many people on my various visits there. I'd do anything to have another day there.

As an aside did you find the weird wooden room under some stairs in the main stores area with the wall and ceiling covered in old magazine cuttings and motorbike photos?

 

[TheTimeChamber]

I loved every minute I spent in there, after doing Hellingly as my first ever explore it was my numerous visits to West Park that really got the ball rolling for me as far as exploring went as I met so many people on my various visits there. I'd do anything to have another day there.

As an aside did you find the weird wooden room under some stairs in the main stores area with the wall and ceiling covered in old magazine cuttings and motorbike photos?

Me too, or a time machine to go back to a few of the other ones I only visited once lol. Not sure I saw that room, I didn't go under the stairs!

 

[REEF]

Corr, this brings back memories, that security guard really was a strange one....

 

[TheTimeChamber]

Corr, this brings back memories, that security guard really was a strange one....

He was indeed!

 

[mookster]

Me too, or a time machine to go back to a few of the other ones I only visited once lol. Not sure I saw that room, I didn't go under the stairs!

This room, looking at the second one closely it looks like it was actually attached to the bakery - excuse the rubbish photos, taken on a 3.4mp Fujifilm point 'n' shoot back in the day!

 

[TheTimeChamber]

Ah, I do remember that room. I had forgotten that there was the upstairs area in there that looked like someones den lol

 

[cjexplores]

Would loved to have visted this place such a shame

 

[TheTimeChamber]

Fixed.

 

[NursePayne]

Fab throwback, I don’t remember seeing the little room with the motorbike collage

 

[TheTimeChamber]

Fab throwback, I don’t remember seeing the little room with the motorbike collage

Thanks. Throwback to a user I haven't seen ages!

The room was in the same area as the old bakers ovens.

 

[NursePayne]

It amazes me how many layers that place had hidden lovely to see historical photos of how it looked before decay. I don’t remember seeing the mosaics either were they by the chapel?

 

[TheTimeChamber]

It amazes me how many layers that place had hidden lovely to see historical photos of how it looked before decay. I don’t remember seeing the mosaics either were they by the chapel?

Agreed - the nature of the security meant that for the most part, a lot stayed hidden from sight until open season!

The mosaic was at the back of the laundry block. I think it got rescued early on though as I only ever saw it once

 

[DubbedNavigator]

Lovely report. I miss WP.

 

[Calamity Jane]

R.I.P West Park, I miss this place. Great reminder these shots are. Definitely NW Rs. Loved it,

 

[Toodlecat]

Wouldn't like to spend the night there, very eerie place by the looks of it, amazing report though