Report - North Wales Hospital, Denbigh - Sept 2018

[mookster]

Oh I had not realised the inside of the front block was actually removed! I just presumed fire damage. It truly is in an awful state!

The inside of the front admin block and adjoining buildings was completely ripped out back to bare brick and the roof replaced to avoid the whole thing collapsing or being burnt down as its this part they want to make sure is kept in any development.

The absolute best thing that could happen to Denbigh now would be the demolition of all the non listed parts and then seal up the front half with metal sheets.

 

[WarFlower]

The inside of the front admin block and adjoining buildings was completely ripped out back to bare brick and the roof replaced to avoid the whole thing collapsing or being burnt down as its this part they want to make sure is kept in any development.

The absolute best thing that could happen to Denbigh now would be the demolition of all the non listed parts and then seal up the front half with metal sheets.

I totally agree! I wonder if it will ever be sold and made into something inside the guidelines of the grade 2 listings!

 

[UncertifiedJoker]

Man i would love to visit but due to my current status its simply impossible.

As well as distance, i live in Staffordshire and have no way to get down there.

Looks cool though :

 

[paulpowers]

Man i would love to visit but due to my current status its simply impossible.

As well as distance, i live in Staffordshire and have no way to get down there.

Looks cool though :

Staffordshire to North Wales is too far XD

 

[WarFlower]

I

Staffordshire to North Wales is too far XD

I come from Brighton and I drove there and back in one day xD

 

[Bikin Glynn]

Yeah that place looks a wreck, cant believe the wall hanging in mid air pic!!!
Some great pics there though

 

[UncertifiedJoker]

I


I come from Brighton and I drove there and back in one day xD

yeah but I'm a 16yr old student with no car so not entirely possible

 

[Luke vaughan]

It’s been took over by the council and they are trying to do a deal on a conversion into luxury apartments and a hotel but that fell through when part of the building got torched again and from what my dad and grandad tells me I gather when it was first abandoned and when it was active that inside was amazing but since then vandals have smashed it to hell unfortunately

 

[WarFlower]

It’s been took over by the council and they are trying to do a deal on a conversion into luxury apartments and a hotel but that fell through when part of the building got torched again and from what my dad and grandad tells me I gather when it was first abandoned and when it was active that inside was amazing but since then vandals have smashed it to hell unfortunately

I do imagine it was quiet something when it was thriving!

 

[Luke vaughan]

I do imagine it was quiet something when it was thriving!

Yes it was aha

 

[numanair1]

The North Wales Hospital locally known as Denbigh Mental or Denbigh Asylum; is a Grade II listed building. The once eloquent and imposing building was started in 1844 and completed in 1848- designed by architect Thomas Full James. It was designated for closure by MP Enoch Powell in 1960 and was finally shut for good in 1995.

Lobotomies, which consisted of the removal of parts of the brain, began to be routinely carried out in the 1930s as a supposed treatment for those considered insane - but the barbaric practice was stopped two decades later with the introduction of antipsychotic medicines.

I came across the hospital after trolling the internet for somewhere new to explore. It was very easy to find, and very remote.

It’s hard to explain just how huge this site is but sadly the only things remaining are the architecture.

Many fires have taken place here, the most recent being April 2018 when it was announced that Denbigh was going to be turned into a hotel. Large parts of the building still smelt of burning with many floors being totally destroyed.

The main part of the building is grade 2 listed, will be interesting to see what will happen to this stunning building.

September 2018

Security guards now present at this site 24hrs a day stopping people entering as this site is to be developed

 

[Scoobysrt]

Thanks for joining to tell us this, it has been mentioned a few times, pissing into the wind comes to mind, I'm sure there's better things to waste money on but meh who am I to judge.
Now there's promise of a chase the place interests me a bit more.

 

[Stef.cope.cheshire]

The security arnt arsed mate

 

[mookster]

Security guards now present at this site 24hrs a day stopping people entering as this site is to be developed

I'll believe that when I see it.

 

[adventure4000]

They have ran out of money at Debigh so no chance getting a 24/7 security at the Asylum. It will be trashed and destroyed just like any other abandoned building.