History
The hospital originally opened in 1938 as a home for the elderly, known as Sutton's Institution. During the Second World War it was used as accommodation for airmen based at RAF Hornchurch. In 1948 it joined the NHS as St. George's Hospital.
The NHS announced the hospital would be refurbished in 2012, but a month later Legionella was found in the buildings water system, resulting in immediate closure, with the transfer of the remaining 44 patients.
Finally, in March 2018 the site was sold to a property developer for £40 million, with demolition beginning later that year.
The Explore
Visited just a bit too late to see the main corridor which stretched the full length of the site. However, there was some good natural decay and the buildings have somehow managed to survive virtually free of graffiti and vandalism. There was onsite security, but I managed to get around the site without any issues.
How it looked soon after closure
https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/st-georges-hospital-hornchurch-essex-june-2013.81917/
Proposed redevelopment site plan showing the admin and two wards on either side retained
https://www.property.nhs.uk/what-we-do/st-georges-hornchurch/
The main hall
One of my favorite parts of the hospital, some nice natural decay here
Empty projector room
The kitchens
The walls and floor of this room, near the kitchen, were covered in cork
Upper flight of stairs leading nowhere
The water tower
Beautiful spiral staircase leading to the top of the water tower
The base of the chimney
Boiler house
The corridors
I was gutted to have missed these by only a few weeks
The wards
Completely stripped of everything, door frames, parquet flooring, toilets, etc.
The tiling in the corridors was nice though
Nice peeling paint
The roof space above the wards was a bit more interesting though
Bathroom
Admin block
The morgue
Although missing the slab it was still quite nice
Thanks for looking
The hospital originally opened in 1938 as a home for the elderly, known as Sutton's Institution. During the Second World War it was used as accommodation for airmen based at RAF Hornchurch. In 1948 it joined the NHS as St. George's Hospital.
The NHS announced the hospital would be refurbished in 2012, but a month later Legionella was found in the buildings water system, resulting in immediate closure, with the transfer of the remaining 44 patients.
Finally, in March 2018 the site was sold to a property developer for £40 million, with demolition beginning later that year.
The Explore
Visited just a bit too late to see the main corridor which stretched the full length of the site. However, there was some good natural decay and the buildings have somehow managed to survive virtually free of graffiti and vandalism. There was onsite security, but I managed to get around the site without any issues.
How it looked soon after closure
https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/st-georges-hospital-hornchurch-essex-june-2013.81917/
Proposed redevelopment site plan showing the admin and two wards on either side retained
https://www.property.nhs.uk/what-we-do/st-georges-hornchurch/
The main hall
One of my favorite parts of the hospital, some nice natural decay here
Empty projector room
The kitchens
The walls and floor of this room, near the kitchen, were covered in cork
Upper flight of stairs leading nowhere
The water tower
Beautiful spiral staircase leading to the top of the water tower
The base of the chimney
Boiler house
The corridors
I was gutted to have missed these by only a few weeks
The wards
Completely stripped of everything, door frames, parquet flooring, toilets, etc.
The tiling in the corridors was nice though
Nice peeling paint
The roof space above the wards was a bit more interesting though
Bathroom
Admin block
The morgue
Although missing the slab it was still quite nice
Thanks for looking
