Report - St John’s Hospital, Bracebridge Heath – March 2020

[MotionlessMike]

The Asylum was built in 1852 and enlarged on several subsequent occasions.
The hospital was set in grounds of 120 acres which included gardens, farmland and a burial ground.
Administration of the hospital passed to the National Health Service in 1948, and by the early 1960s it was known by its final name of St John's Hospital.

St John's Hospital itself was closed in December 1989 with the remaining patients transferred to other establishments. The site was sold for housing and most of the buildings apart from the central block were demolished.

I would wager that this is one of the most visited & reported-on sites in the country, but it took me and @Gsxrwayne up until the last weekend of freedom in March to get it done, despite a previous attempt!

The 'south front' - the external is from a previous, gloomier effort as there was a whacking great cherry-picker parked in front during the more successful sunny visit.

A row of seclusion rooms in an upstairs ward

The famous split staircase, currently covered in scaff

A 'sun room'

Another row of cells in a ground floor ward

Arches

Recreation hall

Thanks for looking.

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[mookster]

Great set of photos, this is one I still need to do - one potential goal for a post lockdown road trip at least.

 

[The Explorer Returns]

I’m still yet to visit here, I’ll get it done when we are aloud out lol

 

[TheTimeChamber]

I thought this had been refurbished now?

 

[The Explorer Returns]

I thought this had been refurbished now?

Only some of it.

 

[hiddenrose]

Amazing! Definitely on my list to explore, love the photo of the cat painting around the door!

 

[MotionlessMike]

I thought this had been refurbished now?

Just over half left plus the hall

 

[HughieD]

Love this place and still yet to do it. This is one of the best sets of pictures I've seen of this place in recent times. Fantastic stuff @MotionlessMike

 

[Bugsuperstar]

Best set of photos I’ve seen from here in ages.

This place must set the record for “longest redevelopment”.

 

[mookster]

Best set of photos I’ve seen from here in ages.

This place must set the record for “longest redevelopment”.

Either this one or St. Crispin's which I think they pretty much gave up on and decided to flatten all of the non-converted bits!

 

[Speed]

I can never understand why this isnt tourbus central. Then again I bet it will be flavour of the month when people see this post. Good shepherding!

 

[The_Raw]

Some nice shots there. Very photogenic place with the colours and decay going on

 

[Fairdo's]

Lovely pics mate, my fave place ever....

 

[raisinwing]

Good stuff mate, glad you finally managed to get it done. Still looks basically the same as I remember it 8 years ago!

Certainly one of the less knackered long-term-derp asylums still standing. Like others, I can't understand why it isn't on the tourbus route.

 

[mookster]

Good stuff mate, glad you finally managed to get it done. Still looks basically the same as I remember it 8 years ago!

Certainly one of the less knackered long-term-derp asylums still standing. Like others, I can't understand why it isn't on the tourbus route.

I don't think a lot of the 'exploring with' dumbasses have ever ventured into Lincolnshire, they'd rather stick with the easy tourbus 'millionaires mansions' down south.