History
A psychiatric hospital operated at Storthes Hall between 1904 and 1991. Founded as an asylum and known as the Storthes Hall Mental Hospital (1929–1938), then as the West Riding Mental Hospital (1939–1948), and finally as the Storthes Hall Hospital (1949–1991).
Storthes Hall Hospital was one of several hospitals investigated in 1967 as a result of the publication of Barbara Robb's book "Sans Everything". Accusations covered a thirty-two-week period of serious violent assaults with fists or weapons against male patients of all ages, committed by four named male nurses. It was also alleged that it was like Belsen because it was a “brutal, bestial, beastly place”—it was a “hell-hole”. However, the same report found none of the allegations against any named or unnamed member of the Hospital Staff to have been proved.
Our Visit
Gaining access to the site was easily found when walking around the site. There is however now a security guard that lives in a building on site, he’s sound. Had a good chat with him and he told us a lot of the history. And that due to metal thief’s there’s absolutely nothing left in the buildings. But he was happy for us to take pictures even though there isn’t much to see anymore.
A psychiatric hospital operated at Storthes Hall between 1904 and 1991. Founded as an asylum and known as the Storthes Hall Mental Hospital (1929–1938), then as the West Riding Mental Hospital (1939–1948), and finally as the Storthes Hall Hospital (1949–1991).
Storthes Hall Hospital was one of several hospitals investigated in 1967 as a result of the publication of Barbara Robb's book "Sans Everything". Accusations covered a thirty-two-week period of serious violent assaults with fists or weapons against male patients of all ages, committed by four named male nurses. It was also alleged that it was like Belsen because it was a “brutal, bestial, beastly place”—it was a “hell-hole”. However, the same report found none of the allegations against any named or unnamed member of the Hospital Staff to have been proved.
Our Visit
Gaining access to the site was easily found when walking around the site. There is however now a security guard that lives in a building on site, he’s sound. Had a good chat with him and he told us a lot of the history. And that due to metal thief’s there’s absolutely nothing left in the buildings. But he was happy for us to take pictures even though there isn’t much to see anymore.
