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Here's a little selection of some of the more random, less-obvious shots from 10 years of exploring asylums.
One shot each from most of the ones I've visited.
Thought I'd try and avoid the obvious shots a little.
Aston Hall
(Nottinghamshire Mental Defective Colony, opened in 1930)
Ward block
Bangour Village
(West Lothian District Asylum, opened in 1906)
Main administration block
Barrow
(2nd Bristol Borough Mental Hospital, opened in 1938)
Main corridor
Bethel
(Charitable public asylum, opened in 1713)
Day room
Bethlem Royal
(4th incarnation of "Bedlam" (founded in 1247), initially for private middle-class patients, opened in 1930)
Admin block staircase
Cane Hill
(3rd Surrey County Asylum, opened in 1883)
Chapel altar
Carlton Hayes
(Leicestershire & Rutland County Asylum, opened in 1904)
Chapel
Cefn Coed
(Swansea Borough Mental Hospital, opened in 1932)
South-eastern view of ward block and water tower
Colney Hatch
(aka Friern, 2nd Middlesex County Asylum, later 2nd London County Asylum, opened in 1851)
Admin block tower
Denbigh
(aka North Wales Asylum, opened in 1848)
View from ward block window towards admin block clock tower
Fairfield
(Three Counties Asylum (for Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire & Huntingdonshire), opened in 1860)
South east view of main block
Fair Mile
(Berkshire County Asylum, opened in 1870)
South-east view of main block
Fulbourn
(Cambridgeshire & Ely County Asylum, opened in 1858)
Main elevation (admin block in centre)
Gartloch
(Glasgow District Asylum, opened in 1896)
View from dormitory window
Glenside
(Bristol Borough Asylum, opened in 1861)
Chapel window
Goodmayes
(West Ham Borough Asylum, opened in 1901)
Gallery with cell doors
Hanwell
(Middlesex County Asylum, later first London County Asylum, opened in 1831)
Main corridor in female wing
Harperbury
(Middlesex Mental Defective Colony, opened in 1934)
Dormitory
Hartwood
(Lanarkshire District Asylum, opened in 1895)
Jump-proof fire escape
Heckingham
(former Norwich Union Workhouse, converted into 2nd Norfolk County Mental Hospital, opened in 1927)
Main elevation
Hellingly
(East Sussex County Asylum, opened in 1903)
Corridor network (with random portable bathtub)
Hensol
(Glamorganshire Mental Defective Colony, opened in 1930)
Interview room
High Royds
(3rd West Riding County Asylum, opened in 1888)
Glazed-tile doorway
Horton
(8th London County Asylum, opened in 1902)
Administration block
The Lawn
(Charitable Public Asylum, opened in 1820)
View from eastern wing
Lennox Castle
(Dunbartonshire Mental Defective Colony, opened in 1937)
Admin block coaching entrance
Leybourne Grange
(Kent Mental Defective Colony, opened in 1936)
OT room
Little Plumstead
(Norfolk Mental Defective Colony, opened in 1930)
Discarded training material
Mapperley
(Nottingham Borough Asylum, opened in 1880)
Southern aspect
Middlewood
(2nd West Riding County Asylum, opened in 1872)
Chapel
Napsbury
(Middlesex County Asylum, opened in 1905)
Recreation hall (left) and ward block (right), with water tower in background
Pen-Y-Fal
(Monmouthshire County Asylum, opened in 1851)
Ward blocks
Pool Parc
(Overspill annexe to North Wales Mental Hospital, opened in 1937)
Main corridor
Rauceby
(Kesteven County Asylum, opened in 1902)
Administration block
Rosslynlee
(East Lothian & Peebles District Asylum, opened in 1874)
Recreation hall
Runwell
(East Ham & Southend-on-Sea Borough Mental Hospital, opened in 1937)
Chapel
Severalls
(2nd Essex County Asylum, opened in 1913)
Gallery with cell doors
St Andrew's
(Norfolk County Asylum, opened in 1814)
Mortuary
St Brigid's
(Connaught District Asylum, opened in 1833)
Ward corridor
St Cadoc's
(Newport Borough Asylum, opened in 1906)
Window in day-room.
St Clement's
(Ipswich Borough Asylum, opened in 1870)
"Quiet room" in medium-secure annexe
St Crispin
(Northamptonshire County Asylum, opened in 1876)
Staircase in Superintendent's residence
St David's
(Joint Counties Asylum for Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire & Cardiganshire, opened 1865)
Observation room in annexe
St George's
(Northumberland County Asylum, opened in 1859)
Corridor network
St John's
(Lincolnshire County Asylum, opened in 1852)
Admin block main reception
St Mary's
(Gateshead Borough Asylum, opened in 1914)
Corridor network
Stone House
(The City Of London Asylum, opened in 1866)
Dining hall
Strathmartin (aka Balvodan)
(Charitable Public Idiot Asylum, opened in 1855)
Eastern side of main building
Sunnyside Royal
(Montrose District Asylum, opened in 1858)
Congregation area outside recreation hall
Talgarth
(Joint Breconshire and Radnorshire County Asylum, aka Mid-Wales Asylum, opened in 1903)
View from ward window
The Towers
(Leicester Borough Asylum, opened in 1869)
Main corridor in ward section of eastern block
West Park
(11th London County Asylum, opened in 1915 as Canadian War Hospital, reopened in 1923 as mental hospital)
Geriatric ward day room
Whittingham
(4th Lancashire County Asylum, opened in 1873)
Entrance into ward block from corridor network
One shot each from most of the ones I've visited.
Thought I'd try and avoid the obvious shots a little.
Aston Hall
(Nottinghamshire Mental Defective Colony, opened in 1930)
Ward block
Bangour Village
(West Lothian District Asylum, opened in 1906)
Main administration block
Barrow
(2nd Bristol Borough Mental Hospital, opened in 1938)
Main corridor
Bethel
(Charitable public asylum, opened in 1713)
Day room
Bethlem Royal
(4th incarnation of "Bedlam" (founded in 1247), initially for private middle-class patients, opened in 1930)
Admin block staircase
Cane Hill
(3rd Surrey County Asylum, opened in 1883)
Chapel altar
Carlton Hayes
(Leicestershire & Rutland County Asylum, opened in 1904)
Chapel
Cefn Coed
(Swansea Borough Mental Hospital, opened in 1932)
South-eastern view of ward block and water tower
Colney Hatch
(aka Friern, 2nd Middlesex County Asylum, later 2nd London County Asylum, opened in 1851)
Admin block tower
Denbigh
(aka North Wales Asylum, opened in 1848)
View from ward block window towards admin block clock tower
Fairfield
(Three Counties Asylum (for Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire & Huntingdonshire), opened in 1860)
South east view of main block
Fair Mile
(Berkshire County Asylum, opened in 1870)
South-east view of main block
Fulbourn
(Cambridgeshire & Ely County Asylum, opened in 1858)
Main elevation (admin block in centre)
Gartloch
(Glasgow District Asylum, opened in 1896)
View from dormitory window
Glenside
(Bristol Borough Asylum, opened in 1861)
Chapel window
Goodmayes
(West Ham Borough Asylum, opened in 1901)
Gallery with cell doors
Hanwell
(Middlesex County Asylum, later first London County Asylum, opened in 1831)
Main corridor in female wing
Harperbury
(Middlesex Mental Defective Colony, opened in 1934)
Dormitory
Hartwood
(Lanarkshire District Asylum, opened in 1895)
Jump-proof fire escape
Heckingham
(former Norwich Union Workhouse, converted into 2nd Norfolk County Mental Hospital, opened in 1927)
Main elevation
Hellingly
(East Sussex County Asylum, opened in 1903)
Corridor network (with random portable bathtub)
Hensol
(Glamorganshire Mental Defective Colony, opened in 1930)
Interview room
High Royds
(3rd West Riding County Asylum, opened in 1888)
Glazed-tile doorway
Horton
(8th London County Asylum, opened in 1902)
Administration block
The Lawn
(Charitable Public Asylum, opened in 1820)
View from eastern wing
Lennox Castle
(Dunbartonshire Mental Defective Colony, opened in 1937)
Admin block coaching entrance
Leybourne Grange
(Kent Mental Defective Colony, opened in 1936)
OT room
Little Plumstead
(Norfolk Mental Defective Colony, opened in 1930)
Discarded training material
Mapperley
(Nottingham Borough Asylum, opened in 1880)
Southern aspect
Middlewood
(2nd West Riding County Asylum, opened in 1872)
Chapel
Napsbury
(Middlesex County Asylum, opened in 1905)
Recreation hall (left) and ward block (right), with water tower in background
Pen-Y-Fal
(Monmouthshire County Asylum, opened in 1851)
Ward blocks
Pool Parc
(Overspill annexe to North Wales Mental Hospital, opened in 1937)
Main corridor
Rauceby
(Kesteven County Asylum, opened in 1902)
Administration block
Rosslynlee
(East Lothian & Peebles District Asylum, opened in 1874)
Recreation hall
Runwell
(East Ham & Southend-on-Sea Borough Mental Hospital, opened in 1937)
Chapel
Severalls
(2nd Essex County Asylum, opened in 1913)
Gallery with cell doors
St Andrew's
(Norfolk County Asylum, opened in 1814)
Mortuary
St Brigid's
(Connaught District Asylum, opened in 1833)
Ward corridor
St Cadoc's
(Newport Borough Asylum, opened in 1906)
Window in day-room.
St Clement's
(Ipswich Borough Asylum, opened in 1870)
"Quiet room" in medium-secure annexe
St Crispin
(Northamptonshire County Asylum, opened in 1876)
Staircase in Superintendent's residence
St David's
(Joint Counties Asylum for Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire & Cardiganshire, opened 1865)
Observation room in annexe
St George's
(Northumberland County Asylum, opened in 1859)
Corridor network
St John's
(Lincolnshire County Asylum, opened in 1852)
Admin block main reception
St Mary's
(Gateshead Borough Asylum, opened in 1914)
Corridor network
Stone House
(The City Of London Asylum, opened in 1866)
Dining hall
Strathmartin (aka Balvodan)
(Charitable Public Idiot Asylum, opened in 1855)
Eastern side of main building
Sunnyside Royal
(Montrose District Asylum, opened in 1858)
Congregation area outside recreation hall
Talgarth
(Joint Breconshire and Radnorshire County Asylum, aka Mid-Wales Asylum, opened in 1903)
View from ward window
The Towers
(Leicester Borough Asylum, opened in 1869)
Main corridor in ward section of eastern block
West Park
(11th London County Asylum, opened in 1915 as Canadian War Hospital, reopened in 1923 as mental hospital)
Geriatric ward day room
Whittingham
(4th Lancashire County Asylum, opened in 1873)
Entrance into ward block from corridor network