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Padded Cell, Royal Hospital Haslar G-Block - 2015

AndyK!

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Padded cells are few and far between now-a-days, so the opportunity to visit one doesn't present itself very often. So rare in fact, that I should imagine this will be the only padded cell I ever get the opportunity to visit, in situ and outside of a museum.

This particular padded cell is inside the 'G Block' of the Royal Hospital Haslar - a disused naval hospital on the south coast of England. G Block was established in 1910 as a purpose-built psychiatric unit and was comprised of 2 wards, each with 12 beds. G-Block served as an assessment centre and sailors requiring longer term treatment were transferred to a psychiatric unit at Great Yarmouth. The padded cell was built by Pocock Brothers, a company who were responsible for the creation of a few other similar padded cells around that time. In practice the cell was rarely used.

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G-Block External

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Staircase in the G-Block entrance lobby

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Outside of the cell door. The makers plate has been removed.

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Looking through the door into the padded cell

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Inside the cell

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Looking up at the door

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Looking towards the back of the cell

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Wider view of the padding

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“When faith is kneeling by his bed of deathâ€


 

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Having seen this myself I can vouch for what a gem it is. Such a feeling to be shut inside it and wonder about what stories those walls could tell

Some of the nicest pics I've seen if it though Andy (y)

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That's a really nice set Andy, you can almost feel the texture on number 4.

Cheers for posting (y)

 

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Tempted to go back down there to see this as I doubt another one's going to come along any time soon. Great shots mate (y)

 
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