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The Brecon and Radnor Joint Asylum June 2011

Flava

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The Mid Wales Hospital, originally the Brecon and Radnor Joint Counties Lunatic Asylum was a psychiatric hospital in Talgarth, Wales.

The building, designed by Messrs Giles, Gough and Trollope of London followed the compact arrow plan and was built at a cost of £126,000. It was opened amid public ceremony on March 18, 1903, by the Rt. Hon. Lord Glanusk who said of it "everything has been done that human ingenuity could devise for the happiness and safety of the inmates, and under the blessing of God, for their speedy restoration to health." Like other contemporary institutions, the asylum was designed to be self-sufficient, and had its own private water, electricity, heating and sewerage systems as well as a considerable agricultural estate on which able-bodied patients worked to produce food for the hospital. As well as residential wards, the hospital had a large recreation and dining hall, kitchens, workshops "in which the patients [were] encouraged to spend their time profitably", a tailor, bakery, shoe-maker and printing shops as well as 8 acres of market gardens.

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Wevsky

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Had a look at this last year..way too many pikeys and a team of ghost hunters on site so left them to it..Does make me wish we had got in after seing these..Nice one mate

 

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I love this place..one of my favourite haunts ace pics there!

 

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That's stunning, would love a wander round there, thanks for sharing Flava :D

(y)

 

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Like :cool2:

 

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Lovely pics, I really like the look of this place..nice one (y)

 

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That's a big thumbs up Flava (y)

Cracking shots :beer:

 
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