K PD Willie202 viewsRight, well, we have seen some excellent shots of HartWood at night... Well, it's time for a slightly more risky daylight exploration!
Knowledge -- PlasticDel -- Oor Wullie
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Outside Hospital172 viewsSecurity are very present and ever vigilant - so we come in over the abandoned football / cricket pitch. Hopefully we should be able to get in without being noticed.
Oor Wullie is radio-man today and is relaying security's every move from a position just south of here.
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Outside Walking to Hospital196 viewsWith Wullie having given the 'all clear', we head up towards the hospital and our entrance.
There's a good two minutes walking to be done here, we could be spotted at any moment... I realise I've been holding my breath for thirty seconds.
Breathe, idiot!! :-))
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Tower Damaged233 viewsUh oh - there's been some glass damaged up at the top of the tower here.
Now, a few panes being smashed you could maybe put down to dozy birds flying into the glass... but this many could only be the work of neds!
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Daylight Kitchens176 viewsSo we made it in unmolested!
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Daylight Kitchens197 views
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Wards Daylight Corridor215 viewsThe night operations were fun, but I have to say it's nice to photograph the place with some LIGHT!!
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K looks Pleased205 viewsDetails you don't pick up on at night are apparent: the tower stairway is painted soothing PINK! :-D
Also, K's hair is getting kinda' long... Didn't notice that at night...
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Tower Daunting Window183 viewsI like these shots far more in the daylight.
What a grand place HartWood was!
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Hall-Daylight-Front185 viewsA somewhat dodgy panorama taken of the main hall!
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Hall Daylight Centre204 views
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Hall Daylight Rear185 viewsRight then, let's head up the tower - I want to see what's happened to the clock face!
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Tower Smashed Clock Face189 viewsSigh.
Your probably mad that security allowed this to happen, right? Well, I have to speak up and exonerate security (in part) as they are only contracted to look after this site until 2:30am...
After that? There's no one here... except the neds.
I'm pretty sure if the firm looking after H/Wood had a 24h contract, this (and other things) would not have occurred.
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Tower Smashed Clock Face Looking Down177 views
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Tower Daylight Bell174 viewsOne things for sure, neds can come and go: but this gigantic bell isn't going anywhere!
The urge to ring this is almost overwhelming... but of course we don't: I like my ear-drums intact thanks!
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Tower Daylight Looking Down182 views
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Tower Daylight Looking Down1183 viewsLooking down - the red 'walkway' here was once a giant corridor connecting up the ancillary wards to the main hospital block.
HartWood was at one point the largest Asylum in the UK... Hard to tell now, looking at it.
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Tower Daylight Roof186 viewsUhmmm, is that a leg on the roof!?
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Daylight Tower182 views
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All Us248 viewsSomeGuy - Fake Plastic Steve - PlasticDel - Knowledge - Oor Wullie
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Tower Daylight To Nurses178 viewsHmmmm, the nurses block, eh?
Well, we got in and around the main building quick enough today - why not check the nurses over in the light too?
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Nurses From Afar Zoomed220 viewsOh yeah, it's nice by daylight!
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Looking Over173 views
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Looking Over Zoomed195 views
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Nurses Corridor198 viewsBack inside...
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Call the Lift178 viewsWell, lift ain't working: but this is a NICE call switch.
Don't make 'em like that anymore, hey?
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Now Dead Alarm189 viewsHmmm, for some reason maintenance hasn't been followed on this alarm; its mains is off and the lead acid backup battery is flat.
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Nurses Corridor174 views
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Nurses Lower Lecture Theatre191 viewsWith the alarm temporarily out of service though, we do have a previously unknown measure of freedom to explore.
Let's checkout the heavily PIR'd lower floors!
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Nurses Lower Lecture Theatre - Inside187 viewsOh man, if only I'd had a GOOD camera for this outing.
Sorry, this photo sucks: but it's the only one I've got!
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Nurses Lower Library Sign169 viewsHmmmm, colourful!
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Nurses Lower Library Sign Entrance170 viewsHmmm, formal!
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Nurses Lower Library169 viewsHmmm, bookless!
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Framed Towers156 views
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Nurses Study Room173 views
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DSR185 views
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Vaccine190 viewsCan we spot the spelling mistake anyone!? :-P
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