"Keep away from Room 18" for #SpookySaturday
A room in the abandoned North Wales Hospital in the town of Denbigh, North Wales. The actual story of the asylum is far scarier than this image.
The hospital was a psychiatric institution from 1848 until 1995. At one time Denbigh was synonymous with the hospital and if someone had been institutionalised, it was simply said "They went to Denbigh".
Originally built to house 200 patients, by the mid 1900's Denbigh Asylum (as it was known) held up to 1500 people. It became a dumping ground for "difficult" or "troubled" people including those with learning disabilities, people with epilepsy, the elderly (especially with dementia), and, of course, women with any sort of depression or "moral insanity" (those that defied the norms of the Victorian era). The hospital also engaged in lobotomy and electroshock therapy.
The buildings, themselves, are absolutely stunning and they were Grade II* listed at some point. This meant that they couldn't be torn down but redevelopment became very difficult and extremely costly which resulted in them being left derelict for 30 years. There have been attempts to develop them but they always fell through. It seems like a new project is underway now, though. It's expected to take 12 years to complete but I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
(Sorry for the repost, I forgot something)
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