Cookridge & Ida Hospitals

electricaldave · Post by **electricaldave** » Sat 09 Feb, 2008 7:36 pm

I grew up very close to these places, I can remember when they extended them during the 1960's and took over some of the woods where we used to spend large amounts of our spare time - making dens and stuff.http://www.francisfrith.com/search/engl ... htmAnyways, I don't own a digital camera, so I cannot take any pictures, but there is a lot of concern by the local plod over the dangers that are present in this site to kids exploring, so I expect that the site will be made more secure.So that means there will not be too much time to get those pictures. I also think there is a distinct possibility some idiot will set fire to it too which means that the time that this will be stadning is uncertain.It would be a shame to let this hospital be pulled down without some recird, it was quite an innovation in its day, as the wards were not of the typpical Victorian high ceiling affairs such as the LGI.Effort was made to make the place more homely than most of its contemporaries, and this is something that most of the NHS has still to achieve.http://www.leedsteachinghospitals.com/p ... 3672872.jp

slw · Post by **slw** » Sat 09 Feb, 2008 8:51 pm

There is an article on BBC news about kids entering the site.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west ... 236366.stm

ackers72 · Post by **ackers72** » Sat 01 Mar, 2008 12:36 pm

The place has a special place in our hearts in our family as my mother and my mother in law have both been patients in there and my mother in law past away there so went there last year and one evening this year to take some pics, here is the link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomackroyd ... 63715/Here is a taster.

ackers72 · Post by **ackers72** » Sat 01 Mar, 2008 12:41 pm

The night shots were taken one Saturday eve, we came across security who chatted with us once they knew we were only taking pics, they were telling us how they are constantly chasing the chav element away which is a damn shame they cannot leave anything, this was about less than a week after the place closed its doors!!!!I hope the idiots suffer radiation poisoning lol!!!!

wiggy · Post by **wiggy** » Sat 01 Mar, 2008 11:37 pm

ackers72 wrote: The place has a special place in our hearts in our family as my mother and my mother in law have both been patients in there and my mother in law past away there so went there last year and one evening this year to take some pics, here is the link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomackroyd ... 63715/Here is a taster. my mother was in there on the saturday,came out the following monday,but died on the wednesday...thanks for the picture,it's a lovely looking place,pity that more hospital buildings arn't so nice.

ackers72 · Post by **ackers72** » Sun 02 Mar, 2008 7:52 pm

From what I hear the older buildings such as Arthington House, Ida Wing and Edward Jackson wing are going to be saved the rest is due to go.