The West Riding Lunatic & Mental Asylum (one flew over the cuckoo's nest)

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Fri 23 Nov, 2007 10:10 pm

Great video Phill - spooky, haunting and very atmospheric.I'm certainly not going anywhere near that place after dark now....I wonder if the buyers of all those executive flats know whats just across the way...?

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Fri 23 Nov, 2007 10:14 pm

Exactly thats what i was thinking Ravey. It's a strange place now.. half residential in the middle of a building site with these few blocks left as i reminder of what it was! This was one of the last mental health places to close.. The urb exers love these Asylums, There all documented in the greatest detail... It's that spooky atmosphere i think!

Post by **cnosni** » Sat 24 Nov, 2007 1:38 am

Phill_d wrote: Exactly thats what i was thinking Ravey. It's a strange place now.. half residential in the middle of a building site with these few blocks left as i reminder of what it was! This was one of the last mental health places to close.. The urb exers love these Asylums, There all documented in the greatest detail... It's that spooky atmosphere i think! Phil,did you get in the main entrance because all the floor is patterned with tiles that have black daisies.very unusual.I only know this as i knew someone who had worked/studied there and made me watch a strange tv program one night that was filmed there and had lots of little stories based on poems written about the place,one of the poems and accompanying film was calle "Black Daisies"

Post by **cnosni** » Sat 24 Nov, 2007 1:41 am

Eh up Phill ,cop thishttp://www.leedsmentalhealth.nhs.uk/...206%20HHP2.pdf

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Sat 24 Nov, 2007 2:06 am

Bloomin eck... thats another duff link... It won't work again... It looks similar to this site is it csnosihttp://www.leedsmentalhealth.nhs.uk/news/news- ... m?news=34I had a look at that one before i went for some gen.

Post by **cnosni** » Sat 24 Nov, 2007 12:21 pm

Phill_d wrote: Bloomin eck... thats another duff link... It won't work again... It looks similar to this site is it csnosihttp://www.leedsmentalhealth.nhs.uk/news/news- ... m?news=34I had a look at that one before i went for some gen. It worked last night,i tried it.tried it this morning and no joy!!

roundhegian · Post by **roundhegian** » Sat 24 Nov, 2007 12:46 pm

cnosni wrote: Phill_d wrote: Bloomin eck... thats another duff link... It won't work again... It looks similar to this site is it csnosihttp://www.leedsmentalhealth.nhs.uk/news/news- ... m?news=34I had a look at that one before i went for some gen. It worked last night,i tried it.tried it this morning and no joy!! Is this the one ?

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Sat 24 Nov, 2007 6:51 pm

Hey csnosi it's working now! Huh?Yes thats the one Roundhegian. I went back today to finish some stuff i didn't have time for last week but the dam weather was just as bad, I'm sad to say the white dove in the clock tower must have been clever enough to get in but not back out again.. Poor thing dead on the floor this morning

Post by **chameleon** » Sat 24 Nov, 2007 7:33 pm

Rather poignant really Phill and, sadly the same fate as many of the incumbents from the past.

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Sat 24 Nov, 2007 8:50 pm

Yes we had a look at the little chapel over the road were 2,858 patients from High Royds are buried.. Theres only 4 graves in the whole place.. The rest are all unmarked. Thats pretty sad.. I'll put a few pics on here later. I'm just putting a few spook shots on mi flickr now