I have watched the gradual demise and demolition of Cane Hill over the past 18 months. Today I stopped in to check on progress. As it stands the demolition team are finishing up on site, leveling land and removing what rubble remains. All that remains of a once remarkable site …
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Cane Hill was a psychiatric hospital in Coulsdon in the London Borough of Croydon. Built to handle patients unable to attend the Springfield and Brookwood Asylums, both of which were filled to capacity, it opened in 1882 as the Third Surrey County Lunatic Asylum. Following a gradual winding down of …
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A quick return to the iconic Cane Hill Hospital to see the progress of demolition. Given I was working around the corner today it would have been rude not to pay a visit. Not really an explore, but after a month of hectic house moving it was nice to get …
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The Cheshire County Lunatic Asylum, more commonly known as Deva, lies in the grounds of the still active Countess Of Chester Hospital in Chester. In 1829, the Cheshire Lunatic Asylum opened on part of the site. The county’s mental health unit was based in the ‘Lunatic Asylum Building’. The name …
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A good old trip to the iconic Cane Hill followed by an afternoon visit to West Park. Only a few places will give me the motivation to get out of bed at 3am and drive 150 miles. Suffice to say Cane Hill would have me driving from 500 miles away …
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Cane Hill Hospital will be remembered perhaps as not the most famous of the county asylums but certainly one of the most interesting. From a urban exploration perspective it will be remembered as one of the most iconic sites the UK ever had. Abandoned in 1991 the buildings remained derelict …
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