Report - Cambridge Military Hospital (Maternity), Aldershot, 26th October 2014

[Ordnance]

It was closed on 2 February 1996 due to the high cost of running the old building as well as the discovery of asbestos in the walls.

All this is of course true, but 99% of military buildings were affected by asbestos! It was 'Options for Change' a late 1980's study aimed at cutting defence spending following the end of the Cold War that closed the hospital and all others as well, with a plan to use military wings in NHS hospitals instead. It was the same study which disbanded the Royal Observer Corps leading to the closure of ROC posts as well as around a 18% overall cutback on military manpower.

 

[Sarita]

Hi there could some one explain how I up load pics on here please
Many thanks

 

[sirjonnyp]

Hi there could some one explain how I up load pics on here please
Many thanks

all in the faqs you were asked to read upon signing up to the forum

http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/faq.php

 

[man_gone_wrong]

I suggest you click the FAQ"s link that you were asked to read when you joined, and mostly everything you need to know about the Forum, inc" uploading pics from whatever host you use is there for you to peruse at your leisure

You could also introduce yourself to the Forum in the correct place as well

couldnt have said it any better mate

 

[man_gone_wrong]

Sounds like it was well worth the wait inside, good report and pics

Cheers bud

Wes definately worth all the hassle. Need to do it all again to get in the main now haha

 

[man_gone_wrong]

All this is of course true, but 99% of military buildings were affected by asbestos! It was 'Options for Change' a late 1980's study aimed at cutting defence spending following the end of the Cold War that closed the hospital and all others as well, with a plan to use military wings in NHS hospitals instead. It was the same study which disbanded the Royal Observer Corps leading to the closure of ROC posts as well as around a 18% overall cutback on military manpower.

Thank you for the information bud, I didnt know about that

 

[UrbanDuck]

Great report and photos, loving the peeling paintidge!

 

[ACID- REFLUX]

Cheers bud

Wes definately worth all the hassle. Need to do it all again to get in the main now haha

No it wasn"t worth all the hassle

That"s 3 wasted hours of my life lost forever lol

 

[man_gone_wrong]

Great report and photos, loving the peeling paintidge!

Cheers fella

Some very tasty peely paint here, cant beat a bit of it

 

[man_gone_wrong]

No it wasn"t worth all the hassle

That"s 3 wasted hours of my life lost forever lol

You loved it, sat there chewing the fat, dodging the missiles hahaha

 

[ACID- REFLUX]

You loved it, sat there chewing the fat, dodging the missiles hahaha

That pic you shot of me says more than a thousand words could ever do mate

Hopefully never repeated

 

[man_gone_wrong]

That pic you shot of me says more than a thousand words could ever do mate

Hopefully never repeated

Hell no, would rather get caught haha

 

[ACID- REFLUX]

Hell no, would rather get caught haha

Well i had hoped so, but obviously "GOD" does not exist after all the prayers i said or he was having a right laugh at our expense...certainly got his monies worth that"s for sure