Hello Folks!
Well, first off, I'd like to say I'm eternally indebted to 0v3rcaffeinated, who's kind assistance really paid off, resulting in me seeing the inside of the Chapel for the first time in what had been a very, very long 15 year wait!!!
A bit of History.....
Severalls Hospital was the Second County Asylum for Essex, and was constructed between 1910 and 1913, in an area known as The Severalls, off Boxted Road, in Mile End, to the North of Colchester.
The Chapel, which stands in Mature Woodland to the North of the Main Hospital Buildings, was one of the last Buildings to be erected, in about 1913, and for reason/s still un-known to this day, was not fully completed (the Northern Aisle was never constructed) - possibly as it was never used to full capacity at a guess? Apparently the Hospital fell into near dis-use in the 1980's, when it was closed - a good few years before the Hospital closed in 1997.
For full History of the Hospital, please check out this website: www.severallshospital.co.uk
Hope that you'll enjoy my take - not a "Pro" photographer by any stretch of the imagination, however hopefully has captured the essence of this beautiful Building - which is sadly earmarked for Demolition (is not Listed)
Looking East towards Altar (left-hand Aisle never built)
Where the Pulpit once stood.....
The beautiful stained glass windows, with Jesus in the centre, a Doctor and a Female Patient to the left, and a Nurse and Male Patient to the right. I understand that these windows were installed in 1963, for the Hospital's Golden Jubilee Celebrations.....http://severallshospital.co.uk/#/history-golden-jubilee-1963/4569620128
The Pipe Organ
Looking West back towards the Main Entrance doors
Northern wall with recess (Aisle beyond never built)
Electrical Cabinet (many of these dotted around the Hospital) - some above Ground and many below in the maze of Service Tunnels http://garyrowe.co.uk/stuff/severalls/
....."Let there be Light".....
More to follow.....
Well, first off, I'd like to say I'm eternally indebted to 0v3rcaffeinated, who's kind assistance really paid off, resulting in me seeing the inside of the Chapel for the first time in what had been a very, very long 15 year wait!!!
A bit of History.....
Severalls Hospital was the Second County Asylum for Essex, and was constructed between 1910 and 1913, in an area known as The Severalls, off Boxted Road, in Mile End, to the North of Colchester.
The Chapel, which stands in Mature Woodland to the North of the Main Hospital Buildings, was one of the last Buildings to be erected, in about 1913, and for reason/s still un-known to this day, was not fully completed (the Northern Aisle was never constructed) - possibly as it was never used to full capacity at a guess? Apparently the Hospital fell into near dis-use in the 1980's, when it was closed - a good few years before the Hospital closed in 1997.
For full History of the Hospital, please check out this website: www.severallshospital.co.uk
Hope that you'll enjoy my take - not a "Pro" photographer by any stretch of the imagination, however hopefully has captured the essence of this beautiful Building - which is sadly earmarked for Demolition (is not Listed)
Looking East towards Altar (left-hand Aisle never built)
Where the Pulpit once stood.....
The beautiful stained glass windows, with Jesus in the centre, a Doctor and a Female Patient to the left, and a Nurse and Male Patient to the right. I understand that these windows were installed in 1963, for the Hospital's Golden Jubilee Celebrations.....http://severallshospital.co.uk/#/history-golden-jubilee-1963/4569620128
The Pipe Organ
Looking West back towards the Main Entrance doors
Northern wall with recess (Aisle beyond never built)
Electrical Cabinet (many of these dotted around the Hospital) - some above Ground and many below in the maze of Service Tunnels http://garyrowe.co.uk/stuff/severalls/
....."Let there be Light".....
More to follow.....
