chartham

Evening All, Living local to Canterbury I came across the old Arjowiggins paper mill in Canterbury. I assumed this site was active however it appears to be completely vacant having shut in 2022. From what I could see the site had what I assume is security at the Gatehouse and a bunch of...

History The production of paper at Chartham began in around 1730, although a fulling mill was recorded on the site as early as the Domesday Book. I have struggled to find much history covering the first two hundred years of operation, but major fire destroyed the works in 1857. The mill was...

I’m not gonna bore you with load of photos ! But please note these photos are terrible lol back in 2015 chartham was one my first hospital explore I have ever done i go back and do a second trip to the rest of building as at the time we ran out light what I can remember it was prob the most...

The plan for the site was developed by the architectural firm, John Giles and Gough who were beginning to make their name in workhouse and asylum design. The plan for the new asylum was to utilise the Corridor-Pavilion type layout which incorporated features of both the traditional corridor...

St Augustine Hospital The hospital has now been demolished, but I thought I would post some of the photos I took whilst the building was still up. The place was so trashed, the only thing that surprisingly made it look nice was the graffiti. These photos are from April 2015. History St...

I went to St Augstine's last week and was met with disappointment it is in the process of being demolished and security is all over the place I walked past it and a security guard stopped me told me to go back and followed me to the car and started taking pictures of my car reg and got into an...

Yesterday the remaining buildings were sold at auction for redevelopment. Apparently the fences will be going up shortly. Sad, it means that pretty much all the places I like to visit now are gone, a dodgy knee means I need to find places with easy access, and there are now precious few of them

Firstly I know a lot of people go to this location but me and my friends have just taken up urban exploring and we really are getting a rush of adrenaline when we do go to locations and explore a past that we could have never experienced our self. Also sorry for grammar or spelling mistakes...

I heard about this place from a friend and decided to go and check it out. I don't know much about the history of the place other than the fact that it was opened as an asylum in 1875, then renamed 'St. Augustine's Hospital' in 1948. It was finally closed in 1993. Hope you like the photos :)

Hi all, haven't done an explore for a few months and I'm finally getting round to uploading pictures from earlier this year. This report is from what's left of St. Augustines around August time. A friend of mine had known about the place for ages but we'd never looked into it or thought about...

I know there are already quite a few threads regarding this location on here already but this is my first report and I am using it as a bit of a practice, so any constructive criticism would be greatly appreciated. Originally called the East Kent County Asylum ( or second Kent County Asylum)...

Another one from Autumn last year. This one was quite a surprise for me. I really wasn't expecting much and it turned out to be a pretty little gem. The decay and lovely lighting made for a very photogenic scene. It reminded me somewhat of the really decayed parts of severalls hospital, but...

My first explore of the new year brought me to St Augustine's on a rather cold and gloomy day. Nice little explore this one, but if you like your buildings neat and tidy, then don't come here! History Chartham Asylum has also been known as Kent County Lunatic Asylum, Kent County Mental...

Hi all, well this is my fist post so im starting with something easy. Arrived Sunday afternoon with camera in hand. Thought i would be climbing over and under fences but this place is wide open so just strolled in through the front gate :lol: Place has been graffitied to death but was...

Visited what's left of St Augustine's Hospital, formerly known as East Kent County Asylum, yesterday for a solo explore. Managed to blag a lift off of me ma on the way up, and with her knowing Canterbury and its surrounding areas like the back of her hand, told me that there was none of it left...