springfield

Proving my relevance still with a post that is nearly 2 years old :oo Visited with @raisinwing @MotionlessMike & @dweeb This is the lesser seen side of Springfield Hospital which closed back in 2023. Not alot of old or decay like the eastern side of the building but still interesting to see...

It feels like an age since I last actually posted anything of substance on here, so there we go. Life things have been battering me around a bit this year and so exploring stuff has taken a back seat somewhat but I still try and get out when I can. Ever since @clebby posted this place back in...

THE HISTORY The hospital began as one of the earlier county asylums, opening as Surrey County Pauper Lunatic Asylum. It was Surrey's first asylum, followed by Brookwood (1867) and Cane Hill (1882). By 1849, the asylum had become rapidly overcrowed and so had a forward extension added to the...

Had slayaa round for pizza last night and we were chatting about how long it had been since id done a report., then tonight was having a hard drive/sd card sort and found some pics from an explore me and the mrs went on with @The_Raw so thought fook it might aswell throw them up. I know its...

On a recent trip to London with Humpa, raisinwing and dweeb we decided to swing by Springfield just to see what it looked like currently really. Turns out we timed the trip pretty well as a big chunk of the left hand side of the hospital had closed about a week prior. This section of the...

Visited with @Chloe Explores and Ella. We saw that a few people had been here and me and Chloe tried it on a weekday but there were builders so we returned on a Sunday. So pleased we managed to explore here, I’ve been watching this place on and off for years but never knew of it being...

Visited here with man gone wrong and met up with PV and JSP making quite a cheeky entry in. I know this place has been done lots and been seeing a few posts on exploring groups this last few days. But it's nice to do some proper decaying asylum rooms and corridors. It's a strange place as it was...

Hi am trying to find out when the derelict wards (geriatric care) closed at Springfield hospital. Does anyone know? All I find on google is “during the 90s”. Would be great for mo in-depth info and what the wards were used for. I remember visiting my nan in there after she had 3 strokes.

Springfield Asylum The hospital opened on 15 June 1841 as the Surrey County Pauper Lunatic Asylum. It received 299 patients, transferred from various private pauper asylums across Surrey. In the beginning, the asylum coped with every sort of clinical problem; specialist facilities developed...

Time for my once a year report :D Visited with @raisinwing & @MotionlessMike. Also bumped into @Olkka & @Session9 Shamelessly borrowed history from Wiki This place has been fairly well covered by a lot of people so I will just add my take on the place. After a nice early morning drive down...

The brewery first opened in 1873 when the William Butler and Company needed bigger premises than their existing site in Priestfield. Springfield had an abundance of water and the land had remained fairly undeveloped as the ground was quite marshy in places. The company acquired the seven acre...

Hopefully no one’s bored of seeing this place yet - It’s certainly one I doubt I’ll ever tire of seeing. Visited with @raisinwing and @Humpa on a crisp & sunny January morning. Well worth the 4:00am get up and three hour-ish trek from S-o-T. Nice to bump into a couple of familiar names on the...

Already did this in the summer, wasn’t too fussed about a return, but upon seeing some recent photos showing certain archives I had to go back. Could not believe how close I was to missing what I went for, I really need to stop opening doors only if they look exciting and start opening all the...

Visited with @Humpa and @MotionlessMike Bumped into @Olkka and @Session9 - nice to meet you both! Standard bit of borrowed history: Obviously this place has been very well covered by loads, people have clearly been visiting various bits of the place for over a decade, so props to them for...

History The hospital opened as the Surrey County Pauper Lunatic Asylum in 1840. The original building was a grand symmetrical red brick Tudor-style composition enclosing a large courtyard, built to the designs of Edward Lapidge, the county surveyor. A purpose-built chapel was added in 1881. It...