Visited with WhoDearsWins and Seffy
So after attempting to do CWM Coke at first light, failing drastically and being chased round a housing estate for an hour by a man in a van we decided to head to Talgarth for a picnic.. The site is well documented on here and I've shamelessly pinched WhoDearsWins' history from his last report. we had a great time wondering about and taking pictures although a run in with a (un)happy welsh farmer on the road did add a few complications..
The Mid Wales Hospital was a psychiatric hospital in Talgarth, Wales It opened in 1906 and was formerly known as the Brecon and Radnor Joint Asylum or Mid Wales Counties Mental Hospital. It is in echelon style (narrow arrow) and at its peak could serve 1,000 patients. However, nearer the end of its life, in 1995, this had dwindled to 168. The site was also home to the Mid and West Wales College of Nursing and Midwifery and the Powys Drugs & Alcohol Council for substance misuse
As part of its services the hospital provided treatments for the elderly mentally ill; rehabilitation and continuing care; occupational therapy; day care facility; psychology; reflexology; physiotherapy; electro-convulsive therapy, chiropody and psychiatry.
With new health legislations coming into force in the 1980s/90s and 'Care in the Community the entire hospital was wound down during the 1990s and closed for good in 1999. Some facilities moved into nearby Bronllys Hospital (formally South Wales Sanitorium).
Anywho... Photos! Everyone has seen loads of photos of this site so i thought i'd be a little more arty with my editing and give you a few interesting shots. I hope you enjoy!
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I hope you like the pictures!
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