Report - Rauceby Asylum - Lincolnshire - May 2013

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History has been covered many times before but can also be found here Here

Visited with Fairdo's. Had the fright of my life as soon as I got onto the site when I turned around and there was a dog right next to me. Luckily it was a friendly little thing who'd come to investigate us. The owner of the dog turned up shortly after apologising.

I like this place, its a pretty easy mooch and quite local to me. I think we spent a good three hours looking around.​

The admin block

This sums up the vast majority of what the site looks like from inside.

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This was painted by patients along with an artist who came to work with them.

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Here's what it looked like in all its glory. Picture borrowed from HERE

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Dayroom

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And here's what the dayroom looked like before, but taken from a different angle. Picture borrowed from HERE

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There are some odds and ends left (just about)

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I didn't fancy climbing this. It needs someone lighter and more nimble than I am. But it has the lift motors up there.

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The stairs up lead to the Elm wing and down to the subway system that linked all the buildings underground.

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I went down, it had been flooded by the looks as it as the floor was sodden. But luckily it wasn't this day. I couldn't get any further than this. I assume the rest has been filled in.

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Obligatory chair shot..

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I did go in the chapel, but I wasn't happy with any of my shots in there.

Thanks for looking.