Report - Royal Victoria Hospital, Kent - July 2018

[Brewtal]

I know this place is a shadow of its former glory after being stripped of everything. I was bored one afternoon so decided to have a wander around here. Despite being trashed in some parts, others were quite photogenic. Some lovely peely paint. I thought I'd fire up a 2018 update as I don't think it's been posted for over a year.

The hospital originally opened in 1846 on nearby Rendezvous St. in Folkestone town centre and was known as the Folkestone Dispensary. In 1863 it relocated to a site on Dover Rd and was expanded and re-named the Folkestone Dispensary and Infirmary.

In 1890, it moved to this new general hospital building opened overlooking Radnor Park and was again re-named, this time to the Victoria Hospital. It served the town and borough of Folkestone and 1910 was when it became the Royal Victoria Hospital.

By the 1970s, all services were being scaled down and in 1979 when the new William Harvey Hospital opened in neighbouring town Ashford most were then transferred there. The Royal Victoria then became a centre for geriatric, stroke rehabilitation, eye surgery and GP patients.

In 2005/6 the last remaining wards closed and the old Victorian building has been standing there since.

The chapel

The morgue

And the view from the roof

Thanks for looking!

 

[Wevsky]

That has actually decayed rather nicely mate,may not have the fresh untouched hospital feel about it with all the gear when we went but in fairness it looks better now

 

[Brewtal]

That has actually decayed rather nicely mate,may not have the fresh untouched hospital feel about it with all the gear when we went but in fairness it looks better now

Yeah the bits that ain’t smashed up to fuck and tagged over are really nice.

 

[Wevsky]

i cant place the chapel though,must have seen it on the two visits we did years ago but fucked if i took a picture of it,nice work though mate you have captured the decay nicely

 

[musley]

Nice one!

 

[Brewtal]

i cant place the chapel though,must have seen it on the two visits we did years ago but fucked if i took a picture of it,nice work though mate you have captured the decay nicely

You can just make it out from the last pic taken from the roof. The building with the arched windows, then there is the hall will the stage just after it, then the morgue is further down at the edge of the site.

 

[Wevsky]

You can just make it out from the last pic taken from the roof. The building with the arched windows, then there is the hall will the stage just after it, then the morgue is further down at the edge of the site.

yeah makes sense,we visited the hall and morgue the chapel may have been locked up tight

 

[Brewtal]

yeah makes sense,we visited the hall and morgue the chapel may have been locked up tight

Well at least now you know you didn’t miss much haha!

 

[Wevsky]

Well at least now you know you didn’t miss much haha!

Nope,always nice to tick things off though.

 

[obscurity]

yeah makes sense,we visited the hall and morgue the chapel may have been locked up tight

Chapel was open, has been opened and sealed more than any other part of the site....its just really shit and not worth a photo haha.

Nice shots there mate, good to see what its looking like these days.

 

[mookster]

Spent a peaceful few hours there yesterday morning, it's been a while since I last did a big hospital over here so I really enjoyed it.

 

[Johnnyquest]

Is the whole place empty? I’ve never been down but I thought part of the site was still active? Great photos by the way!!

 

[Sazzisarah]

Is this place still worth a visit and easy to get in ? Me and my partner have a few places on our list to visit up this way but we’re travelling from Bedfordshire ! So want to make it worth the while ! X Thankyou !

 

[Brewtal]

Is the whole place empty? I’ve never been down but I thought part of the site was still active? Great photos by the way!!

Next door is active and nhs vans parked out the front but the two buildings ain’t connected to each other or anything. It’s worth a look if you are down that way, nice and easy place.

 

[Brewtal]

Is this place still worth a visit and easy to get in ? Me and my partner have a few places on our list to visit up this way but we’re travelling from Bedfordshire ! So want to make it worth the while ! X Thankyou !

Well only you can decide if it’s worth a visit or not from my pics, check out Mookster’s post too. It’s easy enough, but feel free to pm me when you are planning your trip that way. Nothing worse than driving far and faffing about for ages looking for the right spot, especially if you have a few places in mind.