I explored here with Hamtagger, Session9, Southside Assassin, Shagrat and The Lone Shadow
After a last minute text from hamtagger we left Lincoln at 4:30pm en route to Northampton. When we arrived at St Edmunds, she was stood there in all her Glory (The wonderful building she is)
It was nice to get this one ticked off the list and also to meet some new people and set up future trips
We had a laugh too, dodging needles and fighting over who drank the milk that was left in the crack den. I even got a shot of a lovely little drug spoon.
On with the pictures
I'll start with a dark external for your viewing pleasure (I hope)
Followed by a rusty drug spoon
A bit of a cave in
I think the pile on the window was bird turd
This room had no floor
The light that once was...
Just a room
Judging the home-made beds, the locals too this sign too serious
Some stairs
A shower seat
I had to slightly edit this to hide the identity of everyone, just incase they didn't want their faces showing
Thank you for taking time to look at my report
It was good to meet everyone (Even if the places was a bit ) I look forward to future explores with you all.
I'll apologize in advance to the Admin if the group photo isn't allowed.
After a last minute text from hamtagger we left Lincoln at 4:30pm en route to Northampton. When we arrived at St Edmunds, she was stood there in all her Glory (The wonderful building she is)
It was nice to get this one ticked off the list and also to meet some new people and set up future trips
We had a laugh too, dodging needles and fighting over who drank the milk that was left in the crack den. I even got a shot of a lovely little drug spoon.
History Lesson
It has stood abandoned for 16 years since the hospital closed after 70 years of service. And, thanks to its place in history as one of the buildings spawned by the 19th-century Poor laws, it has proved difficult to get rid of.
Though a tide of outrage at the suffering of those who laboured inside - fanned by tales like those in Charles Dickens's novel Oliver Twist - closed the workhouses for good, they have a lasting place in history.
The significance of the building - designed by architect Sir George Gilbert Scott, who was behind London's St Pancras Station and the University of Glasgow - was reaffirmed last year when the Government slapped down an application to remove its listed status.
Little medical equipment remains, except for dust-covered signs and the occasional abandoned bedpan. Elsewhere the crumbling walls, potentially unstable floors and exposed lift shafts make it an uncomfortable site to visit.
St Edmund's was converted into a hospital in the 1930s, and continued for almost 70 years until it was closed down and its functions moved elsewhere.
The land was bought up by developers and other buildings, which are part of the original hospital site, have been demolished and replaced by a Tesco Express store and a restaurant.
It has stood abandoned for 16 years since the hospital closed after 70 years of service. And, thanks to its place in history as one of the buildings spawned by the 19th-century Poor laws, it has proved difficult to get rid of.
Though a tide of outrage at the suffering of those who laboured inside - fanned by tales like those in Charles Dickens's novel Oliver Twist - closed the workhouses for good, they have a lasting place in history.
The significance of the building - designed by architect Sir George Gilbert Scott, who was behind London's St Pancras Station and the University of Glasgow - was reaffirmed last year when the Government slapped down an application to remove its listed status.
Little medical equipment remains, except for dust-covered signs and the occasional abandoned bedpan. Elsewhere the crumbling walls, potentially unstable floors and exposed lift shafts make it an uncomfortable site to visit.
St Edmund's was converted into a hospital in the 1930s, and continued for almost 70 years until it was closed down and its functions moved elsewhere.
The land was bought up by developers and other buildings, which are part of the original hospital site, have been demolished and replaced by a Tesco Express store and a restaurant.
On with the pictures
I'll start with a dark external for your viewing pleasure (I hope)
Followed by a rusty drug spoon
A bit of a cave in
I think the pile on the window was bird turd
This room had no floor
The light that once was...
Just a room
Judging the home-made beds, the locals too this sign too serious
Some stairs
A shower seat
I had to slightly edit this to hide the identity of everyone, just incase they didn't want their faces showing
Thank you for taking time to look at my report
It was good to meet everyone (Even if the places was a bit ) I look forward to future explores with you all.
I'll apologize in advance to the Admin if the group photo isn't allowed.