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Report - St. George's Hospital, Hornchurch, Essex - October 2018

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Terminal Decline

28DL Regular User
Regular User
History
The hospital originally opened in 1938 as a home for the elderly, known as Sutton's Institution. During the Second World War it was used as accommodation for airmen based at RAF Hornchurch. In 1948 it joined the NHS as St. George's Hospital.
The NHS announced the hospital would be refurbished in 2012, but a month later Legionella was found in the buildings water system, resulting in immediate closure, with the transfer of the remaining 44 patients.
Finally, in March 2018 the site was sold to a property developer for £40 million, with demolition beginning later that year.

The Explore
Visited just a bit too late to see the main corridor which stretched the full length of the site. However, there was some good natural decay and the buildings have somehow managed to survive virtually free of graffiti and vandalism. There was onsite security, but I managed to get around the site without any issues.

How it looked soon after closure
https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/st-georges-hospital-hornchurch-essex-june-2013.81917/

1540652403120.jpg

Proposed redevelopment site plan showing the admin and two wards on either side retained
https://www.property.nhs.uk/what-we-do/st-georges-hornchurch/

The main hall
One of my favorite parts of the hospital, some nice natural decay here

St Georges Hospital 1.jpg


St Georges Hospital 2.jpg


St Georges Hospital 3.jpg

Empty projector room

St Georges Hospital 4.jpg


The kitchens

St Georges Hospital 5.jpg


St Georges Hospital 6.jpg


St Georges Hospital 7.jpg

The walls and floor of this room, near the kitchen, were covered in cork

St Georges Hospital 8.jpg


St Georges Hospital 9.jpg

Upper flight of stairs leading nowhere


The water tower

St Georges Hospital 10.jpg


St Georges Hospital 11.jpg


St Georges Hospital 12.jpg


St Georges Hospital 13.jpg

Beautiful spiral staircase leading to the top of the water tower

St Georges Hospital 14.jpg


St Georges Hospital 15.jpg


St Georges Hospital 16.jpg

The base of the chimney

St Georges Hospital 17.jpg

Boiler house


The corridors
I was gutted to have missed these by only a few weeks

St Georges Hospital 18.jpg


St Georges Hospital 19.jpg


The wards
Completely stripped of everything, door frames, parquet flooring, toilets, etc.

St Georges Hospital 20.jpg


St Georges Hospital 21.jpg

The tiling in the corridors was nice though

St Georges Hospital 23.jpg

Nice peeling paint

St Georges Hospital 24.jpg


St Georges Hospital 25.jpg

The roof space above the wards was a bit more interesting though

St Georges Hospital 26.jpg

Bathroom


Admin block

St Georges Hospital 27.jpg



The morgue
Although missing the slab it was still quite nice

St Georges Hospital 28.jpg


St Georges Hospital 29.jpg


St Georges Hospital 30.jpg


Thanks for looking
 

Jackdaw47

28DL Full Member
28DL Full Member
History
The hospital originally opened in 1938 as a home for the elderly, known as Sutton's Institution. During the Second World War it was used as accommodation for airmen based at RAF Hornchurch. In 1948 it joined the NHS as St. George's Hospital.
The NHS announced the hospital would be refurbished in 2012, but a month later Legionella was found in the buildings water system, resulting in immediate closure, with the transfer of the remaining 44 patients.
Finally, in March 2018 the site was sold to a property developer for £40 million, with demolition beginning later that year.


The Explore
Visited just a bit too late to see the main corridor which stretched the full length of the site. However, there was some good natural decay and the buildings have somehow managed to survive virtually free of graffiti and vandalism. There was onsite security, but I managed to get around the site without any issues.


How it looked soon after closure
https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/st-georges-hospital-hornchurch-essex-june-2013.81917/


1540652403120.jpg

Proposed redevelopment site plan showing the admin and two wards on either side retained
https://www.property.nhs.uk/what-we-do/st-georges-hornchurch/


The main hall
One of my favorite parts of the hospital, some nice natural decay here


St Georges Hospital 1.jpg


St Georges Hospital 2.jpg


St Georges Hospital 3.jpg

Empty projector room


St Georges Hospital 4.jpg


The kitchens

St Georges Hospital 5.jpg


St Georges Hospital 6.jpg


St Georges Hospital 7.jpg

The walls and floor of this room, near the kitchen, were covered in cork


St Georges Hospital 8.jpg


St Georges Hospital 9.jpg

Upper flight of stairs leading nowhere



The water tower

St Georges Hospital 10.jpg


St Georges Hospital 11.jpg


St Georges Hospital 12.jpg


St Georges Hospital 13.jpg

Beautiful spiral staircase leading to the top of the water tower


St Georges Hospital 14.jpg


St Georges Hospital 15.jpg


St Georges Hospital 16.jpg

The base of the chimney


St Georges Hospital 17.jpg

Boiler house



The corridors
I was gutted to have missed these by only a few weeks


St Georges Hospital 18.jpg


St Georges Hospital 19.jpg


The wards
Completely stripped of everything, door frames, parquet flooring, toilets, etc.


St Georges Hospital 20.jpg


St Georges Hospital 21.jpg

The tiling in the corridors was nice though


St Georges Hospital 23.jpg

Nice peeling paint


St Georges Hospital 24.jpg


St Georges Hospital 25.jpg

The roof space above the wards was a bit more interesting though


St Georges Hospital 26.jpg

Bathroom



Admin block

St Georges Hospital 27.jpg



The morgue
Although missing the slab it was still quite nice


St Georges Hospital 28.jpg


St Georges Hospital 29.jpg


St Georges Hospital 30.jpg


Thanks for looking
Good pics must have been a hell of a hospital given its size.
 

Sleepysteve420

28DL Member
28DL Member
Do you know if I would Be able to still get in there to have a little explore, awesome pics though, looks like great fun exploring
 

Terminal Decline

28DL Regular User
Regular User
Do you know if I would Be able to still get in there to have a little explore, awesome pics though, looks like great fun exploring
I'm sure there will still be some stuff left as not all the buildings were due to be demolished and there was still a lot left when I visited but you'll need to see for yourself
 

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