Report - St Lawrences Asylum, Bodmin - Dec 2008

[TheTimeChamber]

Even when Graylingwell opened up before demo, it was still a pain to get around!

 

[Calamity Jane]

Stunning building, some really nice features, but yes the hall has to be the epic centre here. Dont know what the council were thinking here by pulling it down!!

 

[AlternativeAdventuring]

Fantastic photos! Really appreciate seeing this as someone who has spent a lot of time in Bodmin but never got to do this! Fab job!!!

 

[Ian2000]

They must have had a particular design/build template for asylums in those days it's almost identical to Craig Dunain in Inverness. even down to the hall detail and green tiling in the corridors. Not to mention avoiding security patrols. CD is now being made into modern luxury flats but was empty for years. Brilliant places wish I could have seen through this one.

 

[mookster]

They must have had a particular design/build template for asylums in those days it's almost identical to Craig Dunain in Inverness. even down to the hall detail and green tiling in the corridors. Not to mention avoiding security patrols. CD is now being made into modern luxury flats but was empty for years. Brilliant places wish I could have seen through this one.

Different architects used their designs for asylums repeatedly across the country with sometimes only minor differences depending on what the local authority wanted and what the architect fancied doing - Hellingly and St. Mary's were virtually identical in architecture design but St. Mary's was about 2/3 the size.

 

[TheTimeChamber]

A lot of Hine built Asylums were to the same layout after his pioneering design at Claybury and work done by Giles & Gough at Coney Hill; Bexley and Horton were identical as the LCC needed asylums fast, and his pattern design was used by quite a few counties who needed a new asylum quickly and cheaply.

The use of the green tiling was in fact glazed bricks; it was preferred by the lunacy commissioners because it was cheaper than applying a secondary finish and easy to keep clean.

 

[mookster]

A lot of Hine built Asylums were to the same layout after his pioneering design at Claybury and work done by Giles & Gough at Coney Hill; Bexley and Horton were identical as the LCC needed asylums fast, and his pattern design was used by quite a few counties who needed a new asylum quickly and cheaply.

The use of the green tiling was in fact glazed bricks; it was preferred by the lunacy commissioners because it was cheaper than applying a secondary finish and easy to keep clean.

The Lunacy Commissioners would be a fantastic name for a band.

 

[DirtyJigsaw]

What an amazing building! Not heard of this one tbf mate, lovely photos