St Marys was our first Asylum shoot and all in all took us 10 hours on two trips to cover the major aspects , the place is vast and in very good condition thanks to it being fairly remote and secure.
I am posting the pictures in two seperate parts so as not to be too long winded and have steered clear of HDR in an effort to present it as is .. the second trip took in the church hall and morgue which we missed but thanks to some help from you guys found on the return journey...
so here goes ...
the history of St Marys in Stannington is well known , in brief built in 1913 has been a pauper asylum , mental hospital and was taken over during the war by the military , closed in 1995 and looking at some of the leftovers was left in a hurry , still in good condition and listed status.
One of our first stops after finding a way in was snips the barbers , somewhat of a state but on of my favourite shots of all
they didnt beleive in shelves ?
the seating arrangement i found to be exemplary.
this room led to many intersting things through its window , but the shot from inside was fascinating , this is now my desktop wallpaper
on our travels we came across a whole building dedicated to making and fixing locks , keys and locks everywhere , a lot of locked doors in its day
The boilers and equipment were astonishing in size and looked as if they could be fired back up and work no problem , the sound of running water and the smell of gas in the air were not such a good sign.
this happy chap was one of the painter decorators , they had their own room too , and on the desks were their final notices and transfer papers , as well as the cups of mouldy coffee left in disgust ..
We happened across the dental surgery by accident and had a sit in the chair , for the first time ever I was happy to see a dentists chair.
corridors and stairs ... mmmmmm heaven ( waits to be locked up )
whilst wandering between building i got a few external shots in
another gorgeous corridor ...
this room had a real sinister feel about it , the lighting only added to the feeling of loneliness, one of the day rooms i think ?
and the autumn colours inside a building the likes i have never seen b4
here we found a sitting room , so we did , had a nice cigarette and comtemplated my sanity for a while ...
the bathrooms brought us down to earth , so many of them .. everywhere toilets ...... and mostly engaged !
the rickety metal stairs leading to the projection room in the hall were not worth the hassle , found another way in later
loved the green door , shakin stevens however was not about ..
we found a door leading to a tunnel section , underground subways full of asbestos and rather smelly , difficult to get a decent photo in here , this was a 30 sec exposure using a torch too ...
and the Green Room , environmental friendliness gone mad !
and last but not least a quick game of snooker , oh no tables
hope you like these and will post the second and final installment soon
emotive69
I am posting the pictures in two seperate parts so as not to be too long winded and have steered clear of HDR in an effort to present it as is .. the second trip took in the church hall and morgue which we missed but thanks to some help from you guys found on the return journey...
so here goes ...
the history of St Marys in Stannington is well known , in brief built in 1913 has been a pauper asylum , mental hospital and was taken over during the war by the military , closed in 1995 and looking at some of the leftovers was left in a hurry , still in good condition and listed status.
One of our first stops after finding a way in was snips the barbers , somewhat of a state but on of my favourite shots of all
they didnt beleive in shelves ?
the seating arrangement i found to be exemplary.
this room led to many intersting things through its window , but the shot from inside was fascinating , this is now my desktop wallpaper
on our travels we came across a whole building dedicated to making and fixing locks , keys and locks everywhere , a lot of locked doors in its day
The boilers and equipment were astonishing in size and looked as if they could be fired back up and work no problem , the sound of running water and the smell of gas in the air were not such a good sign.
this happy chap was one of the painter decorators , they had their own room too , and on the desks were their final notices and transfer papers , as well as the cups of mouldy coffee left in disgust ..
We happened across the dental surgery by accident and had a sit in the chair , for the first time ever I was happy to see a dentists chair.
corridors and stairs ... mmmmmm heaven ( waits to be locked up )
whilst wandering between building i got a few external shots in
another gorgeous corridor ...
this room had a real sinister feel about it , the lighting only added to the feeling of loneliness, one of the day rooms i think ?
and the autumn colours inside a building the likes i have never seen b4
here we found a sitting room , so we did , had a nice cigarette and comtemplated my sanity for a while ...
the bathrooms brought us down to earth , so many of them .. everywhere toilets ...... and mostly engaged !
the rickety metal stairs leading to the projection room in the hall were not worth the hassle , found another way in later
loved the green door , shakin stevens however was not about ..
we found a door leading to a tunnel section , underground subways full of asbestos and rather smelly , difficult to get a decent photo in here , this was a 30 sec exposure using a torch too ...
and the Green Room , environmental friendliness gone mad !
and last but not least a quick game of snooker , oh no tables
hope you like these and will post the second and final installment soon
emotive69
