Thorpe Asylum Block / Meadowlands Mental Health Care Home
This is one of those local places you drive past for years and think “I'll never get in there” Oh how I was wrong, after a tip off from our friend @Mikeymutt , me and @dansgas1000 made the whole 20-minute trip into the city to give it a go. Not ashamed to say that we were a bit on edge as we were aware that there was possibly an active alarm system inside, and security had not long left after being on site for the last 6 or so years. Once inside, it was absolutely fine. A bit lacking in decay in places for my liking, but still an impressive place.
Meadowlands is a mental health accommodation unit, part of St Andrews Asylum in Norwich, this is one of the few remaining parts. Everybody goes to the older part, which is now absolutely ruined and not really worth seeing, but seem to have overlooked this bit.
The best bit has to be the beautiful staircase which is situated near the old main entrance. This is also where the alarm was, the box was flashing but didn't sound while we were there, so must have been disabled somehow.
Upstairs was mainly accommodation like rooms along with a few small office spaces for staff members, there were also a couple of kitchen areas, still with a few bits and pieces left. Downstairs were mainly communal rooms, larger with impressive bay windows and light fixtures, some of those rooms still also had power as can be seen in the photos.
Externally, the building is very charming, with lovely features, someone really took pride in designing the building.
Closed down in 2016, its future is unclear. I really hope something happens to preserve it because it's so beautiful from the outside.
Luckily, the building is in very good condition, it appears it has started to be surveyed (spray paint marks on walls and floors) and partially stripped in places, but it's nearly completely clear of any deliberate vandalism, there's only one smashed window which is the one you enter through, and there's a few cans and bottles laying about, nothing major. No rubbish graffiti or goon stickers in sight, excellent.
I'm not sure if It's still accessible or has been resealed, I haven't seen it pop up for a while.
This is a photo from 1992, thought it was a lot older due to it being in black and white, but apparently not…
(Click on the photo for a link to the Historic England page where the photo is from)
The front of the building
Old paperwork found, I have altered some of the info on this for the patient's privacy
Drawings and writings done by one of the patients, this room in particular was covered in this sort of writing.
Power in this room, notice the lovely stained-glass also.
Security glass at main reception
The lovely staircase
The sort of decay we like!
This is one of those local places you drive past for years and think “I'll never get in there” Oh how I was wrong, after a tip off from our friend @Mikeymutt , me and @dansgas1000 made the whole 20-minute trip into the city to give it a go. Not ashamed to say that we were a bit on edge as we were aware that there was possibly an active alarm system inside, and security had not long left after being on site for the last 6 or so years. Once inside, it was absolutely fine. A bit lacking in decay in places for my liking, but still an impressive place.
Meadowlands is a mental health accommodation unit, part of St Andrews Asylum in Norwich, this is one of the few remaining parts. Everybody goes to the older part, which is now absolutely ruined and not really worth seeing, but seem to have overlooked this bit.
The best bit has to be the beautiful staircase which is situated near the old main entrance. This is also where the alarm was, the box was flashing but didn't sound while we were there, so must have been disabled somehow.
Upstairs was mainly accommodation like rooms along with a few small office spaces for staff members, there were also a couple of kitchen areas, still with a few bits and pieces left. Downstairs were mainly communal rooms, larger with impressive bay windows and light fixtures, some of those rooms still also had power as can be seen in the photos.
Externally, the building is very charming, with lovely features, someone really took pride in designing the building.
Closed down in 2016, its future is unclear. I really hope something happens to preserve it because it's so beautiful from the outside.
Luckily, the building is in very good condition, it appears it has started to be surveyed (spray paint marks on walls and floors) and partially stripped in places, but it's nearly completely clear of any deliberate vandalism, there's only one smashed window which is the one you enter through, and there's a few cans and bottles laying about, nothing major. No rubbish graffiti or goon stickers in sight, excellent.
I'm not sure if It's still accessible or has been resealed, I haven't seen it pop up for a while.
This is a photo from 1992, thought it was a lot older due to it being in black and white, but apparently not…
(Click on the photo for a link to the Historic England page where the photo is from)
The front of the building
Old paperwork found, I have altered some of the info on this for the patient's privacy
Drawings and writings done by one of the patients, this room in particular was covered in this sort of writing.
Power in this room, notice the lovely stained-glass also.
Security glass at main reception
The lovely staircase
The sort of decay we like!
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. I did say you were safe from the alarm ha ha, unlike me on my first visit. Not sure why it was switched off a few days later.
