Report - West Park Social Club; Epsom; From March 15 to Sept 17.

[Calamity Jane]

West Park Social Club.
Nice little mooch for a newbie. Best plan several in the area is my advise.
Long over due report. A two year period of destruction;

Link to planning I found; But over 2 yrs since this was applied for

http://eplanning.epsom-ewell.gov.uk/online-
applications/files/00729ABE146E418EFF1FD4B3C654917D/pdf/16_00096_FUL-West_Park_Hospital_Social_Club_CIL_Exemption-745107.pdf



The site a former social club which provided facilities to staff at West Park Hospital. The property comprises of a timber frame building across one storey, which is thought to have been constructed in approximately the 1970s.
The surrounding uses areas are mainly residential in character with a number of recent high-end residential developments in close proximity. Epsom Common lies to south of the site, comprising of 435 acres, making it the largest local Nature Reserve in Surrey.

The club is now solely in the hands of Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust as sole agents to dispose of the Freehold of the Social Club, Horton Lane, Epsom.

The Explores

Never a problem with this one. Been twice in 2 years. First time in 2015/16, then again Sept 2017. How this place is still standing I don`t know. The small bar has a very bad and unstable floor now, very rotten. The windows now all completely boarded, but still the graffiti and decay are everywhere. On my first visit the grass had been cut, so someone is doing that. the dance floor although littered, in one piece, the lights, snooker tables all still in reasonable condition. The old till, and stools, glasses everywhere. On my second visit the place was a complete mess. None of the above was applicable anymore. So its a long over due report. As I doubt it will be here much longer.

Back bar area in 2015

Back bar area 2017. Different camera btw

Snooker table 2015

snooker table 2017

Dance floor 2016

Bar 2016

Bar 2017

Enough of yesteryear, the only remaining bits of interest to me.

A few more from 2015/16

Thanks for viewing/reading CJ

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[pigeonboy]

Amazing that this sites been derelict for over a decade! Definately a simple little explore that is good for beginners as you said, with sites such as horton lodge down the road. Nice report

 

[Calamity Jane]

Amazing that this sites been derelict for over a decade! Definately a simple little explore that is good for beginners as you said, with sites such as horton lodge down the road. Nice report

Its definitely been a while as the memebership cards say 08, but Im sure I read some paperwork re 2010, that it finally closed completely. This place in 2014 when I first discovered it, but didnt photograph it, was spottless. A few banners on floor from a wedding. The disco ball and lights still in place etc. Didnt go back til end of 2015 beginning 2016 and the destruction was well on the way. By 2017 its falling down . Yep good place for noobs .

 

[Bumblelady]

Well done hun

 

[Calamity Jane]

Well done hun

Well thankyou well done you too, I saw your first report up. Well done