Report - Whitchurch Hospital, Cardiff - Jan 2019

[Cariad1313]

It’s never a good idea to post exact dates, month and year is all you need. It’s generally just an arse covering exercise, plenty of fucktards out there that like to cause trouble where possible and if, for example, a place you went to gets torched the same day after you visited and then you post pics with that exact date... you may get a knock at your door! ; ) Anyone who posts the exact date gets the same friendly advice. Chances are it will never happen, but you can’t be too careful!

Great report though, I had 4 visits here and I never tire of seeing other people’s takes on this place. And for iPhone pics - great job! You really did the place justice and that is a top first post.

Thank you for your feedback!!

And that makes a lot of sense. I didn’t even think about that. I’m going to edit them out now

 

[Cariad1313]

Also, does anyone know why my title has changed? I wrote Whitchurch Lunatic Asylum and then when I posted it I noticed it said Cardiff Lunatic Asylum. Are their filters or something stopping me from having that title?

 

[Cariad1313]

Great report! I’d like to see this one, reminds me of the good old days every time I see a report.

It’s a good time to go! Especially if you want to see the water tower. I suspect the staircase will completely collapse in the next couple of years or so. So much rain water gets in that it’s just started to rot.

 

[Cariad1313]

Also, does anyone know why my title has changed? I wrote Whitchurch Lunatic Asylum and then when I posted it I noticed it said Cardiff Lunatic Asylum. Are their filters or something stopping me from having that title?

Wow, it did it again!!!! I wrote “Mental” asylum and it’s changed to lunatic asylum!?!?!?

 

[clebby]

Wow, amazing how decayed parts of it are looking these days. Nice report

 

[LittleOwl]

Fantastic report, very emotive and evocative imagery in your words and that's before I mention your gorgeous pictures. Great job!

 

[Cariad1313]

Fantastic report, very emotive and evocative imagery in your words and that's before I mention your gorgeous pictures. Great job!

Thank you so much!

 

[Yorrick]

Wow, it did it again!!!! I wrote “Mental” asylum and it’s changed to lunatic asylum!?!?!?

Probably one of the mods / admin has changed it because that's not what it was ever called. It was Cardiff City Asylum till around 1948, then it was Whitchurch Hospital. They're quite strict about proper names on here and for good reason.

 

[tumbles]

Probably one of the mods / admin has changed it because that's not what it was ever called. It was Cardiff City Asylum till around 1948, then it was Whitchurch Hospital. They're quite strict about proper names on here and for good reason.

M*ntal Asylum is an American term. It’s Mental Hosptial or Lunatic Asylum in England/Wales

In the case of Whitchurch although the plans referenced to it as Whitchurch Asylum it was actually never given the term and was simply Whitchurch Hosptial from the opening in 1908

 

[tumbles]

Wow, amazing how decayed parts of it are looking these days. Nice report

It’s proper decay all over now, by spring it’s going to be peeling everywhere too

 

[Cariad1313]

Probably one of the mods / admin has changed it because that's not what it was ever called. It was Cardiff City Asylum till around 1948, then it was Whitchurch Hospital. They're quite strict about proper names on here and for good reason.

Ohhhh that’s makes sense!! Thought I was going crazy because I knew I didn’t type that lol

 

[Cariad1313]

M*ntal Asylum is an American term. It’s Mental Hosptial or Lunatic Asylum in England/Wales

In the case of Whitchurch although the plans referenced to it as Whitchurch Asylum it was actually never given the term and was simply Whitchurch Hosptial from the opening in 1908

Wow! I never knew. The site I was using for the history section of this report referenced it as Whitchurch Asylum but then the one I checked everything in said I was Whitchurch Hospital so I wasn’t sure. But thank you for clearing up the American/Enligh terminology. I’ll be sure to remember that

 

[Six]

Great first report!

 

[raisinwing]

Excellent first report, you've done well to get such good photos using only an iPhone!

 

[Seffy]

Nicely done! That wheelchair gets around a bit :