
Last night (25
th) we
visited Denbigh Asylum. This is our 3rd visit (for some) but this was actually
Steve's 1st. The weather was perfect, but sadly the
Vandals has made even more damage than we had expected, we could not
believe how much. The morgue has been totally desecrated and
the mortuary slab, I am sad to say is no more...
totally smashed to pieces. As for the building itself we feel it
is now on the down turn unless who ever owns it steps in very soon this building will NOT be standing in another 10yrs (perhaps
that's what they are hoping for).
The main building to the front is
inaccessible most of the floors are now down, and

the area very
dangerous. The theatre has been trashed and the stage torched. Some of the
building are in quite good shape
considering. We just cannot understand WHY this place was closed
and WHY people have to vandalise it. We entered the estate with respect and treated it as such coming away not
damaging anything, so why cant other people do the same? We bumped into another
group of young people who were there for
the fright
experience (and got it) ... they did not vandalise the place, so tell me why do other people? We had a chat to some locals in the pub, and it has clearly 'killed' the town shutting D
enbigh down, and they all talk fondly of it. All the parties in the ball
room and the nurses and patients.
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY
We photographed one or two very good orbs (although this could be jsut the reflection of the flash on dust particles) and we all
experienced audibles. For a
building in such a bad state it was
extremely quiet all, for an owl, the place was
silent as the grave and very
solemn.
We are
definatley going back very soon to try and document and perform
a more extensive vigil. Steve and Gill with be adding
their thoughts soon once all
the evidence has been clarified and all the photos and video will be added very soon.
PHOTO LINKS
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9151348@N07/sets/72157606377035756/
4 comments:
I really would have loved to have joined you all on your visit to this most impressive, beautiful & historical building.
Regarding all the vandalism, I just cannot understand the mentality of anyone destroying such a place as this... but sad to say. there are so it seems, so many of these people that seem to relish in the act of destroying what took so many years of hard work & dedication, expense & caring to build, it makes me weep inside. They have no respect whatsoever.
There are so few of these buildings left now & one by one they are all being demolished, never again will we see such beautiful architechture, it saddens me greatly, God bless all those who worked to help those suffering in this hospital (I know there were evil ones too, abusing their power over patients in the past, they will get there's... I am sure) ,and all the patients who were admitted there, some wrongfully so, there is so much history here, why couldn't the authorities have saved the place? It's criminal, they steal enough tax from us, there is no excuse, they should be ashamed, VERY ashamed. I heard somewhere that Prince Charles was trying to save it, all to no avail, no one seems to listen to reason anymore. There will never, ever again be such beautiful, stunning places as this built in the future to replace them, all we can do is look back at photos and be saddened by the disrespect the people in power & vandals showed over this and other buildings like it.
If only more people were like you, you have my respect & admiration for the work you do :o)
Nina.
Well thank you Nina for your lovely comment. I am very passionate about Denbigh Asylum. I would have thought Prince Charles would have had some influence on its future. There is a new web-site thats been re-launched (please go to our main page) there is a link to it there. It has all the plans for the demolition and its a support site for the Asylum. Most Haunted have certainly brought the profile of the building to fore of the publics concsience, other wise I think the lot would have come down. I feel very, very privalaged to have graced it corridors and we never forget it. Wouldnt it have been lovely to have seen her before the looters and vandals got in. i wish i could have won the Euro Lottery, I would have bought it like a shot. I was talking to my dad about it andhe said we have Mrs Thatcher to thank for closing the hospital down and chucking all the mental patients out on the streets. Most of teh Aylums left are in the same state as Denbigh, even worse in some cases, we must thank all those urban photographers out there that have got in and photographed these building so we have a record of what they were like. Our work has taken us to some incredible places, but none quite as incredible as Denbigh. Take care and thank you.
Kathy
my great uncle actually committed suicide at Denbigh Asylum in 1927
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