Wales’ Remaining Asylums
In 2023 we set off on a road trip through Wales, with the aim of documenting the country’s former lunatic asylums. These institutions were commonly …
The Epsom Asylum Cluster
Ordnance Survey 1945-1965 mapping showing the five Epsom Cluster asylums In Epsom, Surrey, the former London County Council decided to create five London County Asylums …
Hellingly Hospital
Hellingly Hospital began construction in 1898 and first opened in 1903 as East Sussex County Lunatic Asylum. Originally, East and West Sussex shared a joint …
Gartloch Hospital
Play from 10:06 to watch our footage of Gartloch Asylum If you’ve ever watched a horror film or read a scary book about a psychiatric …
Murray Royal Hospital
The Murray Royal Hospital in Perth is Scotland’s oldest surviving asylum and was one of the grandest built. The now derelict asylum was named after …
High Royds Hospital
High Royds in Menston is one of the most well-documented and now infamous of the county asylums to be built, instantly recognizable by its looming …
Roundway Hospital
Roundway Hospital dates back to the 1840’s when a committee of Justices approved plans for an asylum in Wiltshire. Forty-eight acres of land was purchased …
Severalls Hospital
In 2015, Beyond the Point was given exclusive access to film and photograph inside the derelict site, with filming requests from the likes of the …
Whitchurch Hospital
Whitchurch Hospital opened as the Cardiff City Mental Hospital with the medical superintendent, Dr Edwin Goodall, reluctant to refer to it as an asylum. Due …
Bristol County Asylum
Today this former asylum is owned by the University of West England (UWE) and is home to hundreds of students who studying medical courses. With …
St Cadoc’s Hospital
Officially opened in January 1906, St Cadoc’s Hospital is one of few original asylum buildings which is still used today. Although the majority of the …
Rauceby Asylum
In 1889 Kesteven became its own authority and was required by law to have any asylum so the search began to find a suitable site …
Cefn Coed Hospital
Cfen Coed Hospital, in Swansea, is one of few original asylum buildings to still be in use today. It was also one of the last …
Photographing Scotland’s Disused Hospitals with 35mm Film
We recently embarked on a roadtrip across Scotland, focused on abandoned asylums and other hospitals. We photographed a total of eight, six of those being …
Ridge Lea Villa, Lancaster Moor Hospital
Lancaster was the fourth county to establish an asylum following the 1808 County Asylums Act and a site to the west of the town at …
Exploring Scotland’s Abandoned Ruins
Liam and I have not long returned from Scotland where we have been exploring a variety of remains around Glasgow and Edinburgh. From several asylums …
St Martin’s Hospital, Canterbury
St Martin’s Hospital in Kent has been described as being “truly remnant of the asylums of the early nineteen hundreds” and walking around this 129 …
Runwell Hospital
Today, the site of Runwell Hospital is nothing more than rubble, with over 500 homes now on the site, although turn back the clock a …
Mid Wales Hospital, Talgarth
Talgarth is a small, quaint market town in mid-Wales and as of 2011 was home to less than 2,000 people. Driving through the narrow country …
A History of Mental Asylums
Please note: Some of the terms used in this report are used in a historical context and reflect people’s attitudes and language at the time …
Warley Hospital
Warley Hospital was the first County Asylum to be built in Essex, following the passing of the County Asylums Act. The first patients were first …
Filming Starts on an Exclusive Severalls Hospital Documentary
Howdy BTP readers! As Christmas day quickly approaches, so does the new year which means another year of exploring a vast variety of site along …