Been here maybe a dozen times, yet everytime its always different, theres always something new to find, some new detoriation, new stories to tell.
Got up early, wanted to be uber early for the daily fog, but missed it
After taking some externals (on film, so have to wait a week or two for them) in the morning light headed on in. Theres plenty of new boarding, esp round the back/admin side, in the last 3-6months that entire side has gone from very bad - every single pain is smashed and everything is boarded.
I know everybody says its worse everytime, but the last 6months have really really really been bad, I've known cherry now for just 18months out of its 16yr state of empty'ness. And can certainly say, its finished now
Over 90% of the lead is gone from the roofs, every single turret/spire room thing has lost its lead, all corridoors gone, all accessible ward blocks have lost it, and even the greater spires of admin have lost most of it. Appauling. Security/police have nabbed 2 I think, maybe 12 in the 16yrs I read somewhere, not good enough TBH.
Talking of police, met them on our way out, more later...
not many externals as I said, their on film
The main hall, worse for wear as always, although the sun made the colours stand out better
Yes its edited, but not HDR'd (cos I can't work HDR), just normal dodge+burn like what you'd do to film.
really liked this corridoor, although my photography skills don't do it justice
chairs in corridoors, defo wasn't there last time, neither were the other chairs that I found about the place, where they came from I have no idea as I have prob spent collectively 40-60hrs in here in total.
bloody multiplying I tell thee!
look'd cosy...
just 2 of maybe 4-500 request forms for works to be completed, not many looked like they got done neither!
for the computer freaks
fav digital shot of the day
out near admin now, adjacent to the button room (although most of the buttons have now gone), the ceiling was more in tach last time, now you can see the roof and the blocked up skylights, I think it *may* have been stores for belongings, bit like the one in royds, roof/skylights/arrangement is similar
no lead nor windows nor slate to protect the corridoors now, all are complete write-offs. Interesting double window arrangement on this one to send light down 2 corridoors aswell as lighting the crossroads
Some of the patients pottery creations in the room behind the swim pool (level was low BTW)
stepped in man poo here last march, was the worst thing thats ever happened to me on an explore :freak
Despite being here so much this is the first time I found the hairdressers, despite the signage
some of the raised wallpaper in admin
minor hidden details behind the false ceilings in admin. Beware, both floors beneath the main admin tower/spire are now very very very soft as the lead is gone, and half the slates! I sank about 6-8" thru both of them whilst staging a shot and flung myself toward the door, then had to crawl back for my tripod/cam :freak
downstairs admin, again, more minor plaster details hidden by nasty burn't tiles, why oh why did the 70's happen
Got up early, wanted to be uber early for the daily fog, but missed it
After taking some externals (on film, so have to wait a week or two for them) in the morning light headed on in. Theres plenty of new boarding, esp round the back/admin side, in the last 3-6months that entire side has gone from very bad - every single pain is smashed and everything is boarded.
I know everybody says its worse everytime, but the last 6months have really really really been bad, I've known cherry now for just 18months out of its 16yr state of empty'ness. And can certainly say, its finished now
Over 90% of the lead is gone from the roofs, every single turret/spire room thing has lost its lead, all corridoors gone, all accessible ward blocks have lost it, and even the greater spires of admin have lost most of it. Appauling. Security/police have nabbed 2 I think, maybe 12 in the 16yrs I read somewhere, not good enough TBH.
Talking of police, met them on our way out, more later...
not many externals as I said, their on film
The main hall, worse for wear as always, although the sun made the colours stand out better
Yes its edited, but not HDR'd (cos I can't work HDR), just normal dodge+burn like what you'd do to film.
really liked this corridoor, although my photography skills don't do it justice
chairs in corridoors, defo wasn't there last time, neither were the other chairs that I found about the place, where they came from I have no idea as I have prob spent collectively 40-60hrs in here in total.
bloody multiplying I tell thee!
look'd cosy...
just 2 of maybe 4-500 request forms for works to be completed, not many looked like they got done neither!
for the computer freaks
fav digital shot of the day
out near admin now, adjacent to the button room (although most of the buttons have now gone), the ceiling was more in tach last time, now you can see the roof and the blocked up skylights, I think it *may* have been stores for belongings, bit like the one in royds, roof/skylights/arrangement is similar
no lead nor windows nor slate to protect the corridoors now, all are complete write-offs. Interesting double window arrangement on this one to send light down 2 corridoors aswell as lighting the crossroads
Some of the patients pottery creations in the room behind the swim pool (level was low BTW)
stepped in man poo here last march, was the worst thing thats ever happened to me on an explore :freak
Despite being here so much this is the first time I found the hairdressers, despite the signage
some of the raised wallpaper in admin
minor hidden details behind the false ceilings in admin. Beware, both floors beneath the main admin tower/spire are now very very very soft as the lead is gone, and half the slates! I sank about 6-8" thru both of them whilst staging a shot and flung myself toward the door, then had to crawl back for my tripod/cam :freak
downstairs admin, again, more minor plaster details hidden by nasty burn't tiles, why oh why did the 70's happen
