Visited this place in December 2013 and once both in April + May 2014. In mid-December when I first checked it out they were having some sort of community gathering in there, so I fell upon many more people than I expected to that day for an abandoned hospital :/. It's closed up again now and one annex of the main structure has been knocked down, looks like the nurses block is being torn down slowly because of asbestos (I assume). Between my last two visits there's been some notable damage to a few buildings.. :/
The buildings were originally built in 1848-49 as a workhouse, for the Board of Guardians of the City of London Union. It became an infirmary for the CLU in 1874, and in 1912 the Bow Institution for the long-term sick. In 1936 it became a psychiatric unit, under the St Clement's name again. It became part of the London Hospital in 1968 and went through various organisational changes until closure in 2005. Services were transferred to a new Adult Mental Health Facility at Mile End Hospital in October 2005.
Main Entrance:
Main structure from behind.
The basement areas were huge and ran underneath several of the buildings, found 2 of these cells, not sure what part of the building's life they were used for.
Also found boxes upon boxes of intricately detailed medical records, oldest one I found was from 1936.
Brain x-rays.
Observation room.
Room covered in murals and writings from younger patients.
Yikes.
A view of the site from the building furthest to the rear, this place is pretty extensive.
Exterior after sunrise.
The buildings were originally built in 1848-49 as a workhouse, for the Board of Guardians of the City of London Union. It became an infirmary for the CLU in 1874, and in 1912 the Bow Institution for the long-term sick. In 1936 it became a psychiatric unit, under the St Clement's name again. It became part of the London Hospital in 1968 and went through various organisational changes until closure in 2005. Services were transferred to a new Adult Mental Health Facility at Mile End Hospital in October 2005.
Main Entrance:
Main structure from behind.
The basement areas were huge and ran underneath several of the buildings, found 2 of these cells, not sure what part of the building's life they were used for.
Also found boxes upon boxes of intricately detailed medical records, oldest one I found was from 1936.
Brain x-rays.
Observation room.
Room covered in murals and writings from younger patients.
Yikes.
A view of the site from the building furthest to the rear, this place is pretty extensive.
Exterior after sunrise.
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