Adventure Inside Denbigh Asylum: Forgotten Hospital Revealed
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This is our adventure into the former grand buildings of Denbigh Asylum. We wanted to document the progress made since the sad departure of Elwyn the protector and the purchase of the entire site by Denbighshire council. The work that has taken place will hopefully save Denbigh.
The North Wales Hospital is a Grade II* listed building in Denbigh, North Wales. Designed by architect Thomas Fulljames, building started in 1844 and completed in 1848. Originally known as Denbigh Asylum.
Initially a hospital for up to 200 people with psychiatric illness, by the mid-20th century it housed 1,500 patients.
Care in the community roll out in the 1980’s saw The institution wound down as a healthcare facility from 1991, finally closing in 1995.
The site was sold by NHS estates in 1999 for £155000.
There was much damage caused to the structure and its contents in the years after closure. A local man Elwyn Pierce who often claimed to be employed by the owners and then claiming otherwise was the sole protector of the site and it is likely that the remaining structures would be in a much worse state if it was not for his endeavours. Elwyn died on 17th June 2022.
Due to the inaction by the owners, the site was compulsorily purchased by Denbighshire Council in 2018 and plans were announced late that year for its redevelopment as housing.
Hit with the financial burden of restoring the site, only structural and essential work has been carried out to date to try and save the main buildings.
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Great video Andy. Intriguing place with amazing architecture. Looking forward to Part 2. Hope security didn’t catch you two ninjas 😉👍🏼
@ALWResearchTeam
Ай бұрын
ha ha :)
Love it guys.....the sneaking around makes it even better, can't wait for Part 2 🙂
@ALWResearchTeam
Ай бұрын
Thanks. It’s out on thursday
@richardperry5538
Ай бұрын
Can't wait!!!
Its a stunning building of victorian architecture but i imagine Andy it slso will have a very sad & possibly disturbing history. Its surprising if there was no security around when you were on the grounds quite funny seeing you sneaking around Andy & Paul! Its a huge building so it must be difficult to make it 100% secure. Thanks for all the information on the hospital & your knowledge of the old machinery & componants left behind. Its a very eerie place now & understahd why you get the feeling you are being followed. Part 2 should be good! I watched with subtitles on because of you talking quiet. ❤😊👍
@ALWResearchTeam
Ай бұрын
Hello Carol. Security were there all the time and they’re very good. Hence our quiet nature :)
@Carolb66
Ай бұрын
@@ALWResearchTeam yes I thought if it was them who you thought could be following you,it was sll very exciting! 🥰
@ALWResearchTeam
Ай бұрын
I wondered that a couple of times but the site was too difficult to navigate for them in the conditions at most of the rooms were difficult to get in other than our route. The noises gave me the creeps a couple of times. I hope you're well Carol :)
Thanks to you both for a great explore.
@ALWResearchTeam
Ай бұрын
Our pleasure!
Cool video met 😁 Denbigh mental is one of my best places the feeling when you walk around gets me everytime ive been. Definitely feels like someone is following you around an different emotions in every part
@ALWResearchTeam
Ай бұрын
Hey Tom, I saw your sticker inside. It was still there. It sure is a cool place :) nice to hear from you
Thought that place had been pulled down years ago. St Johns Hospital for the mentally unstable Brace bridge, Lincoln (AKA the family residence) got turned into luxury apartments
@ALWResearchTeam
Ай бұрын
Ah yes I remember that place. Lancaster hospital was similar too kzread.info/dash/bejne/hol2rsmklJrTp6w.htmlsi=Vkgp76BNtZTHwlYA
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Excellent video. What were the big silo's used for ?
@ALWResearchTeam
Ай бұрын
Hi Anthony, fuel pellets I believe but not sure what type as the boilers were long gone.
Sorry Andy, I bailed on the video and muted the sound about 10:00 - can't hear the audio when you are talking and the closed captions are unintelligible. Can hear some of what Dave's saying. Just FYI. Looks like an impressive site. Cheers.
@ALWResearchTeam
Ай бұрын
Hi Jeff. That’s a shame. The auto captions are not the best. I’m saving up for a better microphone on the big camera and the gopro which was the camera used at 10:00 only has the standard microphone. I guess I could get a media mod for it which has a better microphone too :)
can not what tell nx week for part 2
2 days to go for part 2
@ALWResearchTeam
Ай бұрын
It’s saving on my Mac right now
4 years to build