Down Hospital - Abandoned in Downpatrick Northern Ireland

[JonFM]

First photoset thread since joining.

This was from a visit to the now abandoned Down Hospital. Was shut down around 2005 or so and has been left abandoned ever since. Not something I normally shoot, but was great fun.

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[JonFM]

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[Gazamonk]

Never fails to amaze the amount of c**p that gets left behind when a big place like that closes. A lot of the stuff was probably salvageable at one point before it rotted away.

 

[JonFM]

I've said that loads of times. These are also listed buildings, which makes it a real shame on another level.

 

[Gazamonk]

Strange how local authoritys are insistent that you cannot alter a listed building even if the changes meant it would get used and be habitable. However the alternative to relaxing these restrictions often means the building will decay to a point where it is uneconomical to do anything with. I appreciate that heritage sites should be preserved but some properties which have lower grade listed status can fall foul of these rules because it's easier for a developer to look elsewhere. My business premises is in one such building and 80% of it is uninhabited by business, commerce or tenant because of said same restrictions, it's just not worth anyone's trouble but rules are rules and so it lies unused. Shame really.