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grimey121uk
15th of June 2008 (Sun), 08:57
This site was once the largest mental asylums in Europe housing over 3100 mentaly ill people untill it closed in the late 1980s. This places is getting demolished in 2010 to make way for new houses.

Constructive C&C welcome

http://www.urban-photography.co.uk/forum/whittingham/0.jpg

http://www.urban-photography.co.uk/forum/whittingham/1.jpg

http://www.urban-photography.co.uk/forum/whittingham/2.jpg

http://www.urban-photography.co.uk/forum/whittingham/3.jpg

http://www.urban-photography.co.uk/forum/whittingham/4.jpg

http://www.urban-photography.co.uk/forum/whittingham/5.jpg

http://www.urban-photography.co.uk/forum/whittingham/6.jpg

http://www.urban-photography.co.uk/forum/whittingham/8.jpg
marcochi?
15th of June 2008 (Sun), 09:06
Good job as usual grimey!! the last 4 a bit underexposed though...
grimey121uk
15th of June 2008 (Sun), 09:19
tweaked exposure on last 4
see what ya think now
NeoMikel
15th of June 2008 (Sun), 11:17
Very interesting series, nicely done:)
grimey121uk
15th of June 2008 (Sun), 11:25
thnx
a documentary from the 1980s showing the site live is here on google video (http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-1193641534144524120&q=whittingham&ei=Pz9VSKOMApCEjgKwt4T6Dg&hl=en)
Quarantine
15th of June 2008 (Sun), 13:04
creepy. nice series though
Cheiri
15th of June 2008 (Sun), 14:27
Wow, this is really awesome!! Such a shame they'll take it down =( I really like the first hallway picture, as well as the one with the cash register (?) and the very last one. Great shots.
willy b
15th of June 2008 (Sun), 18:56
Love the last 2! Very interesting shots! Love looking at stuff like this, even if it is a bit freaky :)

Think maybe on some try to make them more dramatic, high contrast etc...just an idea:)
Keduf
16th of June 2008 (Mon), 01:29
Good work! If only those walls could talk!!
techlab2k
16th of June 2008 (Mon), 04:52
Fantastic documentry. The pictures reflect the government's attitudes to mental health since the documentary. I don't see the warmth of feeling I saw in the documentary though.

Just my thoughts. Good pics though.
ictionalfuture
16th of June 2008 (Mon), 06:49
The last one looked really familiar, then i remebered i had seen it ages ago Here (http://www.guerillaphotography.fotopic.net/p29660442.html), look how much it has changed. Brilliant location with a very tainted history from what i remember. was it quite scary walking round? looks like it has a strange atmosphere .
Good work .