Part of a recent road trip with JFRsteve and a non-member, we had this place ear-marked for a explore and it duly delivered! The site and scale of this place is huge, with many buildings around the site.
I won't post too much history as it has been done to death recently to the point where the owners have now requested no uninvited visits or police will be called etc, however permission visits are being granted through certain groups.
Needless to say this was not a permission visit and before the hardline rule was imposed, I sincerley hope they have tighten up the security of this hospital site, on our visit we simply walked through open doors to every building.
The only building to elude ourselves was the morgue, which is tighter than a nun's ..... well you get the jist.
The main building, originally a stately home built in the mid 1800′s, was purchased in 1920 by Lanarkshire Council for use as a ‘Certified Institution’ for children with psychiatric and learning difficulties. The hospital began relocating patients in 2002 and closed in 2005.
The 70's Children's Ward
Birkwood Workshop
Birkwood Daycare Centre
Birkwood Hospital
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