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    Now closed, this was once Cheshire's County Asylum. Lots of the 'usual' features found in such places, such as seclusion cells (one of which is painted with hazard stripes), a water tower and ward rooms.

    This one's a good one because it hasn't been smashed up by morons. Just look at the lampshades in the photos, intact radiators and a minority of broken windows. Being based on a major NHS site and with some parts alarmed, it seems to have survived pretty well despite the peeling paint.

    Last photo shows a strange cast iron dentists chair tucked away in the basement. Quite why that was down there I don't know, but it was certainly eerie.

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    Awesome mate. As ever...

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    Absolutely love old asylum pics, thanks Snappel
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    Is this any part of the old Military Hospital that was in Chester?

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    That hazard room is crazy.

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    The asylum was also known as Deva Hospital, and I'm sure it's where the word 'Divvy' comes from.

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    There's some more information here. The only reference to a military hospital is...

    ...the commandeering of nearby Winwick Asylum (Warrington) as a War Hospital, resulted in over 250 ‘Winwick ‘ patients being transferred to Chester, along with approx 80 from Middlesborough.

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    I really enjoyed looking at them photo's Snappel

    The building must hold so much history !!

    The dentist chair is so scary Is this why i am so scared of dentists ?? Lol

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    Jacky !
    That Dentists ??? Chair as you call it, could have been used for Electric Shock Therapy. Patients used to be strapped down to a bed and elecrodes place on their heads and an electric shock applied. It was supposed to clear their brain and bring them to normality. It was a bloody awful thing to watch, as the patient would go into rigid spasms and try and thrash around. They used to use it at Walton Hospital when I worked there
    NOT NICE. There again possibly it is as you say a Dentists Chair. I don't think many dentists on the outside would be keen try and pull the teeth of
    a homicidal maniac though

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    Yes, I've read about ECT, and it didn't sound nice. I think some hospitals had dedicated ECT 'suites' - I know Cane Hill in Coulsdon did as it's marked on a floor plan. Not sure about this place though. Just seemed strange that the chair was down in the basement. Can't seem them using it down there though, as I doubt there'd have been a ready source of power.

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    Great photo,s as usual.. I see you didn't post the room with a certain
    steel table in it..

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    No, didn't visit the mortuary this time. Have done before though, about a year ago. It's pretty cool, if you like that sort of thing...






    More of the hospital here.

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    Pretty cool I like it they are supposed to be.
    I too went there over a year ago, and very little seems to change, just a bit
    of nature claiming it all back....Like Billinge nearly all gone now, never did
    find it there, was by the nurses home I beleive.... Keep up the good work

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