Visited with The Kwan on a rainy Saturday, some lovely bits left in the area and we missed quite a bit so theres always an excuse for a return visit.
Some History
The name Ratgoed derives from “Yr Allt Goed”, which means the steep, wooded hillside. Ratgoed mine was also sometimes known...
So after a lot of umming and arring about where to go, SouthSide and I decided to head deep into Mid Wales and see if this was still doable. It was very well documented over the last three or four years, things had been unfortunately pillaged and its looking worse for wear, but saying that it...
Some History
The hospital, or Brecon and Radnor Asylum as it was first called, was officially opened on 22nd February 1903. This consisted of the main building (12 wards 6 male and 6 female), Isolation Ward and Farm Ward; and cost £128,710.12.8d. The two female wards East 7 and 8 were added...
Hey UE chums,
I wont spin one out for here as almost all of you will have seen this place in person or have read several reports about it, so you'll know it well enough. For our friends over the water a quick Google will bring you up to speed on the history and disposal scandal attached to this...
I had friends down from Kent for the weekend and we managed a 350+ mile round trip around north and mid Wales. We left the house at 2am and got back at 8.30pm. We had 7 places on our list but knew there would be some let downs so the rest were for back up.
I will put up a report on the first...
Visited this place on the weekend to find out later it was not the right mill, (That one will have to wait) but what a find. Looks like it been closed since the late 50s and every thing as just been left there since. I think it's like this due to the very hard location its in and very difficult...
Am sure most of us know the history on this place so i wont waste time,explored with Ceejam,Evilnoodle & Judderman 62,on with the pics..
thank you..
Dont think I stuck this up at the time, been on the list for a while, seemed like a good time to tick it off. Visited with Cloaked Up.
Built under the name Lincolnshire County Lunatic Asylum in 1852, set in 120 acres of grounds. In 1940, female patients were transferred around the UK to make...
2013:
Was in a sorry state in 2011, can't be any good now :(
2010:
So, another holiday in Wales with the girlfreind. Finally now got enough to take a few photos, so this is a mix of July and September 2010. Boy had this place gone down hill in two months :( .
Place shut in 1999, and...