Ash House/Oak House, Swindon Feb '14

[mookster]

My original plans fell through today thanks in no small part to the weather but by chance someone else I know sent me a message asking if I wanted a little outing, so in an effort to salvage something from the day went on a little trip to Swindon.

Ash House and Oak House were originally nurses homes for the long gone asylum Burderop Hospital, their last use however was to house patients with acute special needs. Ash House closed in or around 2003 and Oak House followed in 2011. Ash House is totally falling apart, the decay really is quite something - you know when you start to see stalactites forming on the underside of concrete surfaces that they have been severely compromised so it won't be long until things begin to collapse. Oak House has faired a little better despite there being a fire on the ground floor at some point which has led to heavy smoke damage throughout that floor.

At present there are only rumours of development so for the forseeable future these are being left to rot.

Ash House

Oak House

More here http://www.flickr.com/photos/mookie427/sets/72157640640592985/

 

[shaddam]

looks like a lovely little wonder that : ), cheers !!

 

[Lara]

That does look a nice mooch, nice shots and thanks for sharing

 

[Silent Night]

that's cool mookster great shots, thanks for sharing

 

[skeleton key]

What a shame its been so vandalized or caught sooner but you never know till you poke your head in as to what your going to get.

Cheers for the share Mookie

 

[TheBaronof Scotland]

thanks for the share, looks a bit gone, be nice to see how it used to be

 

[klempner69]

Nice one Mookie

 

[Nelly]

Nice report Mooks, some good graff in there