West Park Asylum 'The Redux' 2012

[mookster]

Now digging well through the depths of my archive explores here...I'm in a nostalgic mood.

Everyone will need to rewind to that fabled summer of 2009, when, for a brief three-month period West Park's security was laxer than it had ever been with only a single meek guy sitting in his cabin at the front doing maybe one, two perimeter patrols a day. Pretty soon the previously well-fortified doors had been flung wide open, almost every building on site was accessible and it really was 'open season' for explorers. And boy did I take advantage, six trips between mid-August and the end of October followed, so many good times and jokes were had in here from lunching in the peaceful Huxley ward, riding wheelchairs down the long corridors, scaring chavs, meeting bucketloads of fellow explorers, cheerfully waving to the security guard whilst wandering out the front entrance and the unforgettably surreal encounter with the police and a half-naked transvestite in the nature reserve car park opposite the place...

All taken on my old point and shoot, these photos aren't in any great order just the order of my visits.

R.I.P. West Park

Loads more here http://www.flickr.com/photos/mookie427/ ... 626230405/

 

[silverainbow]

Nice one Mookster, I was never lucky enough to get to explore this marvel, thanks for posting fella

 

[Wevsky]

Very nice you did see tlots of the place,when i visited demo was full swing and not as much to see

 

[Maniac]

I do miss westpark :-(

Good selection of photos there Mookster, shows loads of different parts of the place

 

[Perjury Saint]

Looked amazing back then!! Love the hairdressers...

 

[Pen15]

Ahhh, if only......I could turn back the clock, just to have seen this place.

For a point and shoot you didn't do bad.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[skeleton key]

Defo cracking work on PS and still a few bits to see Pen

 

[Flava]

Really nice to see that's for sharing Mooks

 

[Wevsky]

Good old WP..only got to it when demo was well under way but was glad i did..and the morgue of course

 

[skeleton key]

I do so love ur pics mate

 

[klempner69]

I remember also visiting this place with Tommo n Mr Bones in the September,on a superb warm Sunday afternoon..afterwards,we sat out on the grass of a nearby pub with a beer..days like that are fondly remembered.Great shots by the way Mooky

 

[Siren]

Wow! Really fond memories of this place and this post has made me look back at my own photos. Thanks for the nostaligia!

Love how much character this place had, havent found one to compare to it yet. Brilliant photos, thanks!

 

[shaddam]

loving these !, really love the long corridor shot !

 

[Lucky Pants]

Great shots of what looked to be one of the best sounds as if you had fun if anybody invents a time machine give me a shout