Hellingly Hospital, former hospital in England
Description
Hellingly Hospital is a former mental health facility in Hellingly, East Sussex, England. The abandoned red brick buildings with large windows now stand partly in ruins, surrounded by overgrown gardens and showing long corridors that once connected patient wards.
History
The hospital opened in 1903 to ease overcrowding at nearby asylums and cared for patients with mental health needs for nearly a century. The facility closed its doors in 1994, after which the buildings fell into decay through fires and vandalism until demolition and housing development began in the 2010s.
Practical
The site today is a mix of ruins and new housing developments, so many areas are closed off or not accessible to the public. Some of the original structures can be viewed from public paths, but most of the site has been demolished or secured with construction fencing.
Did you know?
A dedicated railway line ran inside the hospital grounds, carrying coal and supplies from the nearby station, which was very unusual for such a facility. The tracks were removed in the mid-20th century, but the old route can still be traced today.
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