We had some driftwood working there…lol – That was one of your many humerous sayings and still remember it as if it were yesterday. And the bluebells really are simply mesmerising. Was just reading your link, I worked at West Park in my younger days when I was in my twenties, am now in my fifties, and sadly when I worked there I had to take deceased residents to the mortuary. Urban Explorer, can I join you at all? Not sure if you’ll see this, but I explored Long Grove about 1-2 years after it closed. Get yourself signed up to 28dayslater.co.uk and start contributing and making friends on there. 2 Responses to “Abandoned House – Aldershot” Feed for this Entry Trackback Address. I was just a curious teenager with all these places on my doorstep to be explored but it was in the days when a DSLR and even digital camera was a luxury a far throw from the everyday person or casual photographer. Would like to go up there in a few weeks. We were mostly drunk anyway! You never know who’s reading! After his death in 1774, he wanted his heart to be placed in an urn which was on display until it was stolen. Always looking for people to come with us. Dorking's Denbies Wine Estate was one of the wineries that saw substantial damage to its current crop. I was wondering – perhaps she would recall a Mary Harker or Mary Plant that worked there and died there? And we have been previously doing urbex but we have no idea of any places to visit. Sorry Lewis, but the mortuary is most definitely demolished. My Father was also a charge nurse in Long Grove Hospital in the 70s, 80s and 90s. Decwood321@outlook.com :), Hi, My email is mariamalone1604@gmail.com. And the site is valued for nature conservation with reedbeds, alder car and open water. If anyone knows of any abandoned places around Surrey could you let me know? Hi all, I worked at West Park hospital from 1981 to 1988, and find it hard to see it’s gone, as my Grandfather was a fireman there back in the 60s, and lived in the house outside the gate, my Mum and Dad met at West Park and worked for 33 years nursing there before retirement, we had lots of friends that worked at West Park and The Manor and Long Grove hospitals. Black and decaying. Below is a list of six creepy abandoned places you can visit in British Columbia. You’re very lucky indeed! All the light in my photos is natural. There are an additional three doors on the sides of the main lab room, one leading to a toilet, another to a room with medical equipment and a large chest freezer and finally a long room which seemed to be a kind of ‘down-time’ area with an arm chair and fireplace. The quarry was extracting fine grade sand for the iron industry of... +Agriculture. Also, have you got any information on the status of the Mortuary at the moment. We’ve been to Cane Hill in Coulsdon. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Looks like some residents of the new housing development are getting a few strange things happenning… Not sure if you will reply to this as your post is quite old but just thought I would say hi anyway. Left in 1988 to move to Wales. UPDATE: Sadly, as of January 2014, it looks like the mortuary has been completely stripped and all that remains are the body fridges. If you have an iPhone or iPad, you can use the Abandoned app by THE FORM. The entire site is now being redeveloped and the mortuary, on the perimeter of the site, is the only building still standing and undeveloped. I went to the West Park site today (now Noble Park), I enjoyed walking around the place. From a believer of spirits, but not the OMG it’s going to attack me sort, I can’t say I sensed anything, why would they want to hang around here? Your email address will not be published. I had a Grandmother who was a nurse there and passed away at the asylum (take it was in the nurses residence) on 19 March 1959. It’s absolutely fascinating to see and to photograph but there’s no excuse as to why these very personal items weren’t destroyed when the hospital slowly began to close in the early nineties. Hope I hear back from you. Especially a chavy teen having a mooch round an old hospital with some mates, I was the sort of person I would curse now back then! My name is Darren McLean (Wright) Good times were had at West Park and often had thoughts about what had happened to the old place. Possibly the first time we’ve given up!! Still, great that she got to share them with you. Create List. Development is coming on pretty quick at Noble Park. I know of a disused chemical factory that sits in a remote spot in Surrey off the Dorking road in Tadworth... Its a bit, shall we say, eery. Well done! Best wishes to you all! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. This list of lost settlements in the United Kingdom includes deserted medieval villages (DMVs), shrunken villages, abandoned villages and other settlements known to have been lost, depopulated or significantly reduced in size over the centuries. I am looking to purchase this land and hopefully bring the building back to it’s former glory. Is your Nan still around? Derelict Places is community website dedicated to the documentation of derelict, decaying and abandoned places.