St Margaret's Hosptial - Great Barr - 2006 to 2011

[Derelict-UK]

First off, I hope my images aren't too big, I have read the FAQ's but as I need to show the comparisons side by side, I hope this is OK, I won't be uploading another report with these size pictures again.


I first visited St Margaret's Hospital in Great Barr back in May of 2006, most of the site was standing, all be it trashed.

I returned in 2007 to find Bovis, the property company who bought the land, had been hard at work demolishing everything.

And here we are in the present day, some parts untouched since demolition, some parts totally rebuilt.

Great Barr Hall is thankfully still standing, even though there has been a pretty major fire in there (post 2006). Not much work has been done to it though and I swear massive holes have appeared in the walls of the house. This isn't very encouraging, especially because Bovis only got the contract to buy the site if they restored the hall. Conveniently for them, it is out of the public eye and to get pictures of it without meeting security, you have to go very cross country!!

I couldn't get in the hall as the guard dog (loose) was eyeing me up lol.

In the present, the road that ran around the old accommodation blocks that have been demolished, but not built on, is now used as a dirt bike track.

In the pictures, those with 3 go: 2006, 2007, 2011 those with two go: 2006 & 2011 (apart from the last image which is 2007 & 2011).

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3. The Bridge is one of the best things Bovis have done to the place!


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5. Great Barr Hall


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To see my original report on this place, please view the '2006 - 2007' section on my website, www.photoaddiction.co.uk.


D-UK