Mundesley TB Hospital, Norfolk . August 2012

[Lisajane79]

The centre was hailed as Europe's largest drug and alcohol clinic when it was set up in the historic former tuberculosis hospital in 1997 but administrators were called in during summer 2008 and the clinic was closed in 2009. Built in 1898/9 by the firm of Boulton and Paul of Norwich and opened in 1899 as a sanatorium for well-off patients, this was one of the first private hospitals of this kind to be built in England. The complex is a rare surviving example of a timber-framed prefabricated hospital building.

The hospital was transferred to the NHS in 1957 and gradually fell into disrepair. After being purchased by Adapt Ltd in the 1990s, the complex underwent a major refurbishment and was used as a drug and alcohol rehabilitation unit that was re-named the "Diana, Princess of Wales Treatment Centre" shortly before re-opening.

Modelled on similar hospitals in Germany and Switzerland, where open-air treatment had been pioneered, a number of wooden huts were set up in the hospital grounds, some of which can still be seen, each adjoined by their own tiny wooden toilet hut built in a similar style. Here patients could spend time in the open air sheltered from the elements.

This was a beautiful building and the area and atmosphere was calm and peaceful. We didn't get into the main building but did the nurses annexe and the huts scattered about in the Bracken hills.

[birdinanaviary]

Aaaaah Tis nice this is

[GeoVDUB]

This looks ace, not seen it before, nice to see something from that edge of the country, don't see much over there!

[coops]

Shame you didnt get into the main building looks mint ...nice to see something new though

[Clough]

Think I've seen this before but only externals as I don't think they have got in the main building, think they have referred to it as "The Whitehouse" I think anyway.

Either way well done looks mint!

[Lisajane79]

Think I've seen this before but only externals as I don't think they have got in the main building, think they have referred to it as "The Whitehouse" I think anyway.

Either way well done looks mint!

It's locked down tight!
windows are screwed shut from the inside and doors too!
It had some nice bits left such as a pool table, hairdressers and a indoor basketball court/ Gym room.
We were pretty gutted but it was a lovely couple of hours in the sunshine.

[Satsukisan]

This place was used for the set of a film and I cannot for the life of me remember which

[Lisajane79]

This place was used for the set of a film and I cannot for the life of me remember which

I get that feeling too but can't find anything to suggest it was in a film set.
It does remind me a lot of the The Shining Hotel..
Here's Johnny!!

[ROYALBOB]

Spot on this

[Perjury Saint]

Ooh! Like this one...