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    Default Severalls Hospital, Colchester - 8th October 2012

    Visiting a mental hospital, particularly an abandoned one, was something I'd wanted to do for a long time.
    Initially, we got caught getting in, not by security, but by builders that were in the area. Luckily, some time later we found an easier way in, which access to the building straight in front of us.
    I found Severalls to be extremely intimidating. It was huge, and we got lost several times, managing to do two complete circles while trying to get out.
    However, there was a certain atmosphere that accompanied Severalls, one that I cannot explain.
    I didn't manage to take too many pictures as my battery died (I forgot to charge it, oops!) and we didn't find the ever so interesting morgue because it was getting late. The water tower was impossible to get into as it had been heavily raining over the past week and it was flooded - we didn't want to get ourselves or our cameras wet.
    On our way out, we saw someone who looked like security climb through a fence, so we had to run and hide until we could escape. Other than that, no signs of security at all!
    I used a Canon EOS 550d for these pictures.
    Would definitely love to visit it again, but at night, and feel the true history that Severalls was once part of. Enjoy!












    I don't wanna post too many more, 'cause then it'll be pic-spam, but the rest are on my Flickr if anyone is interested



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    Default Re: Severalls Hospital, Colchester - 8th October 2012

    Good stuff! Like the corridor shots!
    Not a bad first mission out
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    Default Re: Severalls Hospital, Colchester - 8th October 2012

    Quote Originally Posted by BB View Post
    Good stuff! Like the corridor shots!
    Not a bad first mission out
    Thank you I don't have much confidence in the pictures I take, so that's nice to read haha.
    Hopefully I'll get to go on plenty more splores, I'm not brave enough to organise it myself though.
    Living in London, I could probably find some good places however

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    Default Re: Severalls Hospital, Colchester - 8th October 2012

    Nice stuff,
    I've walked those corridors in the dark torch less and it's weird I say the least!!

    It's bare but I think seeing at least one asylum is something that should be done
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    Default Re: Severalls Hospital, Colchester - 8th October 2012

    Quote Originally Posted by birdinanaviary View Post
    Nice stuff,
    I've walked those corridors in the dark torch less and it's weird I say the least!!

    It's bare but I think seeing at least one asylum is something that should be done
    Oh my god that's awesome, is it creepy?
    Yeah, loads of chavs probably got in there waaaaaaaaaay before anyone had a chance to take pictures with all the stuff mostly there. I've always wanted to see one, or be near one, so whatever happens from now on, I can just be happy to say I've been in one!

    My dad is quite knowledgeable of old abandoned crypts and churches around London and where we live, so if I can get any information from him (and if they're decent splores) I'll share!

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    Default Re: Severalls Hospital, Colchester - 8th October 2012

    Nice pictures

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    splores
    *explores.

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    Default Re: Severalls Hospital, Colchester - 8th October 2012

    Quote Originally Posted by jST View Post
    Nice pictures

    *explores.
    Splores!

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    Default Re: Severalls Hospital, Colchester - 8th October 2012

    Quote Originally Posted by SecretSearches View Post
    Oh my god that's awesome, is it creepy?
    Yeah, loads of chavs probably got in there waaaaaaaaaay before anyone had a chance to take pictures with all the stuff mostly there. I've always wanted to see one, or be near one, so whatever happens from now on, I can just be happy to say I've been in one!

    My dad is quite knowledgeable of old abandoned crypts and churches around London and where we live, so if I can get any information from him (and if they're decent splores) I'll share!

    It wasn't as creepy as I expected
    I just found the corridors weird they literally are never ending
    We were just in earlier than expected so we were looking for a good place to start photographing

    Yeh there are many good explores down south

    Go have a bimble
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    Default Re: Severalls Hospital, Colchester - 8th October 2012

    Quote Originally Posted by birdinanaviary View Post
    It wasn't as creepy as I expected
    I just found the corridors weird they literally are never ending
    We were just in earlier than expected so we were looking for a good place to start photographing

    Yeh there are many good explores down south

    Go have a bimble

    I love being scared so I wanna be in somewhere with a lot of bad history!

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    Default Re: Severalls Hospital, Colchester - 8th October 2012

    Oh, and I found a picture my friend took of me while in Sevs


    Because when there's a creepy old bed frame, you just have to.

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