Abandoned Pauper Lunatic Asylum

The West Yorkshire Pauper Lunatic Asylum in Menston Nr. Leeds opened in October 1888. It was a truly magnificent development boasting it's own farm, railway, cobbler, tailor & shop. In 1963 it became High Royds Hospital and was one of the last remaining psychiatric hospitals of its kind when it closed in 2003.

A cold snowy day.

Up to the clock.

The face from inside.

Looking out.

Seclusion.

Double aspect.

Dormitory.

Shadows.
Day room.
Admin corridor.
Blue arch.
Observation.
Victorian Mortuary.
Mortuary slab.
The Ballroom.

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