Exploring Abandoned Mental Hospital: Horror Past Uncovered

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In this video, we explore an abandoned asylum in Wales that was built in the 1920s. Despite having little equipment left behind, the architectural details are special, leading us to discuss the contrast between the UK's lunatic treatment of the Victorian period.
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@-D3m0nikaSpirit- Ай бұрын

I can't believe this was posted almost a year ago and that it only has about two thousand likes? The way you are presenting your footage without any "creepy" (annoying) music and how you are so respectful not touching the old documents or not moving anything around is simply fantastic! You have earned another sub! I love this video! Thanks for sharing!

@Americangirldoll1239 16 күн бұрын

As someone who has been in a mental health hospital before for my OCD I can’t imagine the horrendous treatment I would have received back then , the torture they put people through makes me sick

@sarasate89 4 ай бұрын

I was a patient in one of the last victorian style asylums in the UK shortly before it closed, back in 2006. It was eerie because they had been closing it down ward by ward. My ward was about one of two left. In its heyday it would have been absolutely sprawling. Miles and miles of corridors, vast land, a theatre, shops on site, hairdressers, a church etc. It was like a village.

@karinaescott505 12 күн бұрын

😮😮😮 are you OK now tho❤❤

@charb_0119 Жыл бұрын

it's actually really sad as someone who's going to a mental hospital in a month here to see the past of neglected people who just really needed help in life like myself, but were mistreated and neglected. Thanks for covering this.

@thehangingparsiple5692 Жыл бұрын

To be fair, when asylums first opened in the Victorian era, they weren't actually the cruel places they're painted out to be. Around this time psychology and psychiatry was only just taking off, and for the most part fresh air and taking up relaxing hobbies was found to be a cure for many cases; at the time there was a lot of 'hysteria' and 'melancholia' cases (anxiety and depression). Medication wasn't greatly evolved then, and doctors tried many new therapies with patients' best interests at heart. Things changed as asylums grew in popularity towards the end of the era into the start of the 1920s; too many patients, too little staff, and the development of medications. I hope I don't sound preachy. Hope things go well for you. ❤❤

@Urbandoned 11 ай бұрын

No problem - we think it's an important part of our history to keep reiterating.

@BeyondthePoint 11 ай бұрын

@@thehangingparsiple5692 A good analysis on how asylums changed, that's the impression I've gotten from reading. I think we've overcomplicated mental health to some extent along the way.

@mikeheleniyelenick9759 10 ай бұрын

How interesting

@Sniperboy5551 10 ай бұрын

Good luck, but you might be over sharing.

@donp2926 4 ай бұрын

Whenever I watch these abandoned videos, I always get a weird/funny feeling inside. ...I always think of the people who passed through these places, where are some of them now, who died there, and always think about how these hospitals etc used to be a bustling place and I always feel like they are memories that I have lived. It's really hard to explain the feeling and I'm high as hell right now

@petergeorgedirector4 Жыл бұрын

Asylums were never more needed than now. So-called 'Care in the community' simply isn't working and dangerous people who cannot function in normal life are committing thousands of violent crimes and not being cared for properly. These places must never, never permit any cruelty, but like it or not they ARE vital for humanity to function and to ensure comprehensive care of the mentally ill.

@noreenreynolds6516 Жыл бұрын

Especially in the USA

@tsimeone Жыл бұрын

Ah I get it, but every Tom Dick and Harry was locked up in one. Blimey I'd have been in one for epilepsy, and various mental illnesses that I have. But I also do agree with you, certain circumstances of course. But then is it really right to lock people up like that? The care in the community thing is great and all, IF it's carried out the right way. Sadly it's failed under successive governments.

@kristensorensen2219 Жыл бұрын

No cruelty🤔? Of course none of that happens in prison; dream on!!

@Mindsi Жыл бұрын

But who will pay?

@benlambley7171 Жыл бұрын

You are so right look at the mess now care in the community just isn’t working and people are being neglected. There are still psychiatric facilities closing all over the country to very worrying.

@nataliesmith303 Жыл бұрын

Such an interesting find. If only the walls could talk. Thanks for sharing guys

@greywebs1944 Жыл бұрын

I wouldn't want them to talk the pain and suffering they went through 😞

@user-bc9om6oe6d 5 ай бұрын

What an amazing place, me and my mate went inside for a look about, what a waste of such an amazing building.

@mannymac6678 Жыл бұрын

First thing picked up on was the masonic flooring 😮, sent chills down the spine, glad I will never have to stay there. Thanks for the vid .

@hobouk3871 4 ай бұрын

I suffer from severe Social and General Anxiety aswell as having a Neurological problem. Back in the early days i probrably would have been committed because of my problems but thankfully not by todays standards.

@DEAD-DROP Жыл бұрын

Some amazing features, but really sad history.. Leaves you with a strange feeling... Great work guys!

@BoxxerBeat 10 ай бұрын

The whole hospital isn't abandoned. There are still about 100 or so patients there who now complain about feeling unsafe because there's random people flying drones and recording them and creeping through the hospital when they might be going out for a walk.

@shortynalie 5 ай бұрын

Lies- this place is closed down.

@BoxxerBeat 5 ай бұрын

Part of it was, there's still 2 wards, a pharmacy, OT, physio and a cafe in that main hospital building. It's not all closed down.

@stephaniemcquillan1930 Жыл бұрын

Hi guys. Great explore. Old hospitals of any department are very interesting to see architecturally. Old buildings of any kind are interesting to see actually. Thanks for the video 😀

@Urbandoned 11 ай бұрын

No problem

@jacqueline7986 7 ай бұрын

Beautiful Building You Explored, Great Job Guys,Love The Architecture Brings The Sun In, Loved The Stain Glass Windows 😊❤

@paulashepherd7223 Жыл бұрын

In leeds they don't have any spaces for mental health patients so there sending them to Scotland instead. It is really bad not enough money is given to the NHS to provide better care for people with mental illness. Shocking this day and age that we are forgotten about.

@benlaz3729 8 ай бұрын

That place is cefyn coed my dad my my mum and my grandfather worked there for 25 years each they know a lot of history and I was brought up around that place in SWANSEA!!

@alibob1986 Жыл бұрын

The "cells" at the beginning werealmost certainly bedrooms I would say. They can be locked from the inside, as well as being unlockable from the outside. The windows look to have a blind type mechanism which can be opened and closed from outside to allow staff to perform general observations without disturbing service users

@forevxrlost 8 ай бұрын

insanely clean filming and exposure choice throughout. thumbnail goes crazy too

@hobouk3871 4 ай бұрын

"insanely clean" Interesting choice of words for this video.

@richardmeftah2569 6 ай бұрын

That was a brilliant video. Really respectful of the property and very informative too. Nicely done. 👍🏼

@yellowbearanimations 8 ай бұрын

I’m shocked at how well preserved it is inside

@lizzapaolia959 6 ай бұрын

Excellent video. Thank you for sharing 🙏

@priestessmikokikyo77 8 ай бұрын

We must never forget the victims of the old asylums and the barbaric treatment they underwent, these were lost souls wanting help yet treated like animals for sadistic means. A tragic representation of lunesy would be the fictional R.M.Renfield from Bram Stokers novel Dracula. God heartbreaking!

@paulknight532 Жыл бұрын

Just subscribed, been enjoying your videos for a while and this was a really great explore. I've always been interested in this area of social history, I live near the sites of two former asylums in Birmingham (Hollymoor and Rubery Hill) so this made it even more fascinating for me. I like that you remembered the horrors and mistakes of the past as this should never be forgotten, thankfully things are a lot better these days as we are more educated and enlightened in mental health issues.

@Urbandoned 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for clicking the button. It is good that things have drastically improved, in terms of mental health treatment. Still progression to be made!

@jimfaust6342 6 ай бұрын

Awesome video. :) Sub earned. Lol😅 btw I love abandoned asylums and malls and airports and amusement parks

@bobbythomas200420032 Жыл бұрын

HI guys another fantastic video and thank you for making it. The filming and the commentary was excellent.

@Urbandoned 11 ай бұрын

Appreciate it

@moniquesilverans3842 8 күн бұрын

C'est encore plus terrible maintenant car les personnes au mental dérangé se trouvent souvent dans la rue sans soins et abandonnés de tous, au moins dans l'hôpital ils avaient un lit, des repas et des soins

@Teaandabuscut 8 ай бұрын

There was one in bromsgrove worcestershire called Barnsley hall, I explored when I was a kid.. it’s been knocked down now and turned into houses.. but the main entrance and unmarked graves are still there.

@derrenleepoole Жыл бұрын

Another quality explore lads.

@TheTaz1999 Жыл бұрын

Was a beautiful building with a terrible history,,, the so many lost souls that wondered those corridors now long dead,, they the lucky ones.

@michailokeefeMooMoo Жыл бұрын

Another amazing building and video guys. Wish it was a bit longer video

@paulzimmerman6058 Жыл бұрын

I just watched a proper people video, and an asylum in New jersey had the same exact tile floor design.

@TheMissKizmet 7 ай бұрын

Masonic 👌🏼

@herschell64 Ай бұрын

I went with a friend of mine to visit one of her friends in these places, I really didn't like the feeling you got inside there, just creepy and upsetting, never want to set foot in one again whether operating or abandoned

@2wml 9 ай бұрын

i knew mental hospitals were absolute shit considering ive been to 5 different ones but i never thought about how CRUEL the staff actually were back then

@dianag967 9 ай бұрын

it is so sad, alot of these people don't look like they're mentally ill, more like elderly sick people that need care because they're not able to care for themselves , and they just threw them in there as if they were mentally ill. so sad . the place is so interesting, just thinking of all those people that one day walked through those hallways . thanks for sharing. love watching

@markramsay6399 Жыл бұрын

Fabulous video as always. In the closing sequence, is that one of you flying a drone? I assume you must be to get the high altitude footage. Cheers, Mark.

@hobbyvollychannel2446 11 ай бұрын

i see some rooms still look good and clean though they have been negleted,,thank you for this channel to bring me to other experience life

@406estate Жыл бұрын

Having worked in a mental health hospital for 11 years it’s definitely not for the faint hearted……

@ajf369 10 ай бұрын

What made you stay for 11 years? X

@BadChad52 8 ай бұрын

I've visited a friend in a mental hospital and a few of the nurses were absolutely as sick as some of the patients, they did some nasty things like hide the TV powercable , stole cigarettes from the patients, mocked patients, I called them out in front of my friend and couple of other patients for repeatedly hiding the TV power cable as I saw them do it one day I was there .

@stephaniestone4737 2 ай бұрын

@@BadChad52imagine what they did without a visitor to be witness.

@carolynhollingworth5905 Жыл бұрын

Great explore.x

@edski1999 9 ай бұрын

Would like to see more rooms instead of mostly hallways please!

@Dante_maycry Ай бұрын

FINALLY BRO SPECIAL ENTERTAIMENT!

@MrSkunky2009 Жыл бұрын

This is such an important insight...

@andrewcollins8774 Жыл бұрын

Terrible shame they have let that building go to such a mess. We need mental health hospitals. More so now than years ago. Could you please tell me the date it was opened and closed if you have those details thanks.

@gabrielv.4358 6 ай бұрын

Awesome!!!

@frasermathers2287 Жыл бұрын

Great video guys and an amazing set of buildings just going to waste. I am not a believer of ghosts, but its at time like this I wished there were and we could have a chat with them, although in this case it may be more of a nightmare conversation. Thanks as always lads.

@thomasmadden2258 6 ай бұрын

Wales government contact

@karenflanagan1961 Жыл бұрын

Yeah alot of the building in total looks like it could be refurbished and used again to bad for the vandalism not surprising they see its over unfortunately.

@stolendiorr Жыл бұрын

I need to find a group of friends in the USA who would be interested in doing this sort of exploration. I’m really interested in exploration of abandoned buildings especially Asylums.

@Urbandoned 11 ай бұрын

There is a large community in the USA, probably some forums or social media where you can find others with the same interest

@FrostyGaming8394 Жыл бұрын

Hi Alistar how are you doing? Great video you have uploaded again as always this place is an absolute tip it needs to be cleared out completely the outside I mean asylums and metal hospitals are nasty places to go to back in the olden times as people got abused too which meant the final nail in the wall was out and the places had to close hope your having a good day so far Alistar and keep up the amazing content as always 👍

@Urbandoned 11 ай бұрын

I'm good! Thank you very much for the nice words, and yes, it is always saddening to walk the halls of an asylum with the past circumstances in mind.

@elizabethspedding1975 Жыл бұрын

Really interesting ❤

@terrysmith4290 8 ай бұрын

Looks very similar to hellingly asylum east Sussex but been torn down for housing good content

@TLRing 6 ай бұрын

This place has to be one of the largest I've seen anyone explore. Its HUGE!!

@littlewink7941 4 ай бұрын

60 beds is small.

@markabrahamhumphreysdani-wy7qe 11 ай бұрын

Thankyou

@greywebs1944 Жыл бұрын

Love the chequered flooring

@paulhough5143 28 күн бұрын

Hello good video of the hospital and also what year did it get abandoned in and what was the reason for.

@UrbexLugaresOlvidados Жыл бұрын

Espectacular.

@konradblades93 10 ай бұрын

A good video however since there is a section of this site which is still operating as a Mental Hospital. Why didn't you cooperate with them in the making of this film? They may have said no but they may also very likely have said yes and being quite happy to answer your questions about the sites history. Just seems to me like you've done the undercover 'Urbex' route purely for dramatic effect.

@GMT439 7 ай бұрын

We are going back to this system right now. I can see it coming, Give it a decade or so..

@Ciaothecat Жыл бұрын

Almost looks like the one in Greater Manchester and it is still a live hospital but for staff use only, paitients are in modern buildings.

@gaztaylor4178 4 ай бұрын

They could do sooo much with that place like a hmo or apartment's someone needs to rescue that place before the elements take over and ruin it.

@kspeed419 8 ай бұрын

Did i just find a UK version of The Proper People?! Sure hope so!

@meepthirteen 5 ай бұрын

Intriguing…

@melodyho0506 6 ай бұрын

Hi! Was this filmed in the asylum this year? Cheers

@cincin9509 9 ай бұрын

A lot of the old mental hospitals were originally TB Asylums. Sunlight was thought to help. That’s why hallways of windows.

@littlewink7941 4 ай бұрын

Not true,none of the Victorian asylums were former TB 'asylums.

@dannywalsh840 7 ай бұрын

The chequered floor reminds me of Terminator 2

@gailspaw5521 6 ай бұрын

Sad😢

@marcel1813 9 ай бұрын

Mega Schönheit Danke für das zeigen 👍👍👍

@DataSpook 7 ай бұрын

The most interesting parts which are the rooms and documents are not shown. 😞

@DRSEXPLORING Ай бұрын

I was thinking of going there been told there is no access inside anymore

@A_Bvgzi 6 ай бұрын

It looks like the hospital I was in last year...

@michailokeefeMooMoo Жыл бұрын

I would be tempted too turn on all the light on ready for the night shift too see lol

@warningsigns4526 7 ай бұрын

I bet the people here were the most sane ones alive at the time and challenged the authority keeping them in bondage.

@littlewink7941 4 ай бұрын

Do you mean staff or patients. Patients obviously were not in any form of bondage.

@tamarahenderson5241 Жыл бұрын

Love

@RichieRouge206 10 ай бұрын

I managed to explore the mental asylum at Denbigh up here near me in North Wales. An utterly vast, fascinating and incredibly creepy place. I’ve not experienced such a place since. Fantastic explore of another truly amazing building. They should never have introduced Care In The Community. It does not work and we need places like this more than ever now I’m very sad to say

@electroshed Жыл бұрын

Fab video guys! What a place, those corridors and floors reminded me of the original Half Life PC game! ..also... First! 🤣

@59patrickw Жыл бұрын

The horror of the past we can not change but learn from and not repeat, but what horror would the patients of got at home a lot worse then been in the hospital the horror of today we can change but do we till its to late

@littlewink7941 4 ай бұрын

Keep taking the pills!

@chastityduarte1770 Жыл бұрын

sir what street is this hospital located at my parents want two know.

@darkmagician9916 Жыл бұрын

They tried something called The Assertive outreach team it failed miserably, the so called nurses or what ever they were ment to be called was only with the patients about half an hour then that was it leaving the partners to continue to struggle on

@littlewink7941 4 ай бұрын

WTF does that mean?

@WillyDIreland Жыл бұрын

This is scarier than 95% of found footage movies. Its real. I think I'd get major heebie jeebies in this place

@Hifi1927 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting is this Whitchurch hospital ?

@simonsanigar3581 Жыл бұрын

@truth.hurts... Ай бұрын

There's one in raddlet you need to vist

@katieh9986 6 ай бұрын

Great video - obviously hasn't been closed for long. Its also not much of an 'asylum' but more a pretty modern psychiatric hospital 😏

@walking_exploring_urbex 3 ай бұрын

It's definately not a Victorian Asylum as it was opened in 1932. The architect George Thomas Hine however was ;) 🙏

@walking_exploring_urbex 3 ай бұрын

Ps that was a nice watch 🙏

@dollygore4034 5 күн бұрын

This asylum reminds me of Franbow for some of lol

@chastityduarte1770 Жыл бұрын

this hospital class opened in 1981.

@justaboutmanaginguk5002 8 ай бұрын

10:40 how’d you lose bed wheels??

@Omega9935 8 ай бұрын

There isn't horror in this video, that is sad this building is closed.

@k20aa Жыл бұрын

Why do they let these places Rot . Great vids Guys 👍👍

@kristensorensen2219 Жыл бұрын

Asbestos! Otherwise these could be prisons.🤷

@Teaandabuscut 8 ай бұрын

Sadly with the asbestos and the size it would cost so much to tear it down.. though they should.. land is needed for homes.

@chastityduarte1770 Жыл бұрын

including my teacher two sir.

@wandaclark9252 3 ай бұрын

Nursing homes are full of them

@ChickasawBrave 8 ай бұрын

that's how it was at a former state hospital here in Oregon Dammasch State Hospital its been closed for years i had family in there that either disappeared our died a weird death our got raped and had a kid they never met

@EthanCaban-sf4if Жыл бұрын

I love abandoned videos they are interesting

@user-ox9lo2nj9q Ай бұрын

Such a bog place overcrowded? Why were there so many ppl needing stay in a mental hospital. People with ptsd and similar conditions who were misunderstood and could be treated outside were all probably drugged and stuffed in a place where they wouldn't be a bother. 😢 sad

@nadinearnold8235 Жыл бұрын

They still do those trees in mh units

@chastityduarte1770 Жыл бұрын

and they even have blinds in there hospital two class from the 1981s.

@chastityduarte1770 Жыл бұрын

very very old old hospital in the 1950s class.

@William_Andrew_Solace703 5 ай бұрын

They probably took sole things from the areas or they didn’t give the patients anything maybe that’s why there isn’t anything there in the cells and rooms and stuff I could be wrong I don’t know I’m just giving my opinion.