Lennox Castle Hospital

Fjord · Lennox Castle Hospital

Bad news folks

This was one of the finest abandonment's in Scotland but not anymore

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7409506.stm

Image: © Fjord 2008

cybers

Bummer.... It looks about right for a picnic rather than a BBQ...
35 firefighters can do a lot of damage in a short time ... I know i am related to one.
I never got the chance to have a wee look around as an outpatient...

Fjord

Falseface was an inpatient there for years until he made his escape bid!

cybers

I seen that picture before browsing someones profile....
It scared the s*** out of me for weeks.... Thanks for stirring up the memories...

Think i might have even left a comment to that effect on the original post somewhere.

wee minx

Me and Scary went there the other day to see how it looks now...but thought it far to dangerous to go in the building

Fjord

iiisecondcreep

I had been planning to visit Lennox Castle for ages, but always ended up too busy, I only read last weekend about the fire. Hopefully will still make it up there for some pictures, even if you can't get inside anymore.

Scary

You had better be quick then....

Fast Eddie

iiisecondcreep and I finally made it here on saturday after a spectacular fail last week.

Is there an easier way than walking down from the top of the hill?

Here's the main entrance:

Stuball

iiisecondcreep

My turn!
I think it was worth walking for hours and hours in the rain (TWICE) to see it.

Squinty

No entry

Inside

wee minx

Great pics you two

Fast Eddie

Have put up some more photos on my flickr.

Fjord

Great but sad pics folks.

Looks like a synchronised collapse by the demolition squad. Was there any sign of demo activity like heavy plant equipment nearby?

Although the high winds recently could have brought it down as there wasn't much holding up the partially collapsed lintels and the alarming outward bulge on the outer walls once the floor beams perished in the blaze.

Fast Eddie

nothing at all. Very quiet, only the pile of dumped rubbish round the far side to spoil the view.

Scary

Smashing pics folks

I would be very surprised if that was done by a demo contractor, if it was then that`s a shocking state to leave it in as it`s just as unsafe, if not more so than it was

I like the sound of `synchronised demolition ` though Fjord

Stuball

I was up there last Friday.... pishin with rain and very dull

Alex Glass

The photos are still great Stu

Stuball

Another 'final' visit... she still stands and appears to be stuck like that

chewable_madness

Greetings all... First post on the site just stumble on and found you guys great site you've set up here really intresting, I think Lennox castle will be my first visit, hope its still there in the month Stuball has left her unguarded.

Alex Glass

to Urban Glasgow Chewable_madness

Look forward to seeing your photos

Mad Mac

Interesting....I was actually born there!!

hillmanimp

Ok

These 3 photos are dated by Kodak as Sep 72 on the back. It appears to be winter time, so I probably took them in the winter of 71 -72.

first up - View of the Campsies taken (I think) from Lennox Castle Hospital

Second and third - pics of the hospital itself. It was a Sunday that I was there, Only day I ever made trips to the Campsies, too busy otherwise.

The place was like a grave. I didn't see anybody in the grounds at all. Very eerie. I think it was still in operation at the time.

Enjoy!

Imp

wee minx

Ooooh, look at that, it has almost fallen to the ground now