A mere 250 yards from piccadilly station and a stones throw from London Road Fire Station it’s smack bang in the hustle and bustle of city centre living. IT contain eight theatres, a many seminar rooms and 1200 square metres of space.

After entering we headed towards the lifts, after selecting the highest letter (apparently the students of the university of manchester are far too intelligent to use numbers like a peasant) we arrived at the top floor using the woefully slow lift, walked along a particularly long corridor and headed further up in a second lift, finally reaching the top floor we climbed to the roof. Observing tremeandous views of the city.

Denbigh asylum, North Wales, was built in 1844 and opened in 1848. “The North Wales Lunatic Asylum” was the first psychiatric institution built in Wales. Over the years it was expanded in order to house more patients, reaching a maximum capacity of 1500 in the 1950s.

This asylum lasted roughtly 151 years when it closed in 1995. It is situated on over 100 acres of beautiful land on the edge of the town

The Future of Denbigh? On July 12, 2004, The Prince of Wales visited the hospital and administered a speech detailing his Phoenix Trust, a historic building trust that prevented the structure from being demolished. The hospital is currently slated to be converted into private homes.

EDIT – 27/10/08 – Most Haunted Live Special

Hello and welcome all Most Haunted fans as you probably know this week Most haunted are doing a live special every night from Denbigh Asylum, please head over to the gallery to have a look at my shots.

Before I get any e-mails NO I did not experience anything there at all having spent a long time in all the buildings and I did not see or hear anything. I’m not a believer in ghosts.

Further Reading:

http://www.northwaleshospital.co.uk/

http://www.northwaleshospital.ik.com/

Constructed between 1972 & 1979 and then partially demolished when a bomb set off by the IRA caused havoc around the city centre in 1996 causing redevelopment to be taken underway. The Manchester Arndale is a building of great engineering an architectural interest. It is a shame that none of this industrial beauty can be viewed from the ground.

The roof is a sprawling area covered in PIR sensors it’s difficult to navigate but would be a haven for freerunners. It provides splendid views of the cathedral, the wheel and many other well known manchester landmarks.

Further Reading:

Official Website

Wikipedia.org

The Tube is a basement nightclub in Manchester, UK. Cans of beer still litter it and some of the pumps even work despite their age. There is bottled of water and other drinks all well beyond their expiry date.

The entrance to the roof is a big of a tricky one as it involves a scrable past gears over an open lift shaft, you slip, you die!

Further Reading:

No further reading.