St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylu
St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum

History

My 4th trip to the abandoned St Johns Asylum in Lincoln. Full history and photos from the first 3 visits can be found in the report from September 2012 & report from May 2013. Briefly the Asylum was built in 1852 and enlarged on several subsequent occasions in 1859, 1866, 1881 and 1902.  The asylum finally closed in 1989/1990 and was bought by a property developer a few years later who has converted half of the site into houses but the main asylum buildings are Grade II listed buildings and cant be demolished.

Our Visit

Visited with Donna, Sickbag and Starlight. I was glad to get to see this one again, works are now moving forward at a much quicker pace in respect of the renovations. There is now scaffolding around the old main admin building, various parts are partitioned off with new boarding making navigation more difficult and I believe since this visit only last month a new fence has been erected and internal contractors lighting fitted inside the main buildings.

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum Main Hall

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum Main Hall

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum Corridor

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum Corridor

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum Staircase

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum Staircase

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum Corridor

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum Corridor

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum Bay Window

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum Bay Window

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum Corridor

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum Corridor

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum Corridor

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum Corridor

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum Cells

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum Cells

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum Cells

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum Cells

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum Corridor

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum Corridor

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum Corridor

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum Corridor

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum Corridor

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum Corridor

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum Ward

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum Ward

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum Ward

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum Ward

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum Bay Window

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum Bay Window

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum

St Johns Asylum aka The Lincolnshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum

Lincolnshire County Lunatic Asylum September 2012

Lincolnshire County Lunatic Asylum May 2013

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james says:

hi there, love your pics. 🙂 i was wondering if you could give me some tips on this exploration? i have noticed the renovations going on and would love to visit this place while theres still some dirt and grit leftover. were you able to get permission to visit the site? if not any tips on best entry method when there’s little people around?

PROJ3CTM4YH3M says:

Hi James,

I’m not aware of them allowing permission visits but you could be cheeky and just go ask the contractors / security… theres a slim chance you might get lucky 🙂 Otherwise access changes all the time and I’m afraid I dont discuss access details with people I havent met in person I hope you understand its nothing personal but you never really know who you’re speaking to until you have met them in person 🙂 All the best!

PM