Urbex: Severalls Lunatic Asylum, Colchester – March 2014 (revisit 3) Part 3 of 3
Part 3 of this 3 part report on the abandoned Severalls Hospital / Lunatic Asylum in Colchester.
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Urbex: Severalls Lunatic Asylum, Colchester – March 2014 (revisit 3) Part 2 of 3
Part 2 of this 3 part report on the abandoned Severalls Hospital / Lunatic Asylum in Colchester.
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Urbex: Severalls Lunatic Asylum, Colchester – March 2014 (revisit 3) Part 1 of 3
Briefly Severalls Lunatic Asylum aka The Second Essex County Asylum aka Severalls Hospital was built in 1910 and opened in 1913. At its peak the Asylum could house 2000 patients making it one of the largest in the country. Based upon the Echelon Asylum Plan Severalls has become well known for its spiralling Corridors which connect various buildings and the vast amount of bay windows within the wards.
