{"id":232,"date":"2013-01-21T18:41:32","date_gmt":"2013-01-21T18:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.proj3ctm4yh3m.com\/urbex\/?p=232"},"modified":"2017-08-26T00:52:45","modified_gmt":"2017-08-26T00:52:45","slug":"urbex-aston-hall-mental-hospital-ashton-on-trent-derby-october-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.proj3ctm4yh3m.com\/urbex\/2013\/01\/21\/urbex-aston-hall-mental-hospital-ashton-on-trent-derby-october-2008\/","title":{"rendered":"Urbex: Aston Hall Mental Hospital, Ashton-on-Trent, Derby – October 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"

History<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

The hospital was opened in the 1930s. Each of the villas housed up to 50 patients but as the years passed the number gradually declined, especially with the advent of “Care In The Community”.
\nThe site has a existing building footprint of 55,576 sq ft complete with its hydrotherapy pool, sensory room and hall. built as part of a \u00a34m revamp in 1994. The pool is the only one of its kind in Southern Derbyshire. It has hoists to help lower people into the temperature-controlled water, and is ideal for keeping severely disabled people’s limbs supple.
\nAston Hall has a long history dating back to the early 1600s and was used as a\u00a0auxiliary\u00a0hospital in the first World War. The property was sold to Nottingham Corporation in 1924 and has served the community as a specialist hospital for many years.
\nPlans to close Aston Hall Hospital, in Aston on Trent, which cared for people with learning disabilities, were announced in 1998 amid fierce opposition from locals who wanted a village community to care for the 58 patients already on the site.
\nAs far as I can tell the site closed sometime in 2006 and has since become target somewhat by local youths and people stealing scrap metals. It was disappointing to see even most of the lampposts had even been cut down and sold for scrap.
\nAnyway on with the pictures\u2026<\/p>\n