Welcome to TheTimeChamber

TheTimeChamber is a website dedicated to the interest that two brothers share in the social history that surrounds them, the great outdoors and music that accompanies them on their journeys.  At the centre of this site is their interest in the derelict, abandoned, or converted buildings that dot the landscape of Great Britain, which are often ignored by the public that pass them by.  To accompany the photographs of the visited sites, a historical account has been written for each location.  This website aims to bring to life the forgotten memories of the institutes and establishments that the modern world has turned its back on and left to decay. 

The website is broken into three different sections.  The history section contains photographs, a history and any other information on the many abandoned sites the website has visited.  The photography galleries contain a selection of our favourite shots, and the music section contains the latest jungle mixes from the website.  If you feel the need to contact the website for any reason, please email us via contact page. 

Recent News & Updates

Welcome to the New Look of TheTimeChamber...

if you are a first time visitor to the site, welcome, if you are a returning visitor, you may notice the site is looking a little different today.  To coincide (roughly) with the second birthday of the site, it was treated to an entire over haul.  Navigation should prove easier, and every page has had extra information squeezed into a new side bar and the photogallery for each site has been incorporated below the main text .  The links page has been expanded to include many sites that are related to TheTimeChamber and there have been two new galleries added to photogallery, although this section is still under construction.

Shockingly, in the time it has taken to rebuild the website, only two new sites have been added.  These being the First Essex County Asylum at Warley, and the West Ham Borough Asylum and Goodmayes.  However, many revisits have taken place to sites that were already featured on the website - normally because we missed some crucial or interesting parts of the buildings - for this, the galleries for many of the sites have been expanded.  Such as Claybury, Cane Hill, Hellingly, West Park and Brookwood.  The ROC post page has also been downsized with many posts being removed and only the best being kept as an example.

We do hope you enjoy the new look of the website and the extra information that has been included, feel free to leave any comments, or report and broken links using the contact page.

The Epsom Cluster

Having taken a visit down to the local archives, TheTimeChamber is able to bring you a far more accurate history of the Epsom Cluster.  Read it here...!

The Photography Section

Well, this was the section that was still under construction when the new site was built, and now, we have finally built it and crammed it with a number of photographs that we like!  View them here...!

The Padded Cell

We managed to miss out the Padded Cell History in the conversion of the website, so we have now converted the page and added extra information to the page.  Read more...?

Warley Hospital, Brentwood 01/2010

With the creation of the West Ham Borough of London, the decision was made to provide accommodation for the insane that were within the boroughs borders.  This led to the purchase of land on the out skirts of Ilford and construction of the hospital began, finally opening its doors to 120 patients in 1853.  As with many hospital built at this time, the buildings underwent continual expansion through their early life, by the closure of the hospital the buildings were sprawling.  English Heritage deemed the original building a Conservation Zone and conversion is currently undergoing preservation.   Read more...?

Goodmayes Hospital, Goodmayes 01/2010

With the creation of the West Ham Borough of London, the decision was made to provide accommodation for the insane that were within the boroughs borders.  This led to the purchase of land on the out skirts of Ilford and construction of the hospital being started before the turn of the century.  The Asylum opened its doors in 1901 and was able to provide care for 800 permanent patients.  The Hospital still operates as a psychiatric hospital for North London, although the buildings are to be replaced soon.  Read more...?

Related Books Section

There have been many books that have contributed to both the information found on this website, our general interest in what we have seen and also given us many leads and creaking bookcases.  This section will detail all the books that we have either borrowed, or own, or know about.  If you know of any books that would be useful, please contact the website owners.  Read more...?