You are viewing the update feed for TheTimeChamber, featuring everything! http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk Northampton has for many years sent their Paupers to the fee-paying General Asylum in Northampton, in 1870 they were ordered to build their own institution. The buildings were finally vacted in 1995 and have remained empty since, except for a minor conversion of one of the blocks. http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Hospital/StCrispinHospital/StCrispinHospital.php http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Hospital/StCrispinHospital/StCrispinHospital.php wed, 10 mar 2010 20:50 +0000 East and West Sussex joined forces in 1854 to provide an Asylum for the Pauper Lunatics, over one hunder and fifty years later, the buildings have moved away from their psychiatric care and converted to residential housing, with little evidence of its former use. ThetimeChamber brings you photographs and a history of the site... http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/sites/Hospital/HaywardsHeath/StFrancisHaywardsHeath.php http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/sites/Hospital/HaywardsHeath/StFrancisHaywardsHeath.php fri, 26 feb 2010 20:50 +0000 It has only taken us size weeks to let you know what you visited the most last year, but here they are - we would have done ten, but a 3x3 grid looks so much cooler... http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/blog/blog.php#nine http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/blog/blog.php#nine tues, 16 feb 2010 19:30 +0000 ThetimeChamber recently visited the local archives and had a rummmage through their plans, well actually, thery rummaged for us! And we came across some gems, which we have been allowed to publish on our website. http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Hospital/netherne/netherne.php#plans http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Hospital/netherne/netherne.php#plans Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:00 +0000 Some poeple have been writing them for years, we have been reading them for years and have finally put on our running shoes and jumped aboard the wagon so we can bombard the internet with anything and everything. Do have a look, it is loosely related to the main website... http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/sites/Hospital/EpsomCluster/Epsom.php http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/sites/Hospital/EpsomCluster/Epsom.php Sun, 07 feb 2010 21:30 +0000 Having taken a visit down to the local archives and decided to do something more serious than blgging, TheTimeChamber is able to bring you a far more accurate history of the Epsom Cluster. http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/blog/blog.php http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/blog/blog.php Fri, 29 jan 2010 22:00 +0000 Well, with the continued expansion of our site, we bring you the final of our four planned photo albums (can you see the text was copied, again...?), the Best of everything else. This photo album will be expanded as time go on...check it! http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/photogallery/landscape.php http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/photogallery/landscape.php Fri, 29 jan 2010 22:30 +0000 Well, with the continued expansion of our site, we bring you the third of our four planned photo albums (can you see the text was copied...?), the Best of Landscapes. This photo album will be expanded as time go on...check it! http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/photogallery/landscape.php http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/photogallery/landscape.php Fri, 29 jan 2010 21:00 +0000 Well, with the continued expansion of our site, we bring you the second of our four planned photo albums, the Best of Macro photography. This photo album will be expanded as time go on...check it! http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/photogallery/macro.php http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/photogallery/macro.php Fri, 29 jan 2010 21:00 +0000 Well, with the continued expansion of our site, we bring you the first of our four planned photo albums, the Best of Dereliction. This photo album will be expanded as time go on...check it! http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/photogallery/derelict.php http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/photogallery/derelict.php Sun, 24 jan 2010 20:00 +0000 The Padded Cell was missing from the rebuild of the site, the page has now been rebuilt and redesign to contain a lot more information, do check it! http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Hospital/History/Padded%20Cell.php http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Hospital/History/Padded%20Cell.php Sun, 24 jan 2010 20:00 +0000 Well, you may have nopticed that this is the first RSS feed of 2010, and for the first one for a very long time. This is because the website has been totally redesigned in an effort to make it a little more informative and sleek. Take the time to have a look around, and if you find anything that is ary, do contact us and we will rectify it ASAP. Enjoy! http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk Thu, 19 Jan 2010 18:17 +0000 In 1893, the London County Council opened the countries first Compact Arrow Asylum designed by GT Hine, revolutionising the design of the Victorian Asylum, it was the Fifth London Asylum. In 1997 the Hospital closed its doors to the community and with the help of English Heritage, the ward blocks, hall, chapel and water tower were converted to housing to form a luxury gated community known as Repton Park http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Hospital/brookwood/brookwoodhospital.php http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Hospital/brookwood/brookwoodhospital.php Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:17 +0000 In 1863, the Surrey Magistrates undertook the design and construction of the Second Surrey County Asylum, after Springfield. The Asylum opened in 1867 and the lead architect had been CH Howell, it admitted 650 patients in this year. In 1994 the Asylum closed its doors for the last time, since then the site has been redeveloped with a housing estate and super market being built; only the Annexe, Chapel and Hall survive. http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Hospital/Claybury/Claybury%20Hospital%20Repton%20Park.php http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Hospital/Claybury/Claybury%20Hospital%20Repton%20Park.php Mon, 30 Jul 2009 18:45 +0000 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 and that are relevent to the content of the website. http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/books.php http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/books.php Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:00 +0000 So we decided to dig in the crates (and represent) to record a Jungle Mix, featuring such classics as Valley of the Shadows by Origin Unknown and various other tracks by artists such as Nookie, Photek, Foul Play and Tango... http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Mixes/S8Jungle.mp3 http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Mixes/S8Jungle.mp3 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:00 +0000 In 1898, Surrey Council selected Netherne as the site for a new Mental Hospitall to relieve an overcrowding problem at the nearby Asylums of Springfield, Brookwood and Cane Hill. The hospital opened in 1909 and served to community until it closed in 1994, it has since been converted to housing with much of the site being retained. http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Hospital/netherne/netherne.php http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Hospital/netherne/netherne.php Mon, 30 Jun 2009 15:45 +0000 With over one hundred asylums being built since the Victorian times, TheTimeChamber has compiled a list that contains information on their location, architect, opening year, layout style and current status. http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/sites/hospital/history/list/aasylum.php http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/sites/hospital/history/list/aasylum.php Sat, 29 Jun 2009 15:45 +0000 Woking Borough Council Nuclear Emergency Bunker, built in 1983 and housed in the basement below the modern office complex, this bunker is typical of hundreds of Regional and Borough Council bunkers built during the Cold War. TheTimeChamber has recently been given special access to view this facility, which is now used as a storage area. http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Civil/Woking%20BC%20Bunker/Bunker.php http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Civil/Woking%20BC%20Bunker/Bunker.php Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:45 +0000 The 1st County Asylum Surrey was opened in 1841 to house 300 patients. The asylum was designed in the corridor format and the frontage was stylised in a Tudor Style, complete with twisted chimney stacks. The Asylum, now Springfield University Hospital, is one of the few remaining Victorian Asylum Buildings still open in the country and is one of the leading psychiatric units in the South of England. http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Hospital/Springfield/Springfield.php http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Hospital/Springfield/Springfield.php Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:14 +0000 A Deep Shelter built into the wall of a sand quarry by Armstrong-Vickers Ltd to enable the Employees at the Brooklands Aircraft Factory to shelter from bombing attacks by the Germans, which were and attempt to delay or halt completely construction of vital RAF equipment and Planes. It is comprised of seventeen 180 foot long parallel tunnels joined by 3 connecting tunnels. http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Deepshelter/Brooklands/Brooklands.php http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Deepshelter/Brooklands/Brooklands.php Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:12 +0000 The 2nd Middlesex Asylum, Colney Hatch was opened in 1851 to house 1000 patients. The Asylum was designed in the corridor format and contained the longest corridor in Britain. At its peak the Asylum house approximately 2500 patients, some of which were housed in temporary wooden structures, which were replaced after a fire killed 51 patients. The site closed down in 1993 and has since been redeveloped into luxury homes. http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Hospital/Friern%20Barnet/ColneyHatchFriernBarnet.php http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Hospital/Friern%20Barnet/ColneyHatchFriernBarnet.php Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:58 +0000 Hellingly Hospital was built due to the joint ownership of St Francis Hospital ending between East and West Sussex, it opened in 1903. Hellingly is possibly the most dilapidated Asylum in the country, this aside, it still contains many original features, such as an impressive main hall and mosaic tiling in the admin building. http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Hospital/Hellingly/Hellingly%20Hospital.php http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Hospital/Hellingly/Hellingly%20Hospital.php Thu, 01 Jan 2009 19:12 +0000 We have been lucky enough to have been given some archive photos of an ROC post near Daventry and Chipping Warden whist in operation, this offers a rare insight into the daily life within a post. http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/ROC/Operational.php http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/ROC/Operational.php Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:48 +0000 Ever wondered what the different architectural styles that were used for the asylum were? Well, never fear, we have created a page that details each type AND provides you with a nice birds-eye view (where available) the help illustrate the point! http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Hospital/History/Layout.php http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Hospital/History/Layout.php Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:33 +0000 We have a small update to the Padded Cell history page, an advert from the Pocock Brothers advertising their Padded Cells! http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Hospital/History/Pocock%20Brothers%20Padded%20Room%20Ad.php http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Hospital/History/Pocock%20Brothers%20Padded%20Room%20Ad.php Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:00 +0000 Opening as the second County Asylum of Lancashire in 1851, Rainhill grew to be one of the largest psychiatric hospitals in Europe. Closing in 1992 under the hospital reforms and subsequently being demolished, SilverStealth has uncovered some rare footage of the hospital after closure. http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Hospital/RainHill/Rainhill.php http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Hospital/RainHill/Rainhill.php Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:59 +0000 The Cane Hill history page has been updated with key dates, original plans from before and after the extension and a link to the English Heritage Listing Application http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Hospital/Cane%20Hill/CaneHill.php http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Hospital/Cane%20Hill/CaneHill.php Sat, 4 Oct 2008 09:38 +0000 Denbigh was the first Insane Asylum to be built in the Welsh Counties, with the purpose to server Welsh Paupers only and put an end to the suffering of Welsh speaking patients in English Asylums. The Hospital was finally closed in 1995 and the majority of the buildings are Grade II listed. http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Hospital/Denbigh/Denbigh.php http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Hospital/Denbigh/Denbigh.php Mon, 22 sep 2008 13:51 +0000 This was a bunker constructed by the Germans in Northern France for the purpose of Preparing, fuelling and launching of their newly developed V2 missile. http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Military/Eperlecques/eperlecques.php http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Military/Eperlecques/eperlecques.php Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:51 +0000 Originally a tunnel serving the Bristol Port Rail in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, this tunnel has had a varying history. It has also been used as a public Deep shelter during WW2 and it was also a home for the Bristol Gun Club in the later half of the 20th. http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Deepshelter/Bridge%20Valley/Bridge%20Valley.php http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Deepshelter/Bridge%20Valley/Bridge%20Valley.php Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:51 +0000 These old Sand Mines in the Redcliffe area of Bristol date back to the twelfth century and have had a long and varies history. As part of the countries Heritage Day, the caves were opened up for the public to come and view. http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Underground/Redcliffe/RedcliffeCaves.php http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Underground/Redcliffe/RedcliffeCaves.php Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:51 +0000 Penshurst ROC has restored to its former working glory over the past few years, TheTimeChamber recently made a visit to find out what had been done...Please note that all the original ROC post equipment is not stored on site. http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/ROC/Kent/Penshurst/Gallery.php http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/ROC/Kent/Penshurst/Gallery.php Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:21 +0000 With our desire to bring you accurate, up to date and personal information on and from the sites we visit, we are asking for any information you may have on any of them. Please contact us if you have information to supply as we are always researching for more! http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/contact.php http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/contact.php Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:21 +0000 As infamous as the Asylums themselves, the Padded Cell was an essential piece of equipment within the wards. They were a special room used to house patients that were troublesome, epileptic or suicidal, with the intention of stopping the from harming themselves http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Hospital/History/Padded%20Cell.php http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Hospital/History/Padded%20Cell.php Sun, 10 Aug 2008 14:15 +0000 In 1941, during the height of World War Two, a plan was hatched to broadcast black propaganda into Europe and the Third Reich. It was to make use of the world most powerful transmitter, a 600kw transmitter built in the USA but deemed to powerful to use. http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Military/Aspidistra/Aspidistra.php http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Military/Aspidistra/Aspidistra.php Sun, 10 Aug 2008 14:15 +0000 TheTimeChamber contains many photos, we have decided to convert a number of our favourites into wallpapers for you to download and enjoy! http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/images/wallpapers/wallpapers.php http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/images/wallpapers/wallpapers.php Sun, 03 Aug 2008 12:35 +0000 Ever wondered why the Victorian Asylums were built? This series of pages aim to give a brief insight into the history behind them, the treatment used and why they were finally closed down. http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Hospital/History/Background.php http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Hospital/History/Background.php Sun, 03 Aug 2008 12:35 +0000 Opening in 1818 and closing in 1995 and subsequently being converted to housing, Stanley Royd Hospital was the first Pauper Asylum to be opened in Yorkshire. Seen here is a rare glimpse of life inside an asylum building, brought to us by SilverStealth. http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Hospital/StanleyRoyd/StanleyRoyd.php http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Hospital/StanleyRoyd/StanleyRoyd.php Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:40 +0000 Situated in the grounds of Reigate Castle, Barons' cave is steeped in history and legend; as it goes the rebellious barons met there to discuss the finer details of the Magna Carta before they met the King to sign it. http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Underground/barons/baron.php http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Underground/barons/baron.php Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:40 +0000 The sand found in the mines along Tunnel Road is of a very high quality, as is the sand around Reigate, and has been excavated through 1820 to 1900. Since the mining ceased the tunnels have seen a number of uses and are currently the home for the local rifle club. http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Underground/tunnel/tunnels.php http://www.thetimechamber.co.uk/Sites/Underground/tunnel/tunnels.php Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:40 +0000