EERIE pictures reveal the inside of a creepy abandoned hospital where people claim the “dead still dance”.
Disturbing images taken within the hospital, in East Lothian, Scotland, look akin to scenes from a post-apocalyptic horror movie.
mediadrumimagesRotting mattresses lay abandoned on rusting beds[/caption]
mediadrumimagesThe hospital has been standing for nearly a century[/caption]
mediadrumimagesEerie prams with baby dolls have been left behind[/caption]
Old hospital beds and mattresses can be seen strewn around, as rotting furniture lays scattered.
There are old-fashioned prams with haunting baby dolls inside.
Urban explorers discovered the decaying hospital and have left chilling messages for those who dare to brave a tour.
One such piece of graffiti shows a heart with the words, “The dead still dance. The fu****g heart still beats,” scrawled next to it.
The hospital holds nearly a century’s worth of history.
Some claim the hair-raising energy stems back to when it was built to treat tuberculosis patients post-World War II.
During WWII the site was transformed into a military hospital and doubled its size to 400 beds by adding three wooden ward extensions.
By 1956 the number of tuberculosis patients fell, which saw the hospital change its function again.
It was then used to home children with intellectual disability, and then adults before it was boarded up for good in 1997.
By the time it shut down, the hospital had a whopping 1000 bed capacity.
The hospital has sat abandoned ever since an asbestos scare, during which it was discovered one wing was contaminated.
After the closure, the patients were transferred to Roodlands Hospital, the site of the East Lothian Community Hospital in Haddington.
The hospital was visited by a British urban explorer who goes by the name of Escapade.
“I loved visiting the hospital, the area is so vast that it took me almost a day to explore the whole ground,” he told mediadrumworld.com.
mediadrumimagesParts of the hospital have been overrun by foliage[/caption]
mediadrumimagesThe site was used to treat tuberculosis patients post-World War II[/caption]
mediadrumimagesIt was also used to home children with intellectual disability, and then adults before it was boarded up for good in 1997[/caption]
“In 2006 there were plans laid out to redevelop the derelict buildings into luxury homes but because of the historic nature of some of the buildings, developers were not allowed to just knock them down.
“Instead, they needed to restore the buildings and incorporate them into their plans.
“The plans were then denied by council chiefs who said that the plans had failed to ‘safeguard’ the listed buildings.
“In 2016 ambitious plans were made again to create a new village on the site, with more than 200 jobs created and 17 commercial units while keeping the listed buildings intact.
“The police have issued a warning for civilians about visiting the derelict buildings.
“In the past few years, officers had continuously received a number of reports relating to youngsters entering the facility, with an incident resulting in a small fire being started, which required the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service to attend.
“With a number of buildings warning of asbestos, which can cause extremely serious health issues, in addition to the hazardous material, and the number of missing drain covers around the site, the hospital grounds pose serious health risks to people visiting without proper precautions.”
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mediadrumimagesThe hospital has been abandoned since asbestos was found in one block[/caption]