Shame to see the state of the old place. I used to be a staff nurse there. A couple of points, those small "bedrooms" were actually offices in the administration section. The vaulted "dungeon" area was the hospital stores, holding everything from stationary to syringes. "Male 8", or Hafan Ward, was not the locked ward for dangerous patients, it was the Sick Ward, where patients with physical illnesses were treated. The locked ward was actually "Male 6", or Ffrancon Ward, and was on the second floor. The "panic lights" you saw above the doors, were actually just standard nurse calls. The Broken weighing machine was in what was the laundry. The old place also had a magnificent huge ballroom with a stage and projection room, but this was burnt down by vandals not so long ago.
It's always really interesting when former staff, and sometimes even patients, comment on their time at former hospital sites. Gives a lot of context to what we're actually seeing, as these places are so lost to time and legend now that it's all become even more mysterious and the actual history is lost. To everyone who has never worked in one these places are complete oddities, almost like live living horror film sets but to yourself and other people who were there, these places were everyday life. I've seen very similar weighing machines in other asylums like Severalls, and it's a shame that most of the great asylum halls get torched for all sorts of reasons. A lot of patient-made props and backdrops usually get lost as well, which is really sad. Thanks for sharing some info and your experience!
we all know men can still dominate bitches thats why no bitch will run this country cause men will revolt against Hillary Clinton. fuck that weak shit and no bitch needs that much power to run the presidency. Hillary can't enslave and cannot lock up every male in America to assert control a de coup will over throw bitches in power
The part where you talk about a room having "mental asylum colours"... that particular shade of pink actually has the name, Baker-Miller Pink, chosen for its calming properties and ability to reduce hostile behaviour. It is also called Drunk Tank Pink for its use in calming down drunks when placed in cells that were painted in that colour.
“Well that looks very not safe” proceeds to walk over said “not safe floor”😂😂 I’m late to this video but I’ve got a recent interest in this building I think it’s stunning now it’s getting done up
Mental asylum videos always freak me out. The patients rooms were so small. I would feel so trapped. This place is beautiful on the outside, but not so beautiful on the inside. If those walls could talk I bet a lot of awful things happened there.
I’ve been there and before it was a asylum they use to torture people with mental health there when it first opened I literally live around the corner from the asylum
David Jones no it actually wasn’t it was built as a hospital for the mental health but they use to torture people there before turning it into a actual hospital
Still can't believe you were so close to my area! Really wanted to go to Denbigh asylum before it got so popular and the police sent out a warning about the roofs falling! Still looks so cool
Nice video. I love the young man's excitement, however, his fixation on castles leads me to think he hasn't been to many medieval castles. This doesn't look like a medieval castle.
It's not a castle? And it's not Medieval, it's a modern building if it was built in the 1850's? I know that by American standards something from 1850 is 'like really old like'
This reminds me of knowle mental asylum in Hampshire. I use to go exploring there I around about 2000 just as they started work on developing it in to a village. It's shame I didn't have a camera on my phone back then, it was beautiful seeing the amazing architecture being take back buy nature. It it facanating how they built mental asylums as self contained villages. From the people I've spoken to who had connections to it, Knowles last decade (it fully shut in 1996) people were happy there staff and service users. I don't imagine it was that way for most of its years. It was opened in 1852 and closed in 1996. It was originally called Hampshire County Lunatic Asylum, changing its name to Knowle Mental Hospital and finally knowle hospital. The site was 108 acres, it had its own train station, chaple and most facilities a village or town would have. A few photos can still be found online.
I'm now in Lincoln England thanks to you inspiring me to explore and travel. I'm going here when lock down over. I'm 55 and finally living. Thank you Cody, miss your videos so rewatching your old ones.
I live in Wales and me and my parents saw it. Also I went to a lot of ruins in Wales and I hope you also went to see them. Wales is truly a wonderful place to visit.
Metal Asylums hold a dark place in histôry. Modern treatment of those with disabilities has only been posîtive for those effected. It's sad to think we just discarded kids.
Actually they only hold a dark place for the Ill informed. The setting up of asylums was a progressive move where "lunatics" given care and what was deemed the best treatment of the day. Some procedures might seem barbaric by today's standard but so would an operation or an amputation from the same time! I worked at this hospital and I assure you it wasn't a dark place.. The patients were well cared for
Sally May well in the case here teenagers take it back by regularly sneaking in and vandalising the place. There have been about 3 fire there in 2 years and it was mostly burned down on the last one. Most of the old place is still standing today but the scorch marks never leave. The council are also planning to turn it into a block of flats and it will be sad to see it go and be lost in time
This video is so cringe. First off, it's not a castle, never was. It's a Victorian building. Secondly, they are NOT demolishing this place - it is a listed building so it can't be destroyed! It's so funny seeing an American who has no idea or clue about the building or the area.
My Grandpa was the Duke...Henry Denbigh Eden Ellis, I...along my siblings are his last remaining bloodlines. Way cool to see his. He recently passed but he was salt of the earth. Amazing, incredible, noble and kind.
Ooo this was a great video to watch, this is local to near where I live we was always told there is a security guard walking around? Do you permission to explore inside or not? X
I absolutely love the buildings which have the huge courtyard areas like this place! It is really showing it's age, hopefully it holds on for a little while longer!
Basically the "decent" members of society didnt want the crazies walking among them, so they hid them away in places like this, and later on performed some extreme procedures on them, pretty frightening if you think about it, and you didnt really have to be insane to be considered insane, you just had to disagree about certain ideological things, like religion or politics, that would be enough to guarantee your silence. I have to admit, this place is one of the most striking buildings left to rot in the entire UK, it is so grand yet so derelict, which is a powerful combination. I think I will have to visit this place next summer if i get the chance, just hope Elwyn doesn't catch me =) Awesome video, will subscribe to all three!
Just thought I'd mention that 4 years on and this place is still standing, I've just been here today and its amazing although there are now signs of demolition work taking place. The 1st area he goes in has had a fire that kids started so you can't see much in there anymore but there is a small network of underground tunnels where the pipes run through and pitch black without a 🔦 that isn't shown in this vid. Got collared by a security guard as we were leaving but he was a cool guy and he even told us about another abandoned asylum in the next town. Checking that 1 out soon.
Cody not everything old in the UK is a castle, castles are fortified buildings used by nobility and the wealthy this place is just a set of old buildings, keep up the great videos.....
#Cody, OMGosh, that facility is 'Humongous'.. Your vid seems to be clearer n' a lil' better color inside bldgs. than the Other's... It was nice that there wasn't a lot of repeat from You, #Tracy Explores, & #Urbex Paranormal. A Neat meshing of All of Yours... I'm so jazzed that You're sharing this wonderful trip with Us.. Travel & Explore On, Kiddo. c :
to be honest alot of them are either sold and turned into private apartments, or taken over by the national trust and restored and preserved, it's just that there are SO MANY in the UK, you can't get all of them, i take that as some consulation.
ranlive1 Abandoned buildings such as this could absolutely renovated and repurposed for homeless people housing, community centers and so many other venues.
I think it was a monastry before it was an asylum. But that's exactly what fascinates me about abandoned places. It's the stories and legends behind the story. It's not what's in the history books, it's what's hidden. Life itself writes the best stories. Even if in a place like this some people experienced unspeakable suffering. And yet one finds the traces of the long forgotten.
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As of now “Denbighshire County Council took ownership of the former hospital in 2018 after a long legal battle. Now the local authority is working with Ruthin developer Jones Bros to transform the 50 acre site with 300 new homes and facilities for local businesses, shops and leisure activities.”
The law bill was called 'care in the community' and after that people with mental health issues were treated in the community via local health centers etc rather than in these places....
Hi Cody great video thank you. I have learned that the main front of the asylum, where you started your video is grade 2 listed and they can't demolish this part. plans have been submitted to the local council to build houses round the front. In your drone shots the main façade has a new roof so fingers crossed. As for the rest of the place I think it's a gonner.
citizen smith thanks, up north it's really nice and calm then you come down around Cardiff area and it's just a shithole with tons of Chavy little shits
You missed out the best parts! I went 2 weeks ago. You missed the church, the morgue & the underground tunnels still with wheelchairs and body trays down there.
Cody, your vlogs are the highlight of my day. You are a huge inspiration for me. This summer i went on a 3 week roadtrip through the west cost. Today i published a 1 minute recap video on my youtube channel. It would seriously mean the world to me if you watched it! :)
Shame to see the state of the old place. I used to be a staff nurse there. A couple of points, those small "bedrooms" were actually offices in the administration section. The vaulted "dungeon" area was the hospital stores, holding everything from stationary to syringes. "Male 8", or Hafan Ward, was not the locked ward for dangerous patients, it was the Sick Ward, where patients with physical illnesses were treated. The locked ward was actually "Male 6", or Ffrancon Ward, and was on the second floor. The "panic lights" you saw above the doors, were actually just standard nurse calls. The Broken weighing machine was in what was the laundry. The old place also had a magnificent huge ballroom with a stage and projection room, but this was burnt down by vandals not so long ago.
It's always really interesting when former staff, and sometimes even patients, comment on their time at former hospital sites. Gives a lot of context to what we're actually seeing, as these places are so lost to time and legend now that it's all become even more mysterious and the actual history is lost. To everyone who has never worked in one these places are complete oddities, almost like live living horror film sets but to yourself and other people who were there, these places were everyday life.
I've seen very similar weighing machines in other asylums like Severalls, and it's a shame that most of the great asylum halls get torched for all sorts of reasons. A lot of patient-made props and backdrops usually get lost as well, which is really sad. Thanks for sharing some info and your experience!
Had an amazing time there was a pleasure showing you round :)
It was nice you shown Cody around Tracy....great video :-)
and good looking as well
bearsmen the bear who gets topped by BBC lol
we all know men can still dominate bitches thats why no bitch will run this country cause men will revolt against Hillary Clinton. fuck that weak shit and no bitch needs that much power to run the presidency. Hillary can't enslave and cannot lock up every male in America to assert control a de coup will over throw bitches in power
the vein slayer anti hillary rant way out of left field. I hate her as much as everyone else but damn u need a chill pill man.
The part where you talk about a room having "mental asylum colours"... that particular shade of pink actually has the name, Baker-Miller Pink, chosen for its calming properties and ability to reduce hostile behaviour. It is also called Drunk Tank Pink for its use in calming down drunks when placed in cells that were painted in that colour.
Natalie Wooding Some correctional facilities like city and county jails in the US have cells painted blue or pink, calming properties of those colors.
Thanks for that! Very interesting!
Omg first American youtube I've seen in Wales finally!
“Well that looks very not safe” proceeds to walk over said “not safe floor”😂😂 I’m late to this video but I’ve got a recent interest in this building I think it’s stunning now it’s getting done up
Mental asylum videos always freak me out. The patients rooms were so small. I would feel so trapped. This place is beautiful on the outside, but not so beautiful on the inside. If those walls could talk I bet a lot of awful things happened there.
Br ynn Same
I’ve been there and before it was a asylum they use to torture people with mental health there when it first opened I literally live around the corner from the asylum
My nan used to work there 😐😑
@@elenaroberts-schule1887 it was literally built as an asylum... Who told you they used to torture people there?
David Jones no it actually wasn’t it was built as a hospital for the mental health but they use to torture people there before turning it into a actual hospital
excellent tour. My mother was in there as a patient when I was a young child
I hope she is okay now !
Your videos are always so well edited. Your videos give me so many ideas for my own urbex videos
Still can't believe you were so close to my area! Really wanted to go to Denbigh asylum before it got so popular and the police sent out a warning about the roofs falling! Still looks so cool
good one dude, I'm glad you came with me I knew you'd love it.roll on part 2 lol
Urbex Paranormal we are all glad he went with you....amazing video!
ya! saw ur video it was good too!!!
is this place guarded ...can i just go there and explore freely ??
It's neither medieval or a castle 🙈😄
"basically everywhere in Wales is like a medieval castle"
Nice video. I love the young man's excitement, however, his fixation on castles leads me to think he hasn't been to many medieval castles. This doesn't look like a medieval castle.
It's not that's why. It's a former insane asylum....
@@sickboisadventuresit's also not medieval
@@helene-thecariadcollectif3551And I don't know how he's in North Wales without seeing one.
It's not a castle? And it's not Medieval, it's a modern building if it was built in the 1850's? I know that by American standards something from 1850 is 'like really old like'
Blake Barron It is funny that he thinks it looks like a mediaeval castle after seeing the real mediaeval castle at the start.
Yeah the old place was built around 1800 as you said and the castle was one of the first to be built in wales. It was a pleasure to grow up there
I just discovered so many abandoned vids. I love them. The places you go and what you show are amazing. And so insightful also. Thank you.
This reminds me of knowle mental asylum in Hampshire. I use to go exploring there I around about 2000 just as they started work on developing it in to a village. It's shame I didn't have a camera on my phone back then, it was beautiful seeing the amazing architecture being take back buy nature.
It it facanating how they built mental asylums as self contained villages. From the people I've spoken to who had connections to it, Knowles last decade (it fully shut in 1996) people were happy there staff and service users. I don't imagine it was that way for most of its years.
It was opened in 1852 and closed in 1996. It was originally called Hampshire County Lunatic Asylum, changing its name to Knowle Mental Hospital and finally knowle hospital. The site was 108 acres, it had its own train station, chaple and most facilities a village or town would have.
A few photos can still be found online.
I'm now in Lincoln England thanks to you inspiring me to explore and travel. I'm going here when lock down over. I'm 55 and finally living. Thank you Cody, miss your videos so rewatching your old ones.
I live in Wales and me and my parents saw it. Also I went to a lot of ruins in Wales and I hope you also went to see them. Wales is truly a wonderful place to visit.
Metal Asylums hold a dark place in histôry. Modern treatment of those with disabilities has only been posîtive for those effected. It's sad to think we just discarded kids.
Actually they only hold a dark place for the Ill informed. The setting up of asylums was a progressive move where "lunatics" given care and what was deemed the best treatment of the day. Some procedures might seem barbaric by today's standard but so would an operation or an amputation from the same time! I worked at this hospital and I assure you it wasn't a dark place.. The patients were well cared for
Cody I just wanna say the USA road trip was the best series on this channel by far and these new videos are awsome
It's not a castle man, you're about a mile away from one though.
Tay lor it’s actually only about 600 meters
I love old structures when u can c mother nature taking it back.
Sally May well in the case here teenagers take it back by regularly sneaking in and vandalising the place. There have been about 3 fire there in 2 years and it was mostly burned down on the last one. Most of the old place is still standing today but the scorch marks never leave. The council are also planning to turn it into a block of flats and it will be sad to see it go and be lost in time
Cody back at it again with the Awesome opening drone shots 👍🏻
Nathan Armes i can see my house from up there😂
I love it Cody...."there's a very distinct smell here, like old building but also of Castle at the same time" lol.....
Denbigh is the best place in Wales .
It's nice to see people interested in the Denbigh and Wales from different countries
and the fiber stuff is most likely asbestos dont touch that ither
Built in 1841 - makes about 600 years too late to be medieval. But it is interesting
Most Haunted really attracted people to this place to make it far worse than it used to look. Thank god I got in there before the fire.
Wished I'd managed to get there just after MH had filmed before all the damage was caused.
The aerial scenery introductions of your videos are spectacular! Your vids are amazingly awesome!!
Your drone shots are so quintessential, and outstandingly beautiful 😩😍😍
This video is so cringe. First off, it's not a castle, never was. It's a Victorian building. Secondly, they are NOT demolishing this place - it is a listed building so it can't be destroyed! It's so funny seeing an American who has no idea or clue about the building or the area.
Classic RUclipsr. Getting paid by RUclips and hasn’t got the first idea of what he’s talking about
My Grandpa was the Duke...Henry Denbigh Eden Ellis, I...along my siblings are his last remaining bloodlines. Way cool to see his. He recently passed but he was salt of the earth. Amazing, incredible, noble and kind.
Oh no! So gutted were in there everyday and missed you i live litrally right up the road! Great vid :)
It's not a castle the style is known as gothic revival or high Victorian., asylums were built in the same style from America to Australia at that time
This has to be my favorite building of all time thank you for doing this video really enjoyed it
For someone who lives in the uk area it's Funny how he calls it a castle when it just and estate/large building
amazing video and abandoned place damn
Exploring With Steve you should of come Steve:)
Exploring With Steve f you're in Scotland go to strathmore hospital it is so creepy as all the medical equipment is still there and it has some power
Exploring With Steve can't belive you went to wales. Im from there. What do you think about the country.
Love the drone shots, really nice.
Ooo this was a great video to watch, this is local to near where I live we was always told there is a security guard walking around? Do you permission to explore inside or not? X
I absolutely love the buildings which have the huge courtyard areas like this place! It is really showing it's age, hopefully it holds on for a little while longer!
That's a really cool place. The awesome thing it's such an old country!! Can't wait for more!!! Thanks Cody!!! Stay safe!!😀
Cody you have done wales a great honour and your imagination is second to none.
Great Explore! I'm a big fan of the Exploring Crew.
Basically the "decent" members of society didnt want the crazies walking among them, so they hid them away in places like this, and later on performed some extreme procedures on them, pretty frightening if you think about it, and you didnt really have to be insane to be considered insane, you just had to disagree about certain ideological things, like religion or politics, that would be enough to guarantee your silence.
I have to admit, this place is one of the most striking buildings left to rot in the entire UK, it is so grand yet so derelict, which is a powerful combination. I think I will have to visit this place next summer if i get the chance, just hope Elwyn doesn't catch me =)
Awesome video, will subscribe to all three!
Just thought I'd mention that 4 years on and this place is still standing, I've just been here today and its amazing although there are now signs of demolition work taking place. The 1st area he goes in has had a fire that kids started so you can't see much in there anymore but there is a small network of underground tunnels where the pipes run through and pitch black without a 🔦 that isn't shown in this vid. Got collared by a security guard as we were leaving but he was a cool guy and he even told us about another abandoned asylum in the next town. Checking that 1 out soon.
what town did he say the other asylum was in?
Thats my home country! Great video Cody...
Is love watching these urbex vids 👍🏻 I don't wish to sound all nerdy but these places will be riddled with Asbestos 😷😷 especially @ 5:26 pipe lagging!
8:16 NOPE! lol
So creepy and so cool! Perfect place to visit in October !
Cody not everything old in the UK is a castle, castles are fortified buildings used by nobility and the wealthy this place is just a set of old buildings, keep up the great videos.....
First thing I noticed is the whole building is in the shape of a cross. Very cool.
#Cody, OMGosh, that facility is 'Humongous'.. Your vid seems to be clearer n' a lil' better color inside bldgs. than the Other's... It was nice that there wasn't a lot of repeat from You, #Tracy Explores, & #Urbex Paranormal. A Neat meshing of All of Yours... I'm so jazzed that You're sharing this wonderful trip with Us.. Travel & Explore On, Kiddo. c :
My favorite part of any urbex video: 'This looks unsafe' *walks in anyway*
Amazing. Can't believe you actually did this place. Thank you. Well done Cody.
Can't wait to go here man!
I'm 50 mins away from this magnificent place omg ❤️
definitely one of the prettiest exploring videos ever!
zomertjee that's Wales for u
Yes, I hope to go there again soon!
More depressing
Beautiful old building on the outside. It's a shame it can't be repurposed.
to be honest alot of them are either sold and turned into private apartments, or taken over by the national trust and restored and preserved, it's just that there are SO MANY in the UK, you can't get all of them, i take that as some consulation.
Nathan Jones
Consolation? Agree.
ranlive1 lol auto correct.
ranlive1 Abandoned buildings such as this could absolutely renovated and repurposed for homeless people housing, community centers and so many other venues.
It's going to be renovated into a hotel :)
I like that they put on a new roof to help protect the site
this building is absolutely gorgeous
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I think it was a monastry before it was an asylum. But that's exactly what fascinates me about abandoned places. It's the stories and legends behind the story. It's not what's in the history books, it's what's hidden. Life itself writes the best stories. Even if in a place like this some people experienced unspeakable suffering. And yet one finds the traces of the long forgotten.
No, it was built as an asylum, I trained and worked there. In the 1980's I hasten to add. Most were suffering before they came to stay there.
Hey Cody.. told my cousin about your channel she really liked ur videos & is your new subbie now.. :) take care
Denbigh Asylum is now for sale.. it won't be available for exploration much longer :(
g cog half’s been burnt down and it’s getting knocked down soon
Yay you came Britain!! 💕
I know this vid came out ages ago, but great to see u exploring in Wales I’m from Denbigh and love to see people making vids here
Yeah sadly I heard it’s gone now
Hope you enjoyed your visit to the 🇬🇧.
From the 🇬🇧😀
It's also nicknamed "Denbigh Nut-house"
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As of now “Denbighshire County Council took ownership of the former hospital in 2018 after a long legal battle. Now the local authority is working with Ruthin developer Jones Bros to transform the 50 acre site with 300 new homes and facilities for local businesses, shops and leisure activities.”
great location glad tracy showed you around she is awesome 😎
Dude you are an amazing human being. You inispire me, and soon millions. Never stop what you do.
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Curious to see the next video of you climbing that thing
That color and picture quality is insane!!!!
This place is sooo haunted stories ive heard from friends who went at night.
The law bill was called 'care in the community' and after that people with mental health issues were treated in the community via local health centers etc rather than in these places....
How do you locate and choose your exploration destinations
You should come to Plymouth for a fan meet. There are also a couple of abandoned buildings here as well.
A very different view to Tracey's. I appreciate the sense of scale there. All the best. Mark.
Love this, right near me. Thank you for the great video! :D
Amazing video, drone footage is insane!
Enjoyed it till next time!
In Wales!!! No way I'm totally going here in the summer, not far from me! *epic*
The first rooms were small yes, but after that the patience rooms started to grow.. They were actually pretty big
i know diddly about drone work, but this footage is really nice
when my dad was a kid he played for their football (soccar) team. he won a championship with them
Hi Cody great video thank you. I have learned that the main front of the asylum, where you started your video is grade 2 listed and they can't demolish this part. plans have been submitted to the local council to build houses round the front. In your drone shots the main façade has a new roof so fingers crossed. As for the rest of the place I think it's a gonner.
This looks like it would be an incredible place for a photoshoot!
This is one EPIC building!!!
another awesome one thanks!
Great video and drone footage! I found you thru Tracy's channel.
did you use drones for the upper shots, and if i'm right ( i think i am XD) which drone model did you use?
Which dron do you use Cody?
and big love to wales- damn good country with cool people
citizen smith thanks, up north it's really nice and calm then you come down around Cardiff area and it's just a shithole with tons of Chavy little shits
citizen smith yes me
Perfect music at the beginning.
You missed out the best parts! I went 2 weeks ago. You missed the church, the morgue & the underground tunnels still with wheelchairs and body trays down there.
Cody, your vlogs are the highlight of my day. You are a huge inspiration for me. This summer i went on a 3 week roadtrip through the west cost. Today i published a 1 minute recap video on my youtube channel. It would seriously mean the world to me if you watched it! :)
Hey! Me and some friends are thinking of going, any tips on how to get in without being chased off by security?
Run, fast ;) He has a dog!
Local people still use the phrase 'gone to Denbigh', which means someone has gone mad.