Britain's creepiest abandoned buildings

Barnes Hospital, Cheadle

The hospital was used profusely during the war, and cared for injured soldiers and taking in traumas. Patients with tuberculosis and yellow fever were also treated in the isolation wards of the building. During its 115 years, it is believed the hospital treated tens of thousands of patients. Closing in 1999, the hospital promptly became derelict. Parts of the hospital are now undergoing reconstruction to be turned into apartments.

Source: https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/barnes-hospital-manchester-march-2015.95705/

Barrow Gurney Mental Asylum, Bristol, Somerset

First built between 1934-1937 the first patients of this hospital were admitted in 1938, along with being commandeered by the Royal Navy during the outbreak of WWII as a Royal Naval Auxiliary Hospital. The building was used then to treat seamen wounded and injured during war conflicts or who were suffering from psychological distress, until 2006 when it closed to treat mental health disorders.

Source: http://www.jarrelook.co.uk/Urbex/Barrow%20Gurney%20Asylum/Barrow_Gurney.htm

Cane Hill Asylum, Croydon, London

The hospital opened in two phases, in 1882 and in 1888 as the Third Surrey County Lunatic Asylum. Abandoned in 1991 the buildings remained derelict for nearly 18 years but at its peak it held over 3,500 patients.

Source: https://www.whateversleft.co.uk/asylums/cane-hill-asylum-coulsdon

Cherry Knowle Asylum, Sunderland

Sunderland Borough Lunatic Asylum opened on May 16, 1895 and around 50 years later the hospital was renamed Cherry Knowle. During WWII the Cherry Knowle hospital acted as a emergency medical service to treat soldiers injured at Dunkirk.

Source: https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/07/04/priority-cherry-knowle-asylum-abandoned-victorian-mental-asylum-located-outside-village-ryhope-sunderland/

Hartwood hospital, Lanarkshire, Scotland

In the small village of Hartwood, the abandoned building could easily be mistaken for an empty castle or medieval church. However, this stone structure from the 1890's was an institution for the mentally ill. Hartwood Hospital closed in 1998 due to the 1990 Community Care Act. In 2004, a fire destroyed several roofs and severely damaged the west clock tower's interior.

Source: http://www.worldabandoned.com/hartwood-hospital

Hellingly Hospital, Sussex

Formerly known as the East Sussex County Asylum, the building was a large psychiatric hospital and once was one of Britain's largest lunatic asylums. Opened in 1903 the vast site was an enclosed community having a farm, church and even its own railway connected to the nearby Cuckoo Line.
However in the 1990's the hospital closed and most of the buildings fell into fast decline, suffering from arson, vandalism and theft.

Source: http://thetimechamber.co.uk/beta/sites/asylums/east-sussex-county-asylum-hellingly

High Royds Psychiatric Hospital, Menston, West Yorkshire

High Royds opened 1888 as the 'West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum' in the small village of Menston. During the hospital's history, nearly 3,000 patients were living on site, sadly 900 recorded patients passed away in the asylum and were buried nearby in unmarked graves.

Source: http://www.bcd-urbex.com/high-royds-psychiatric-hospital-west-yorkshire-uk/

St Crispins Hospital, Northampton

St Crispins was a large psychiatric hospital on the outskirts of Duston village. It was established in 1876 as the Berrywood Asylum for the mentally ill and closed in 1995. Tragedy struck the hospital after WWII when a fire broke out in Schuster Ward and six patients were killed.

Source: https://www.britainsdecays.com/st-crispins-abandoned-mental-asylum-in-northampton-is-apparently-haunted/