Little Plumstead Hospital

Photos - 17.
Where - Norfolk.
Visited - October 2007.
Posted - 31 December 2007.
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Little Plumstead was home to Norfolk's main "mental deficiency colony". In recent years, it has closed down. Sadly a lot of the buildings have been demolished to make way for housing. Part of the site remains in use as a hospital. This section is due to close soon, with around 100 patients moving to community-based services. I think a re-visit will ensue before more houses are built.

External photos

Not much remains at Little Plumstead - of the "live" part, only a few buildings are empty. A country mansion-style building for administration purposes, and a couple of villas.

Internal

Only one building was open. Based on a document found in here (an incontinence products chart), I presume this was a villa for Males.

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  1. Posted 10 January 2008, 20:30 From lunar

    Hiya, if you havnt already, check out Fairfield Hospital just outside Arlesey its Bedford way. Huge victorian asylum, part lived in now, half is still derelict. Soo worth a visit anyway. If you want more info mail me got loads of pics and history, directions etc. Also St Crispins at Northamptons pretty cool

  2. Posted 3 February 2008, 02:40 From richardb

    Did a short locum in the pharmacy at Little Plumstead Hospital back in 1978. It was a delightful open place, and both staff and patients wandered around quite freely. In those days, ID badges were seldom used, people knew each other, and security was very low key. It was sometimes hard to tell the difference between the patients and the medical staff - they were all crazy!

  3. Posted 3 February 2008, 18:30 From alan booth

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    my mate killed himself there

  4. Posted 13 March 2008, 22:00 From Nicky

    Hey we went and couldn't find a way to get in, the places which people got in before r proper boarded up. How did u get in?

  5. Posted 30 April 2008, 23:10 From suzanne mitchell

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    i love all this stuff i would like too see images of lowestoft and great yarmouth hospitals thease old buildings are so much nicer than the modern onrs

  6. Posted 6 May 2008, 19:00 From sue garrood

    i worked here for 20yrs up until about 10yrs ago and am still in the service, although not perfect we all took a pride in the service and home we offered to people. there have been a few break ins and squatters who unfortunately did not only abuse the buildings but also abused the some of the remaining residents/patients and staff! very sad pictures particularly as this the ward i worked on and managed.

  7. Posted 12 July 2008, 21:10 From steve

    I did my nurse training at Little Plumsted Hospital in 1980 -83. The nursing school was in the old hall and I lived in the male nurses home above the nursing school. I met my wife at the hospital, we lived in a hosptial house adjoining the hospital grounds. My daughter was christened in the church next to the hosptial. Services have changed since those days beyond recognition, mainly for the better. However I have fond memories of my time there and am glad I had that experience. It's sad to see the photos of dereliction.

  8. Posted 16 August 2008, 18:10 From Jacky

    Have recently discovered that my Uncle who had Downs Syndrome lived in the Hall from 1948 until his death at 8 years of age in 1952. I am trying to find out where he was buried - have been told he may have been buried in the "Walled Garden" - does this mean anything to anyone?

  9. Posted 25 August 2008, 20:40 From lauren

    jacky. the walled garden is over grown and locked up but there is a small clearing next to the walled garden. in the clearing there is a fairly new tombstone that has been put there to remember previous service users at the hospital.hope this helps.

  10. Posted 29 September 2008, 11:50 From Jenna

    Where abouts in Little Plumstead is this building? Does anybody know if this building still exists? Or has it been knocked down for new houses to be built?

  12. Posted 1 October 2008, 18:20 From sharna

    i have banked at little plum , many yrs ago it was a safe setting for inmates , now i don't think gov' or management care less , only getting there fat pay off with a large redundancy ,

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