{"id":197,"date":"2009-11-09T20:02:56","date_gmt":"2009-11-09T20:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.catchingphotons.co.uk\/blog\/?p=197"},"modified":"2013-11-17T22:07:16","modified_gmt":"2013-11-17T22:07:16","slug":"gartloch-asylum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/catchingphotons.co.uk\/blog\/hospitals\/gartloch-asylum\/","title":{"rendered":"Gartloch Asylum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gartloch was a beautiful Victorian general hospital, built in 1889 &#8211; it closed in 1996, and parts have now been redeveloped into the usual soulless executive village. Some bits are still untouched &#8211; the development has stalled.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/4091315812\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2645\/4091315812_46db7b7300_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->There are a couple of ward buildings &#8211; all pretty decayed:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/4090495579\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2732\/4090495579_6f46ebe1ab_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/4090504025\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2676\/4090504025_71a3e3c42e_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/4091283206\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2560\/4091283206_fbe1784889_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/4090509823\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2720\/4090509823_4043f843be_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, there&#8217;s one jewel in the crown &#8211; the main hall, which is, though decaying rapidly, still stunning:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/4090524243\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2430\/4090524243_2acb2097ba_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/4091299854\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2721\/4091299854_4371355d9d_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/4090541855\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2650\/4090541855_86ddca7e52_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gartloch was a beautiful Victorian general hospital, built in 1889 &#8211; it closed in 1996, and parts have now been redeveloped into the usual soulless executive village. 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