A staircase in the abandoned St Augustine’s Asylum which lead to the upper floor. The light poured in as the roof had been lost in a fire.

St. Augustine’s
Date founded: 1872
Date opened: 1875
Date closed: 1992
Location: Cockering Road, Chartham, nr. Canterbury, Kent
Architect: John Giles & Gough
Layout: Corridor-Pavilion

You can see an aerial image here

A selection of my images from abandoned places…

Featured in ‘Live, Love, Dream’, March 2011.

Featured in ‘Black and White Enthusiasts’, March 2011.

Featured in ‘Stairs, Steps and Staircases’, March 2011.

Featured in ‘Dark and Industrial Imagery’, March 2011.

Featured in ‘Tunnel Vision’, March 2011.

Top Ten in the ‘Dark Artists, Dark Art’ April Avatar Challenge, April 2011.

Winner of the ‘Industrial Streets, Stairs and Passageways’ Challenge in the ‘Dark and Industrial Imagery’ group, April 2011.

Featured in ‘The Art of Peeling Paint’, April 2011.

Top Ten in the ‘Which Way’ group’s Challenge ‘Black and White’, July 2011.

Winner in the ‘Steps, Stairs, Staircases and Bridges’ group’s Challenge ‘Ruins’, November 2011.