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Signs of Fall

Beth

I work on the old Manteno State Hospital Grounds, and the building I work at is fairly new and I close at nights late at night you see or things that aren't there it's kinda creepy but interesting me and friends are going to go exploring the grounds and area next week after work...wish us luck...

Location: Manteno State Hospital  Gallery: What Little Remains

Shroud

Beth

Thank you for making this a wallpaper, Motts. :-D

Location: La Crypte des Fleurs  Gallery: Moisture

Shroud

Beth

You need to make this a wallpaper, Motts. I would use it in a nanosecond. It is so gorgeous....probably the best photo you've ever taken.

Location: La Crypte des Fleurs  Gallery: Moisture

Weaponry

Beth

They might have it there to scare ppl away

Location: Pennhurst State School  Gallery: Forgotten

Banded Light

Beth

Does it look like someone is sitting at the end of the hall or are my eyes just triking me?

Location: Pennhurst State School  Gallery: Forgotten

Wash Basin

Beth

The algee is so creepy

Location: Pennhurst State School  Gallery: Forgotten

Buried Light

Beth

I would never go anywhere close to that place at nite!!

Location: Pennhurst State School  Gallery: Forgotten

Desks

Beth

Whats the big pile of dust on thedesk on the far left Motts?

Location: Pennhurst State School  Gallery: Forgotten

Red

Beth

This whole "Wrecked" galerie makes me creng i mean the are great shots and photographs. They just make me uneasy and the photo make the hairs on my back stand up. I guess because i know many ppl lost there lives on these ships and the water prolly has all sorts of unknown things/creatures in them! How did they all seem to wreck in the same area? Someone plz tell me

Location: Staten Island Boat Graveyard  Gallery: Wrecks

Storm Approaching

Beth

What a fantastic gallery, Motts. Thank you for sharing this beautiful location with us.

Location: Eden Hall Chapel  Gallery: The First and the Last

Nomina Sacra

Beth

//I believe the religious symbol stands for 'in his service.' I say this because the saying can still be found inscribed around the pulpit and display pieces in many churches today.//


IHS are the first three letters of the word "Jesus" in Greek, as Motts pointed out above. That's why it's seen in many churches today. I have also heard that it's from the Latin "Iesus Hominum Salvator", or "Jesus, Savior of Men."

What you're describing it as is a backronym.

Location: Eden Hall Chapel  Gallery: The First and the Last

Social Skills Book

Beth

Ashley it was probably an older copy of the book. they proabably reprinted it

Location: Foxboro State Hospital  Gallery: Endless Halls

Jungle

beth

not scary at all

Location: Gaebler Children's Center  Gallery: Control

Tarnished

Beth

I doubt it's a bottling line. I think the building is too old for a mechansed bottling facility and even if it did have one it wouldn't have been made of copper. It's probably something to do with heating or cooling - copper is used because it conducts heat very well. Having said that, my knowledge lies in whisky distilleries, and things are probably quite different in breweries.

Location: Stella Artois Brewery  Gallery: Pure Inebriation

Inside

Beth

It's called a Mash Tun when you're making whisky, but I doubt the name is the same for beer, especially Belgian beer.

Location: Stella Artois Brewery  Gallery: Pure Inebriation

Morgue

beth

WOW! i would so sleep in a mourge and i wil like my girlfriend with me

Location: Northampton State Hospital  Gallery: A Farewell Visit?

Ligatures and Flies

Beth

That looks pretty old. By the 60s Armour's Pharmaceuticals were using plastic screw caps on their packaging. Was that just blown glass that you had to break to get into?

Location: West Middlesex Hospital  Gallery: The Mortuary

Theater

Beth

Looks just like my primary school hall. Ours was smaller, but the floor and the panelling look practically identical.

Location: Cherry Knowle Hospital  Gallery: Overnight

Room Number Two

Beth

No glory in being number 2

Location: Cherry Knowle Hospital  Gallery: Overnight

Needle

Beth

Eww, Irn Bru. They must have been *really* high.

Location: Whittingham Hospital  Gallery: Shut In

Light Patterns

Beth

Haunting! Thank you for your wonderful photos, you have an exceptional talent. It's sad to see these buildings being torn down to make way for condos (ie danvers). I would love to see these in a coffee table book.

Location: Whittingham Hospital  Gallery: Shut In

Staircase

Beth

I am in absolute awe of your pictures. I have never seen a sight like this. I have a peculiar fascination with these dilapitated but beautifully architectured buildings, the creepiness and sad histories of these places leaves me intrigued and your pictures tell an interesting story:)

Location: Northampton State Hospital  Gallery: A Farewell Visit?

Satchel

Beth

Doesn't look like a sporran to me. Dress sporrans (which you'd assume this would be) usually have a metal frame at the top to close and a lot of them are fur rather than just leather. Kind of looks Native American... which is obviously silly.

Location: Crypt of Barons  Gallery: Laid to Rest

Thin Window

Beth

I have windows like that in my house...

Location: North Wales Hospital (Denbigh Asylum)  Gallery: The Castle and the Asylum

Clock

Beth

That looks like the cover of a book. (I'm a writer--if i get a book published, can I get i buy this for a cover?)

Location: Letchworth Village  Gallery: Visiting Hours