Harold Wood Mortuary, ESSEX - May 2009

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One presumes this closed at about the same time as Harold Wood Hospital attached to it back in 2006. There used to be a lot more equipment in there but it's either been removed or "collected". Still, something of an urbex holy grail and a real pleasure to visit such a mint site. The steriliser was still in situ along with various sluice equipment and, of course, the slabs so the obligatory picture of myself lying on one of the them had to be taken. I'm not sure if it was a latter addition since the closure of the mortuary but, stuck to the wall, there is also a film script about a couple of mortuary technicians in some sort of conversation. Around the back are the refrigerated lockers used for storing the bodies, absolutely loads of them. Right at the far end of the room are two separate coolers that were used for storing bodies contaminated with infectious diseases. The site was also used in episode of Eastenders and for an anti drugs campaign poster.