Abandoned And Not Forgotten

High Royds Asylum Admin Offices, originally uploaded by Urban~Spaceman.

The administration building, which is Grade II listed, is now considered something of a show piece at the former hospital, which is situated on a 300-acre (1.2 km2) site at the foot of Rombalds Moor.

It features an Italian mosaic floor in the main corridor which is intricately decorated with the Yorkshire Rose and black daisies - the latter of which provided inspiration for the title of a television screenplay, filmed at High Royds, as a tribute to sufferers of Alzheimers.

The hospital once contained a library, a surgery, a dispensary, butchers, dairies, bakers, a sweetshop, an upholster's, a cobbler's, spacious grounds, a ballroom and even a railway.

The asylum eventually closed in 2003 and is now under major redevelopment as housing and flats with the admin offices standing as the centre piece and an everlasting memorial to the sites previous historical use.