It's overnow.' Get a case of the willies with Spookers, streaming at SBS On Demand: More at SBS: It was about the size of a football and was floating about a meter or so off the ground,' he wrote. "For us" - former Kingseat patients -"it's a memorialbeing defaced," says Lampshire. Why is the US so wrapped up on the subject of UFOs right now? Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) - 535 East 70th Street. I could see a hand and arm pushing her under the water drowning her.. In 1973, a Therapeutic pool was opened by the then-Mayoress of Auckland, Barbara Goodman, four years before the main swimming pool was added to the hospital in 1977. Wallbank, along with his team, began gathering information from those who had worked at the hospital, and were told that both patients and nurses regularly died within the grounds. Meanwhile, TV show Ghost Hunt features footage of an unplugged dentist chair turning itself on (you can check it out here) and claims to have captured the shape of a ghosts face in a shower stall. Unless the address is already mentioned in the article, we do not disclose addresses or locations of abandoned or derelict buildings. The new mental unit is secure. 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Kingseat was sold by South Auckland Health in 1996, after the Governments deinstitutionalisation policy insisted a move away from continuing hospitalisation of mentally ill patients in favour of community care and smaller acute and rehabilitation units. In 1968, certain nurses at Kingseat Hospital went on strike, which forced the administration to invite unemployed people and volunteers to assist within the hospital grounds with domestic chores. The property contains abandoned nurse's quarters where the apparition is meant to have been spotted lurking in the shadows. With our Facility Locator, you can discover the nearest Kindred Hospital Facility. A family living in one of the villas told the Haunted Auckland team that spirits regularly showed themselves. Wallbank said that while some people may not believe in or understand paranormal phenomena 'the majority haven't spent any time out in the field looking, and experiencing first hand.'. His case was reopened by police in 2004, 36 years after his death, after . Mr Robertson asked whether any of the patients had been forensic patients as detailed under the Mental Health Act, and whether any of the patients had convictions of rape and other violent crimes. 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' will be back for its sixth season at its home on SBS VICELAND. Although living mainly in farmhouses in the district, I did reside for periods in the Nurses hostel. We will continue to manage security operations on the site until the end of November 2017, after which time responsibility will be transferred to the new owners.. 'They play with the kids. [30] In late 2011, Spookers opened the Amazing Maze n' Maize. The site celebrated its 50th anniversary jubilee in 1982. [25], In 2019, it was announced that Spookers would host a Halloween event called "Seven Deadly Sins". What's in a name? It insists no forensic patients will be held at the unit. Mr Ford said: Regardless of ownership the imperative is to get the development completed, including the provision of a childrens play park, as soon as possible. I get really sad when I walk around and dont know why . The old Kingseat psychiatric hospital is bulging at the seams. [33] In October 2012, Spookers (which is open every Friday and Saturday night in addition to each Halloween), offered a bus to accommodate visitor transport for the occasion. All Rights Reserved. This involved propositions of rezoning to residential a majority of the land around Kingseat Hospital although certain buildings, structures and plant life on the former hospital site were protected due to historic and cultural value. Save my name, email, and site URL in my browser for next time I post a comment. [18] By that year, the Freaky Forest of Fear, and CornEvil had been offered as on-site attractions. [8] In 1973, a therapeutic pool was opened by the then-Mayoress of Auckland, Mrs. Barbara Goodman, four years before the main swimming pool was added to the hospital in 1977. Angry homesick doll yearns for the Highlands, Ghost Cam: Furman Theatre, Greenville South Carolina, Carrington former Psychiatric Asylum / Unitech Revisit, VIP opening event for the Yokai Parade: Supernatural monsters from Japan exhibition. [8] In 2005, a television episode of Ghost Hunt featured the site of the former hospital. Cookie Notice Some received official apologies. Hospital (Period Unassigned) Site Name Kingseat Hospital. [7] During the 1950s, Dr. Henry Bennett (the man whom the mental health wing at Waikato Hospital is named after) was a senior medical officer of health at Kingseat Hospital. Everything if your name is Steve Hitler Haunted Auckland Visited this Kingseat Villa on Sunday April 8th 2012. Flower gardens, shrubs and trees were grown in the grounds of Kingseat Hospital, using surplus plants from the Ellerslie Racecourse and Norfolk Island pine seeds from Sir George Greys garden on Kawau Island. PascoefindsSpookerspersonally insulting, and feels the actors' performances mockKingseat's former patients. History [ edit] The hospital, which was designed by Alexander Marshall Mackenzie using a village-type layout, opened as the Aberdeen District Asylum in May 1904. Mr Lindsay saw a nurse hit the boy after he stole a piece of bread while in line for dinner. "For me, knowing the turmoil and anguish that went on there, to see itturned into a form of entertainment, Ifind it a little bit difficult to deal with," Lampshiretells Stuff. This led to the eventual closure of Kingseat Hospital in July 1999, when the final patients were re-located off the complex to a mental health unit in Otara. The hospital grew throughout the mid-late 1930s and 1940s to such an extent that by the beginning of 1947, there were over eight hundred patients. East Garioch councillor Martin Ford instigated a report earlier this year to find out what measures could be taken by the council to ensure the development was finished. NGR Description Centred NJ 90398 19105. As of 2007, the most common apparition reportedly seen at Kingseat Hospital was the Grey Nurse, believed to be a former staff member, in and around the former nurses home. Please do not ask. And during a visit to a former nurses house, another team member claimed to feel dizzy and nauseous when she touched a bathtub. The idea is to bring mentally ill patients out from institutionalised care and place them within communities and closer to their families. https://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=Kingseat_Hospital&oldid=26759. By 2004, more than two-hundred people had come forward to file complaints against the national government for claims of mistreatment and abuse of patients at New Zealand's psychiatric institutions (including Kingseat Hospital) during the 1960s and 1970s. [14] In 2000, legal action was taken against the Tainui tribe for financial issues involving the former hospital. According to an article onStuff.co.nz, Kingseat Hospital is the number one haunted spot in New Zealand. The mates I lived with there used to live in the building next to the morgue. The notorious Morgue at Kingseat Hospital has long captured the imagination of those who know about the location. During the 1970s and 1980s, there were many places attached to psychiatric hospitals in New Zealand where alcoholics were treated for their drinking addictions and Villas 4 and 11 at Kingseat Hospital served this purpose. Former patients from hospitals in the area, including Kingseat, were hit with claims of grave abuse and neglect. [20] In 2013, a property developer revealed a plan to transform the site of the hospital into a countryside living estate with four hundred and fifty homes. In 1996, South Auckland Health sold Kingseat Hospital after government decisions to replace ongoing hospitalisation of mentally ill patients with community care and rehabilitation units. During the 1970s and 1980s, there were many places attached to psychiatric hospitals in New Zealand where alcoholics were treated for their drinking addictions and Villas 4 and 11 at Kingseat Hospital served this purpose. Kingseat Hospital, in Newmachar, was closed in 1999 before being taken over by Avant Homes which subsequently built 300 . Auckland City Hospital Kingseat Hospital was named after a hospital in Aberdeenshire, Scotland following Dr. Gray (the Director-General of the Mental Health Division of the Health Department at the time) returning from an overseas trip, who felt it appropriate to have a sister hospital with the same name in New Zealand. For more information, please see our [25] In 2005, the haunted attraction Spookers opened in the area of the former hospital[2] in the former nurse hostel. [1] Certainly didnt feel natural to me at all.'. There was never enough hands to help the extremely handicapped eat, no medications to avoid being scratched or attacked nurses or kitchen or laundry staff a like-if having to go past the residents to clean up or stop them attacking each other. Its alleged patients were subjected to horrific acts of abuse at Kingseat. Kingseat Psychiatric Hospital in Auckland is claimed to be New Zealand's most haunted site with over 100 ghost sightings reported While the building is now derelict, with walls still bearing. In 1968, certain nurses at Kingseat Hospital went on strike, which forced the administration to invite unemployed people and volunteers to assist within the hospital grounds with domestic chores. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The hospital closed its doors in 1999, however spirits of staff and patients are said to linger in the imposing buildings on its grounds. With a tragic backstory, Kingseat Hospital is said to be the most haunted place in New Zealand. Heather Mcnab for Daily Mail Australia document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Unless the address is already mentioned in the article, we do not disclose addresses or locations of abandoned or derelict buildings. It is sited within the old Spinal Unit complex and is surrounded by electrified fences. I had actually gone to spookers 2weeks ago with my cousins and family, But in its 67 years of operation, some patients faced psychological and physical abuse, asdocumented in the 1988 Mason Report, and the 2007 report of the Confidential Forum for Former In-Patients of Psychiatric Hospitals. We visit the Kingseat Morgue to photographically document the building in its current state. [40], In July 2013, there was a record outbreak of Dutch elm disease in two hundred trees at the site of the former hospital. I worked here as a teenager, it was a horrible hospital with dinosaur thinking and a lot of what they say is true. [7] In 1968, certain nurses at Kingseat Hospital went on strike, which forced the administration to invite unemployed people and volunteers to assist within the hospital grounds with domestic chores. The Kingseat Hospital grounds in Kingseat, south Auckland, where Spookers is now based. Two deeply troubled 13-year-old boys vanished without a trace from Kingseat in 1967. When she sees those buildings, she remembers the screams and anguished cries for help. In 1973, a Therapeutic pool was opened by the then-Mayoress of Auckland, Barbara Goodman, four years before the main swimming pool was added to the hospital in 1977. If you would like to hear them let me know! I cried with relief to learn this hospital has closed. In Spookers,Lampshire'smemories of the building are juxtaposed with its current utilisationasa place filled with deranged, menacingcharacters who scare people. In doing so, the documentary prompts a question itavoids answering:is it appropriateto use a former psychiatric hospital building as a haunted house? 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