The hospital first opened its doors in 1904 in Norwich, Connecticut. It was built in an idyllic location chosen for its therapeutic properties overlooking the River Thames.
The Norwich Insane Asylum was built isolated from civilization, which worked to its benefit as it began to grow during its early years sprouting new buildings that accompanied the original construction (see aerial view of the hospital here). These new construction projects included patient wards, staff cottages, laboratories and workshops. All of the structures were interconnected by a large network of underground utility tunnels. These tunnels transported electricity, hot water, and patients to various areas on the grounds. The hospital remained self-sufficient, almost like a small town, with its own power plant, pump house, working farm, kitchen, theater and church.
Over 3,000 patients and 1,000 employees were residents on the asylum grounds in the 1950’s.
Slowly patients began to leave Norwich State Hospital due to deinstitutionalization and it permanently closed its doors in 1996. Since then time has basically stood still on the property with a few exceptions. Currently there is talk about converting the grounds into a theme park, but nothing has been set in stone.
After a long tedious drive we leave the car in a commuter parking lot close to the buildings. Ever the vigilant group of explorers we notice a State Trooper making his rounds and dive into the forest for cover. Luckily we outsmarted the police yet again and after regrouping walk along the Thames River for a few hundred feet. We finally see the abandoned pump house looming in the distance and decide to make this our entryway into the campus.
This site has a reputation for being well guarded, well patrolled, and does not take kindly to trespassers. I am always on edge when exploring across the Atlantic and the numerous “State Property – No Trespassing” signs that litter the grounds did not bode well for my paranoia. Instead of exposing ourselves above ground to security and prying eyes, we decided to take the underground route through the utility tunnels.
Using the tunnels we explored many buildings without ever being forced to go outside. This method of travel was soon confirmed to be the safest. On our first attempt to venture outside we were only a few feet away from a security officer in a black uniform. Fortunately he didn’t look our way and we quickly receded back into the tunnel network. For a while we hid in the abandoned theater so we could look around the campus without being seen.
This encounter with security dampened our spirits and made our visit a whole lot shorter than we would have liked. We made our grande exit through the empty chapel, this allowed us to avoid walking back through the forest. As we were walking back to the commuter lot to pickup our car we noticed the State Trooper had been watching us as we suspiciously walked down the road. I wonder where we went to and were coming back from?!
Archive document introducing a new therapy (click to enlarge):
Special thanks to Dr. Bob for sharing the old postcards.
Not naming names..but someone just caught a criminal tresspassing charge there!!:0
There definitely are working cameras now! Also...there is plenty of security still there at some times!! It's pretty weird, but yeah- don't expect a cake walk!
Now they have video surveillance. Got a call from CT State Police today wanting me to interview me. I seen the sign that clearly stated "This property is under video surveillance" but didn't think anything of it....wonder how they knew it was me from the video. I wouldn't recommend going there. This is probably why security has been at the minimum lately.
I was at NSH like last week, and it may be old news but I don't think it's any harder to get in than usual even with that fence there, although the fence is so pathetic it is a bitch to climb.
Is this place easy to get into, how did you get in and is there any security roaming around? Thanks
Nice. You'll have to let me know what way you went.
Ahahaha that's great! Nothing really new going on there. Showed the place to a few friends with Stabmaster two weeks ago. Seen no security at all
Fucks a lot- Your pic that you posted shows up on google when you search for the hospital. haha
So why has no one posted in like 3 days? I want to go to NSH with Paul. Anything new going on there?
I have a hard tiem with posting as myself, as a person with dissociative identity disorder, I keep insisting it is not me posting on here, yet when I read them I realize it could be me posting, it sounds like something I would say. but who's to say what is me and what is "them"
Bomb your a great source of entertainment.
Lol hey how is school going an what's paul up to iam going to nsh this sat lol looks like i can just step over the gate when was the last time you two were there also enjoy your weekend
No. I'm talking about the person who actually IS posting as other people. (for all I know it could be you though.) lol
Lol are you talking me because i did wright the last post that has my name on it
So whoever is posting as other people needs to stop. It's obnoxious and no one thinks you're funny.
first thing is "get fuck alot" or is it "fuck a lot" now on my worst day you could never get me but mybe if your really good an you say my name three times i my show up. ps the shack as you call it as three was in trust me lolololololol
Wait you mean I can actually leave? I been sitting here for weeks with nothing but my flashlight and a bag of MRE's looking for trespassing deer and moving toilets. They said you were the best in the field.
Thomas, you're a douche. Most of our comments DO make sense. At LeAsT iTs BeTtEr ThAn TyPiNg LiKe ThiS. They are nice pics as almost all of us have already said. You're the idiot.
I left my comment like "nice pics" comment about 3 years ago..It's been up and down ever since.
i would like to be the first person to leave a comment that makes sense. these are very nice pics. what is so hard about leaving a comment like this? fucking idiots!!!
were is everyone you guess are liek weird!!
wat the fuck guess are you liek hmmm.... FUCKING INSANE
Dude please tell me your not fucking in that dirty ass guard shack with all those dead bugs shit hanging off everthing. oh an would you be the new nsh security lol if so now don't spend that big pay check all in one place lol is it still 9 dollars hour lol
Ok i got it now "nignog" is germen for "dingul berry" what do you all think what the fuck is a nignog oh its like a boil or cyts mybe you all can help ok iam over racking my brain lol hey nignog iam just getting started did you have to pick a name like "nignog" anyway
you the hell is this nignog anyway lol do think is name in germen means bad "eggnog" an your welcome anytime
let me first start off my saying there are a handfull of people on this sit that threating really is a bad move on your part.now having said that hello iam one of those people let's put real eazy for you do you like riding the bus to work every day ok good i hope you now have got my point. ps the name is b.o.m.b
Happy birthday Slyv! (couple days late)
Ken- lmao. We all love time to sit around in our undies, only diference is we're not all losers like this douche bag.
Bomb- Not sure I would ever say this to you, but thanks.
Nignog.. Your a pure idiot.. Honestly, Not really sure why you'd bring me into your little rant bud.. I can easily break your post down into simple terms for you. I don't act as if I own anything, I don't claim to be any kind of Uber Explorer or anything..The difference between You and I is the simple fact that my purpose is history..Yours is juvenile b/s. ..Your not going to gain a single thing around here by being a moron. ..Obviously you've been shot down here before..Otherwise you wouldn't be posting here acting as if your some tough guy. Breaking skulls?? really? ..Please bud. There's really no point with your posts...they are useless. Your THREAT towards users here makes you a lowlife.. I suggest you realize that nobody here is going to sit here and baby you..What is it that your looking for?..Why keep coming back if we're such "idiots".. Obviously you like the attention...Which is more than likely why your going to be banging more nonsense into your keyboard in reply to this.. Good luck to you. However, if your such a hotshot..You'll find a life in which people don't want to just punch you in the face for being an ass.
Didn't hear...oh shit just made the 2000th post lol
Did u hear about the Admin events today?? We should be careful...
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