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.
Hey guys, A buddy and myself got in a couple weeks back, we came up through the fuel tanks in the back. Has anyone gone through that way? We only made it in to one of the buildings, spent a couple hours in there. I would love to make it back but I dont really wanna go by myself. I have some good pics if you need proof of me gettin in. Thanks!
Ahh Slyv.. getting close to pushing the 2000 comments here
Me too
I wish more people would get the humor.
somethings telling me the topics being currently discussed are getting too out of hand (no pun intended). i didn't know you could digress this far off-topic
I don't know F*cks a lot, However I'm 100% positive his picture post was a mere attempt of being comical..I doubt it was meant to be blown into a 5 page paragraph about a simple google-image search..Get over it. Pretty simple?
Sparkles- I apologize for not getting in touch with you this week..incredibly busy at work..Ran into a few opportunities to make a bit of extra cash this week. Gotta do what I gotta do I guess.
Ken- Respect in the virtual world is not easy to gain.. I say grab it while you can. Fact of it is..Most of us have been here for 2-3 years now..The people who post here on the random saying we're less reputable to them than other sites can simple delete Forbidden-Places from the Cache..because I doubt anyone of the regulars are going to divulge any kind of info/"respect" to a (Noob) looking for a handout.. Simply said.
You must be smoking crack. These people are not fucking around. The fense gave me a zap of a life time. I think I shit myself a little too when it happened. Why are you telling a lie to these people? You were there with me when it happened and ran off like a little bitch into the woods faster then forest gump chasing shrimp, while I was shaking harder then your mama shook you when you're were 5. Some fucking friend you are. A one exploer
fucks a lot nice picture did that happen when your crack pipe exploded ? cause thats what you must have been doing if you think that fence is electrified. the fence is a chain link fence, there is no way to electrify the entire fence. for one it is built into the ground, electricity will not flow properly thru it, hence the word grounded when you build electric objects. the electrified wire would have to be insulated from everthing else and would need amplifiers evry so many feet. also there would have to be signage saying that it is electric for insurance reasons. i would like to know why that dumb ass in the picture has a sewing needle stuck thru his skin. grow up your little moronic idiotic tries to scare people from the NSH site have failed and will always fail. anyone that really wants to get in will do it and do it with ease.
I just what so say I'm sorry for all what went down an the why it did .an you were right i should have never lied to you an for that again iam truly sorry
Not sure i was in the theater and seen it through the window. Two people were in the back seat when they drove away.
What did they get arrested for?
Someone just got arrested at Norwich!
respect me... I don't even respect myself...... in the mournig
Have to say this Forum is a lot better then the other ones I use to be part of, UER, D5 etc.
Kudos. Couldn't have said it any better myself
Reputable? ..as in. Valid information provided by individuals who take it upon themselves to do Research? ..Legwork? or.. are you looking for a forum where people will divulge information in regards to the Breaking-and-entering of State Property?? ..if so. You are factually in the wrong place..Most posters here will gladly poke fun at the PRA's deterrents..(I.E the hand picture) ..Taking things a tad bit serious aren't you?
I will honestly say..We have never claimed to be "reputable" in any sense..However I have met quite a few others here who share knowledge of History. ..Fact of it is here bud, Norwich itself is far more interesting than you'd ever know. Skipping around assumptions of people not being genuine on a forum isn't a good way to share common ground regardless. What exactly are you looking for anyways??
I dont know what any of you idiots are talking about! I went there today and got Zapped by that fucking fense! Think I'm lying? here is a pic of my hand!
i1033.photobucket.com
I spent 3 hours in the emergency room. And when they asked me how it happend I had to make up a story and say that I was working on my car.
Sparkles I wana Explore with you
You must have gotten by quick enough, before it pulsed on you.. It IS electrified!!! Ok? Work with me man..
Settle down. Otherwise I'm going to spank someone and make them sit in the corner.... Lead pipe in the ass? Sounds painful (and kinky) Bombs a douche. Too bad he's too scared to go there otherwise it would be fun to mess with him. But seriously guys, come on now. Can't we all just get along like big boys and girls? Kyle, why don't you respect me, huh? Wtf did I ever do to you? Is it because I have a vagina? That must be it. Screw you then. I want JPT back
Electric fence? I don't think so. I was there today and nothing happened.
lol thats weird i thought the main goal was not to hurt people.... that objective seems to have been turned around for the "greater good" lmao
Yeah, it's weird because it doesn't go off right away-it takes a sec.. I think it is linked to an alarm- they were on us right after a friend got zapped by it! It was crazy! Yeah somebody will probably get sued.
PM- Watch it with the short comments you ass! lol Didn't get to read all the comments yet (in stupid MOP class ) But I will later and I'm sure I'll have more to say when I do.
Well I have to say thanx for the heads up on the electrified fence. This could be a big problem now..shit. So once someone sets it off, does it set off an alarm as well? This could increase security and or police activity in the area.
lol i don't fight anyways, it seems pointless to settle things with a hammer unless its demoing a building. im surprised they actually electrified it. i hope they're ready to get sued by the idiots who get the 1000 volts charged through their body
So that fence is pretty badass, hah? It's actually electrified now, so....watch out for that.
Sledgehammer? Pfft... That guys not the one man!! It's all in good fun...calm down Kyle, geez! Roll with it brah!!! Just tryin to get some life in here!
i gotchu asshole im not going back to the state hospital tho since some dumbshit took my pictures and made a video of him removing copper and put it up on my youtube channel, then manafort calls me saying if the state police found out about it i would have gotten arrested. sure lets meet up id end it with a sledgehammer you can forget about a lead pipe
Kyle im very disappointed by your behavior on this forum. Let's meet in person so I can put a lead pipe up your ass.
You sir are a racist! Your talkin to my guy all wrong, it's the wrong tone...Dude, sense of humor-get one! Btw-respect deez..
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