Will patients be turning in their graves as Denbigh Hospital hosts TV's Most Haunted?
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| 12:32 UK time, Thursday, 16 October 2008
Whether you're a believer or not, it's one thing to try and summon the spirits of a long forgotten age, but what will former Denbigh Hospital patients, staff and their families make of TV's team hosting live seances on site during Halloween?
Whatever your feelings, are being offered for the show [Oct 25-31] which, says the , is being billed as Denbigh 'The Village of the Damned'.
True, the hospital began life in 1844 when treatment was a world away from the conditions it would have used by the time it closed in 1995. Electro-Convulsive Treatment (ECT) was used for the first time in 1941, but by 1968 the first community psychiatric nurse was appointed at Denbigh.
And to this day the strong sense of community that sprung up in and around the hospital still remains. It first became apparent to us when we started gathering people's memories and their hopes for the site's future.
Also, was set up to become the main archive for the hospital, formed mainly by ex-staff.
Perhaps some people will think it too soon to host an entertainment programme on this site. Whatever the outcome, it's sure to be atmospheric with such an imposing building.
