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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ก.พ. 2025
- The closure of much of Cefn Coed hospital in Swansea marks the end of an era. The architecture of the building and history held within are from a time long gone. This film records some of the last moments of the old asylum system of psychiatric care through images and the memories of hospital staff.
I spent almost a year making this film, visiting the hospital and exploring the closed off sections. I was allowed to get to the top of the water tower several times and given permission to fly a drone with Andy over the hospital and it's grounds. I also had access to oral histories being recorded with members of staff past and present and was lucky enough to attend a few of the interviews at the hospital too. The film has been shown on a loop at Swansea museum for the past 6 months as part of the Cefn Coed Remembered exhibition.
Music composed and performed by Richard Atkinson. Check out his work here richardatkinso...
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This is awesome! you don't usually get this kind of nuanced footage of these kind of hospitals - both documentary (lots of detail shots) and cinematic. Feels like its from a drama or a full on documentary. Really well made.
Great Video
Wat it’s me of is only staff memoroies listened to
cna u use some of your drone footage please for a video i am doing on cefn coed for my youtube channel. I will credit you.
I was 19 the year 1989 Xmas I went in hospital !!!
I find it so ironic that the patients still don’t have a voice for thoughts and memories
Yes
I would love to hear some of your memories of the place!?
I can't ell u wat it was like , they will section me I can tell you that they gave me other people's controlled injections to me and that the meds / jabs had other patients names on them and this happened for years !!!!
Cefn Coed has to be the creepiest hospital in Wales, always felt uncomfortable walking down thoes corridors.
I work there
Still no mention of Len Fussel and woodwork therapy that done more for some patients than meds
I gotta laugh staffs memories !!!!!! Patients memories not worth being heard aye !!!
Cefen coed is still open ~ a patient.
Only staff memories allowed her !!!
The beacon of light has gone !
I was only 15 when I first started to be seen by head consultant phsyciatrist & phsycologist dr Gareth hughes !!!
Hope all is well with you Justin. Being born and bred from the Swansea area, the hospital is was very well known. All the very best to you...
Ward 6my memories not worth being heard !!!