The site celebrated its 50th Anniversary Jubilee in 1982. [35] In April 2014, the Haunted Auckland team requested former workers to share their experiences. '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,' the diary read. 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. 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. The team also discovered the diary of a former staff member, who described the terrible conditions the patients were forced to live in. , updated Bellevue Hospital Center - 462 First Avenue. South Auckland Health insists local Otara residents have nothing to fear. It is located in Karaka, New Zealand, south of Auckland and since 2005 has been used as a site for Spookers; a New Zealand attraction that is believed to be Australasias only haunted attraction scream park, and The number one Haunted Attraction in the Southern Hemisphere. The most haunting testimony in Spookers, Florian Habicht's recent documentary about the south Auckland. [16] As of 2007[update], 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. But whether you believe in the supernatural or not, its undeniable the walls of Kingseat Hospital have seen real horror unimaginable to many of us. How do you get a job there? Datum OSGB36 - NGR. 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 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. What? This involved propositions of re-zoning 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. With over 100 reported ghost sightings at Kingseat, the most prevalent is The Grey Nurse who took his own life and now apparently dwells in the old nurses quarters. In doing so, the documentary prompts a question itavoids answering:is it appropriateto use a former psychiatric hospital building as a haunted house? [13], After the closure of Kingseat Hospital in 1999, the grounds were initially considered as a potential site for a new prison, able to accommodate for six hundred inmates. One of the most high profile cases of alleged abuse at Kingseat Hospital is the death of 11-year-old Clement Matthews. Kingseat Hospital, in Newmachar, was closed in 1999 before being taken over by Avant Homes which subsequently built 300 . Piles of mattresses and old couches line the abandoned rooms of the former children's ward that will house 35 men by January.. Kingseat Hospital was in operation from 1932. 1.866.KINDRED | 1.866.546.3733. Many of the complainants, who at the time of the incidents were aged between 8 and 16 years old, said that they were heavily over-medicated, unwillingly subjected to electro-shock treatment, and placed in isolation for long periods of time sometimes for months. An enhanced face of a ghost supposedly captured in a photo in a bathroom at Kingseat Hospital. Please do not ask. 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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. Kingseat re-visit. Required fields are marked *. About Us; Careers; Employees; Call us to talk to a Registered Nurse. 'We have experienced many things that we couldn't find explanations for at the time. People are definitely experiencing something there. Readers' Ombudsman: Your chance to shape the journalism rule book, Terms and Conditions for Subscriptions (excluding Home News Delivery Subscriptions), Evening Express and Press and Journal combined site. Until such an investigation takes place we just have to take the words of those who made the TV show and of those who once worked and lived behind the wall and razor wire that is Kingseat hospital. Watson believes very few of the 80,000-90,000 people who visit Spookerseach year know about the building's former life, and the companyavoids mentioningit in promotional materialbeyond sayingit's "based in the former Kingseat Pshyciatric[sic] Hospital in Kingseat". But some residents insisted that the complex represented a sad past and shouldnt be highlighted as heritage. 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. [1] It is located in Karaka, New Zealand, south of Auckland and since 2005 has been used as a site for Spookers;[2] and since 2013 a site for Asylum Paintball and Laser Combat; three New Zealand attractions. Today, Kingseat Hospital will be officially closed. Hey guys, does anybody know someone who lives in Kingseat? [1] It is located in Karaka, New Zealand, south of Auckland and since 2005 has been used as a site for Spookers;[2] and since 2013 a site for Asylum Paintball and Laser Combat; three New Zealand . We can start to see how the buildings of the hospital could hold such dark energies and have claims of paranormal within, the ones who complained are the lucky ones, the claims of the amount who passed away within the walls on Kingseat is in the high side. Carrie Zeiler, a member of the Kingseat Community Association, said: As far as we understand the company that is buying it own the administration block here and nothing has happened with that for years, so to be honest, we dont hold out much hope for anything changing.. Back to the drawing board (Part 1) Could we be creating our own monsters. Matthews official cause of death was pneumonia but Lindsay, who was 14 at the time, alleged this was a cover-up of horrific abuse. [31], An obstacle race involving zombie attacks and known as "Run for your Freak'n Life" was held by Spookers on 15 April 2012, in a "Fun Run" in celebration of being open for 6 years, 6 months, and 6 days on that date. 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. For 18years, from age 17, Debra Lampshire lived at atKingseat Hospital -the building where Spookers is now based. This is a search box on mobile. Why is the US so wrapped up on the subject of UFOs right now? I hate the nursing staff for not telling us younger people so we could decide for ourselves to be exposed to some of the crap these inmates said to us. 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. Wikid ! And during a visit to a former nurses house, another team member claimed to feel dizzy and nauseous when she touched a bathtub. Classification Hospital (Period Unassigned) Alternative Name (s) District Asylum For Aberdeen. How they treated the elderly and mentally handicapped people back then was horrible.. She was later compensated for her mistreatment at Kingseat and other psychiatric hospitals. [25] In 2005, the haunted attraction Spookers opened in the area of the former hospital[2] in the former nurse hostel. What was Kingseat Hospital used for? The paranormal investigator said that he understands people being skeptical of the notion of the paranormal, and that 'we are all a bit sceptical at times, ourselves. In 2005 the old hospital once again had a lease of life and became Spookers a haunted attraction in the former nurses home and in 2011 opened a maize maze on the hospital grounds. After the closure of Kingseat Hospital in 1999, the grounds were initially considered as a potential site for a new prison, able to accommodate for six hundred inmates. The plan sparked debate over which buildings and their park-like surroundings should stay as a reminder of its past, with the New Zealand Historic Places Trust requesting better protection of heritage values of buildings and plants. I had heard something snap. 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. 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Mr Robertson insisted that the Bairds Road site was inappropriate to hold the 16 patients as it was within a narrow radius walking distance of six schools. With numerous amounts of legal complaints and cases being filed the government has expressed an interest in resolving all of the reported complaints of abuse or mistreatment against these poor patients. After the closure of Kingseat Hospital in 1999, the grounds were initially considered as a potential site for a new prison, able to accommodate for six hundred inmates. It is said that one of the reasons that no real paranormal investigations take place is due to the court cases of mistreatment going through the courts, that along with the sale of the place, the new owner did not want the idea the place was haunted to get out there. During the five years she spent there, Pascoe says she suffered abuse from staff and residents, and was consistently intimidated and threatened. 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. 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. 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 . 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. Kingseat Hospital is a former psychiatric hospital located in Karaka, south of Auckland. The nurse is just one of many 'shadows' spotted in the halls, a phenomena which Mark described as having 'always existed and feed[ing] on negative energies and the emotions of fear'. [32] The three quantities of 6 (years, months, days) are a reference to 666, the Number of the Beast. [7], Kingseat Hospital was in operation from 1932. For Healthcare Questions call 1.866.KINDRED. In 2000, legal action was taken against the Tainui tribe for financial issues involving the former hospital. as an actor lols, The hospital closed its doors in 1999 . With our Facility Locator, you can discover the nearest Kindred Hospital Facility. Today, people claim it is one of the most haunted places in New Zealand. I am as yet undecided as to whether or not this would be due to natural causes or even something unnatural. As he takes the lead in Deep State, we explore his great supporting work. If its useas a hospital is finished, it doesn't really affect mewhat they use it for now," he says. Staff suicide being common on the grounds, due to the high stress levels caused in working in such a physically and emotionally draining working environment. It was like a branch breaking. Paranormal investigation and research group Haunted Auckland, which has conducted a number of investigations at Kingseat, said to be the most haunted place in New Zealand, reports that more nurses died on the premises than patients, and that staff suicide was a common occurrence there. We dont run the Spookers attraction, so if youre interested in employment it may be better to check on their website. Copyright 2011-2021 Haunted Auckland. Kingseat Hospital is a former mental health facility near Newmachar in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Bruce Mitchell and Kelly Collins were also patients at Kingseat when they disappeared in separate incidents in 1967 after reports of shock treatment and continual bruising. I have been fascinated by the paranormal from an early age and have a keen interest in seeking empirical evidence of phenomena outside the bounds of accepted science. [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. and Ohhhh How i had a blast:)) it was wicked, Search. Kingseat Hospital was a psychiatric hospital that is considered to be one of New Zealand's notorious haunted locations with over one hundred claims of apparitions being reported, as of 2011[update]. [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. on Edge TV, Kingseat Photo Gallery Maximum Security, Kingseat Maximum Security Third Overnight Session, Carrington former Psychiatric Asylum / Unitech Revisit, VIP opening event for the Yokai Parade: Supernatural monsters from Japan exhibition. The hospital closed its doors in 1999, however spirits of staff and patients are said to linger in the imposing buildings on its grounds. Kingseat Hospital was a psychiatric hospital that is considered to be one of New Zealand's notorious haunted locations with over one hundred claims of apparitions being reported, as of 2011. The gardens were kept beautiful with its tennis courts and pool, but what was behind closed doors sucks. 'Clem hit the floor with a hell of a thud. The team at Haunted Auckland are not the first to discover the checkered history of the hospital, and new evidence prompted local police to re-open a 36-year-old cold case in 2004 into the death of an 11-year-old boy at the hospital. In 1939, the Public Works Department and Fletcher Construction Company, Ltd. agreed on the construction of a two-storey nurses home at Kingseat Hospital, with the government to provide the steel for the building. The Haunted Auckland team did an initial 'walk through' of the property, before conducting the overnight investigations, bringing along a host of equipment used to detect ghostly presences and physical energies. [10] Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) - 535 East 70th Street. Some received official apologies. Dr. Henry Bennett was originally the former owner of Kingseat hospital in the 1950s. 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. 1999 - (July) Kingseat Hospital was officially closed. Please respect the locations and the owners. The goal of the Bairds Road unit is to rehabilitate the patients and eventually to allow them to again live within the community. All Rights Reserved. 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. Community spokesperson Sue Watts says Otara people are not against mentally ill people but rather are concerned for the safety of their families should an escape be made from the secure unit. Not breaking in, rather just wandering around and taking in the sights and atmosphere of the place,' Wallbank, told Daily Mail Australia. Sometimes we see them, but they dont bother us at all, its all good,' the team were told. 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. And its for good reason its a full-blown immersive horror attraction at the haunted attraction scream park, as the documentary Spookers (screening on SBS Viceland and SBS On Demand) vividly demonstrates. Climbing in, she sensed something terrible had happened. Ex patients of psychiatric hospitals in New Zealand in the 1960s and 1970s have claimed systemic abuse included beatings, sexual assault, and misuse of electric-shock therapy and drugs as punishment, according to the New Zealand Herald. [4] According to stuff.co.nz, Kingseat Hospital is considered one of the most haunted locations in New Zealand. The Orville is blasting off at SBS VICELAND. NGR NJ 90398 19105. 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. 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. Sure, the looming brick structure looks somewhat monolithic standing outside looking up at it, but once inside you can literally spend hours wandering around blindly, sometimes in circles, sometimes missing whole sections with disorientation due to lack of bearings in the dark and randomly discovering them a second time round. What's in a name? 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. It opened in 1912 with a few patients transferred from Porirua Hospital near Wellington, and closed in 1997. Who owns Kingseat Hospital? 'We could use the hours between meals to just clean up the dining rooms.. The nurse then kicked him hard in his back and I heard something snap,' Mr Matthews claimed. The promo for the 2014 season of local television show Shortland Street was partly filmed at Kingseat Hospital[23] as was a music video for I Am Giant. I am not a suspicious person by nature, but I do believe something happened to my brother.. The Kingseat Hospital grounds in Kingseat, south Auckland, where Spookers is now based. Copyright 2011-2021 Haunted Auckland. 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.'. It has also been reported that at least two patients had vanished whilst at the hospital and little is known about what happened to these people. I spent a night there once and as you can imagine it was pretty weird. Beth Watson, who founded Spookerswith her family in 2005, was originally drawn to the building's appearance and its proximity to the small forest nearby - now the "Freaky Forest". Archival footage in Spookers shows a doctor administering medicine to young men at Kingseat Hospital Source: SBS VICELAND. A few years after my leaving I had a short horror story published entitled Bandages, using some of my experience of working in some of the back wards. Kingseat Hospital is located just south of Auckland (New Zealand) at Karaka and is a former psychiatric hospital that is considered to be one of New Zealands notorious haunted locations with over one hundred claims of apparitions being reported. Do not cause damage or steal from locations. Kingseat Hospital was named after a hospital in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, following the Director-General of the Mental Health Division of the Health Department (Dr. George Gray) upon returning from an overseas trip and he felt it appropriate to have a sister hospital with the same name in New Zealand. This page was last edited on 1 August 2014, at 21:29. It's overnow.' John, though, is indifferent:"I have no feeling about that. It is sited within the old Spinal Unit complex and is surrounded by electrified fences. "For us" - former Kingseat patients -"it's a memorialbeing defaced," says Lampshire. 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. An aerial photograph from 1990 shows the extent of Tokanui Hospital, near Te Awamutu, which by the 1960s was one of the largest psychiatric institutions in New Zealand. Kingseat Hospital opened in 1932 and was operational until 1999, when it was shut down during a sweeping reform of New Zealand's public mental health system. Since the hospitals closure more than 200 people have come forward to file complaints against the government, claiming they were mistreated in New Zealands psychiatric institutions during the 1960s and 1970s including patients at Kingseat Hospital. [11] In later years, the hospital accepted voluntary patients. Some rooms had a heaviness that was instantly noticeable on entering. Some are still fucked and need renos. The most haunting testimonyinSpookers,FlorianHabicht's recent documentary aboutthe south Aucklandhaunted houseattraction, comes not from a maniacal clown or a chainsaw-wieldingmadman, but from a middle-aged, red-haired woman named "Debra". But neither body was ever found. Even those rooms that branched off the same hallway. And at the Kingseat villas, theres been some serious poltergeist activity with reports of shaking cupboard doors, tapping on windows, self-operating toilets and taps, and moving furniture. "We just felt more comfortable, because it was the nurses hostel," she says. Please do not ask. 8 great Mark Strong roles Here's what we know about 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' returning. If residents require more serious health treatments the closest hospital is the Victoria in Kirkcaldy. Source: SBS VICELAND. Site Number NJ91NW 56. One room would have a whole different feeling to the one right next to it. [36] In May 2014, Spookers made plans to open in Queensland, Australia. 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. I worked here as a teenager, it was a horrible hospital with dinosaur thinking and a lot of what they say is true. A spokesman said: We can confirm we have agreed the sale of the Kingseat site in Newmachar to ZTR Investments. It was operational from around 1930 to 1999 when it finally closed its doors and the location was proposed as a site for a new prison that would hold 600 people but that did not go ahead.

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