Cefn Coed remembered

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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[@TransmissionEpicts]

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.

[@sionwhitecross2665]

Great Video

[@justinhumphreys6226]

Wat it’s me of is only staff memoroies listened to

[@justinhumphreys6226]

I was 19 the year 1989 Xmas I went in hospital !!!

[@TheSecretVault]

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.

[@justinhumphreys6226]

Only staff memories allowed her !!!

[@scottlavis852]

I work there

[@justinhumphreys6226]

I was only 15 when I first started to be seen by head consultant phsyciatrist & phsycologist dr Gareth hughes !!!

[@justinhumphreys6226]

Still no mention of Len Fussel and woodwork therapy that done more for some patients than meds

[@justinhumphreys1800]

The beacon of light has gone !

[@justinhumphreys6226]

I find it so ironic that the patients still don’t have a voice for thoughts and memories

[@justinhumphreys6226]

Yes

[@sionwhitecross2665]

I would love to hear some of your memories of the place!?

[@justinhumphreys6226]

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 !!!!

[@lizc352]

Cefn Coed has to be the creepiest hospital in Wales, always felt uncomfortable walking down thoes corridors.

[@justinhumphreys6226]

I gotta laugh staffs memories !!!!!! Patients memories not worth being heard aye !!!

[@enochlovecraft569]

Cefen coed is still open ~ a patient.

[@justinhumphreys6226]

Ward 6my memories not worth being heard !!!