The Shiretown Blogger visits the former site of the Carleton Memorial Hospital in Woodstock

On Tuesday, August 30, 2011, The Shiretown Blogger paid a visit to the former site of the Carleton Memorial Hospital in Woodstock.

The Carleton Memorial Hospital was demolished in 2009.

Complaints were made in 2009, while the demolition was underway, of the gates being open with no work going on and the fence being down in several areas, allowing easy access to the site. It was a safety issue at the time because there was still a lot of debris from the old health care facility at the site. The fence was repaired at the time. 

Now, the fence is down in many areas again, despite the site being free of most demolition junk. The Shiretown Blogger gained access to the site through this gap in the fence close to the former hospital entrance (and close to the locked gate). 

 I looked to the right and noticed that the fence is barely hanging on there, but is still up.

I looked straight ahead from where I was standing and noticed that the majority of the fence is down.

I walked out onto the site to look around for bricks from the old hospital. Pieces of brick of all sizes were scattered around, and if I looked hard enough, I could find a brick as close to its original size as possible. I took a few of them home. 

This sign was posted right next to the gap in the fence where I gained access to the property!!