I overheard someone at the station a while back pointing up at the spooky Blackheath Hospital building and referring to it as “Hogwarts”…
It certainly does have a touch of the gothic about it… According to the guru (amazon or abebooks), it was originally built as a boarding school, though not for trainee wizards sadly. Instead it was a boys school for sons of missionaries. And now it mends broken hearts, sort of…

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6 Comments
June 23, 2008 at 8:08 pm
Oh thank you for letting me know about your blog! I love your sense of humour and it’s nice to see the photos of one of my favourite places. Who knows, maybe after Paris we’ll be back in Blackheath? Meanwhile, it’s nice to know I can keep up via your blog . Will add you to my blogroll.
Best,
Tara @ Paris Parfait
June 23, 2008 at 9:01 pm
You’re very kind – glad you liked it.
June 29, 2008 at 12:13 pm
[...] sidings would be a great option for some allotments, and looking up from the station towards Hogwarts, the area is obviously lush and cultivatable… Perhaps several different beds for different [...]
September 28, 2008 at 8:28 am
good blog and funny too!did you make the photo as a composite the sky ‘hospital and girl all look seperate
well done
let me know how and i’ll read your blogs
cheers nick
September 28, 2008 at 11:35 am
no, only the sky was replaced with some airbrushed bits from a well known film poster….
March 27, 2009 at 8:50 am
[...] Nice local news article about Blackheath Hospital (or “Hogwarts” as it has been referred to in the past) being used to CAT scan Ancient Egyptian Mummies here. There are some more detailed images of [...]