West Park Hospital
Visited with fiendicus last week, lots of it locked down including the padded cell.
Date founded: 1912
Date opened: 1923
outlying blocks completed 1924
Date closed: Closure currently taking place (2005).
Location: West Park Road , Horton Lane , Epsom, Surrey .
Architect(s): William C. Clifford-Smith, Architect to the London County Council.
Layout: Compact arrow with villas on colony plan.
West Park was the last mental hospital to be developed on the Horton Estate, having been planned since 1906, prior to the opening of neighbouring Long Grove asylum. Initial development to have been completed for opening in 1916. From 1917 the main hospital was largely complete and utilised by Canadian Military, and subsequently handed back to London county council. The complete hospital was anticipated to hold approximately 2,000 patients of mixed class.
Visited with fiendicus last week, lots of it locked down including the padded cell.
Date founded: 1912
Date opened: 1923
outlying blocks completed 1924
Date closed: Closure currently taking place (2005).
Location: West Park Road , Horton Lane , Epsom, Surrey .
Architect(s): William C. Clifford-Smith, Architect to the London County Council.
Layout: Compact arrow with villas on colony plan.
West Park was the last mental hospital to be developed on the Horton Estate, having been planned since 1906, prior to the opening of neighbouring Long Grove asylum. Initial development to have been completed for opening in 1916. From 1917 the main hospital was largely complete and utilised by Canadian Military, and subsequently handed back to London county council. The complete hospital was anticipated to hold approximately 2,000 patients of mixed class.
