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Highwood School, Brentwood, EssexThe administration block at Highwood (or High Wood) School, Brentwood, Essex. The school was opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in 1904 for the treatment of ophthalmia in children
L Battery, Royal Horse Artillery. How our gunners won the VC and silenced the fire of the German guns in face of overwhelming odds Retreat from Mons, 1st September 1914
Shotley Bridge General Hospital, County DurhamAerial view of Shotley Bridge Hospital, County Durham. It was originally opened by the Gateshead Union in 1912 as a TB sanatorium (far right of picture)
Warwick County Mental Hospital, Hatton, WarwickshireAn aerial view of the Warwick County Mental Hospital at Hatton, Warwickshire, originally opened in 1846 as the Warwick County Lunatic Asylum. The site later became known as the Central Hospital
Parkside Asylum, Macclesfield, CheshireBuildings and grounds of the Parkside Asylum, Macclesfield, opened in 1871 as the Cheshire County Lunatic Asylum. At various times, the site was also known as Upton Mental Hospital and Deva Hospital
Union Workhouse, Cootehill, County Cavan, IrelandFemale lunatic inmates sit in an airing yard at the Cootehill Union Workhouse, County Cavan, Ireland
The Unknown Warrior - scene at Westminster Abbey, 11th November 1920. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963). One of the most accomplished realistic illustrators and artists of his time
North Wales Lunatic Asylum, Denbigh, North WalesAdministration block of the North Wales Lunatic Asylum at Denbigh, opened in 1848 and designed by Thomas Fulljames
Derby County Mental Hospital, Mickleover, DerbyshireAn aerial view of the Derby County Mental Hospital at Mickleover near Derby. It began life in 1851 as the Derbyshire County Lunatic Asylum, designed by Henry Duesbury
Staffordshire County Asylum, Cheddleton, near LeekThe Staffordshire County Lunatic Asylum was established in 1898 on Cheadle Road, Cheddleton, near Leek. It was later known as Staffordshire Mental Hospital, then St Edwards Mental Hospital
Asylum Lodge, Devizes, WiltshireThe entrance lodge to the County Lunatic Asylum at Devizes, Wiltshire opened in 1851. In 1924 it was renamed Wiltshire County Mental Hospital, then in 1948 renamed Roundway Hospital
Banstead Asylum, SurreyBanstead Asylum, located on Sutton Lane, Banstead, Surrey, was established in 1877 as the Middlesex County Lunatic Asylum
Stone Asylum, Aylesbury, BuckinghamshireEntrance to the Buckinghamshire County Lunatic Asylum at Stone, near Aylesbury. A porter stands at the right of the gateway
County Lunatic Asylum, Colney Hatch, MiddlesexThe Middlesex County Lunatic Asylum was opened in 1851 at Colney Hatch, near Friern Barnet, Middlesex. It later became known as Colney Hatch Mental Hospital and then as Friern Hospital
Brockhall Hospital, Langho, near Blackburn, LancashireAerial view of Brockhall Hospital at Langho, near Blackburn, Lancashire, established in 1904 by the Lancashire Inebriates Acts Board as an inebriate reformatory for women
Exminster Asylum, DevonThe administrative building of the Exminster Asylum, opened in 1845 as the Devon County Lunatic Asylum. It was later known as the Devon County Mental Hospital, then as Exminster Hospital
Highwood Hospital, Brentwood, EssexAerial view of Highwood (or High Wood) Hospital, Brentwood, Essex, used for the care of children with tuberculosis. The site was originally opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in 1904 for
Barming Asylum, Maidstone, KentThe main building of Barming Asylum located on Hermitage Lane, Barming Heath, Maidstone, Kent, opened in around 1833. Also known as the Kent County Lunatic Asylum, then renamed Oakwood Hospital
Henstead Union Workhouse, Swainsthorpe, NorfolkThe driveway up to Henstead Union workhouse at Swainsthorpe, Norfolk. The building, erected in 1836, was designed by John Brown
Possession is nine points of the law by Louis WainIllustration by Louis Wain showing a cat occupying a cast-off saucepan or cooking pot during snowy weather. A selection of birds, including a magpie and a blue tit bemusedly face the cat
Great Barr Colony, StaffordshireGreat Barr colony for mental defectives, opened circa 1918 by the Walsall and West Bromwich Joint Committee to house people with severe learning difficulties
St Lawrences Hospital, Caterham, SurreyAerial view of St Lawrences Hospital at Caterham in Surrey, originally opened in 1870 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as an imbeciles asylum for Londons sick poor suffering from mental conditions
Highcroft Hall Hospital, Erdington, BirminghamAn aerial view of Highcroft Hall Hospital on Slade Road, Erdington, Birmingham. The hospital was originally opened in around 1870 as the Aston Union workhouse
Norfolk County Lunatic Asylum, Thorpe, NorfolkThe Norfolk County Lunatic Asylum was established in 1814 at Thorpe near Norwich. This view, from the early 1900s, shows what was then the most recent addition to the buildings
Carmarthen County Lunatic Asylum, South WalesAn aerial view of the Carmarthen Lunatic Asylum erected near Carmarthen, South Wales, in 1865 and designed by David Brandon. It was jointly used by the counties of Carmarthen, Cardigan and Pembroke
Whittingham Asylum, near Preston, LancashireFemale quarters at Whittingham Asylum, Cumeragh Lane, Goosnargh, near Preston, Lancashire. The asylum, designed by Henry Littler of Manchester, opened in 1873 as the Lancashire County Lunatic Asylum
Prestwich Asylum, LancashireView of the Superintendents House at the Lancashire County Lunatic Asylum, at Bury New Road, Prestwich, near Manchester, designed by Isaac Holden and opened in 1851
Ewell Epileptic Colony, Epsom, SurreyLime Villa at the Ewell Epileptic Colony, Hook Road, Epsom, Surrey. The colony, opened in 1903 by the London County Council, was later known as Ewell Mental Hospital and then as St Ebbas Hospital
Berrywood Asylum, NorthamptonshireThe Northampton County Lunatic Asylum was designed by Robert Griffiths and opened in 1876 at a site on Berrywood Road, Duston, Northampton. It later became St Crispin Hospital
Essex County Asylum, Brentwood, EssexThe Essex County Lunatic Asylum was established in 1853 at Warley Hill, Brentwood, Essex. It later became Brentwood Mental Hospital and then Warley Hospital
Highwood Hospital, Brentwood, EssexChildren with tuberculosis at Highwood (or High Wood) Hospital, Brentwood, Essex. Beds were placed on the balconies to provide sun and fresh air
Mental Cruelty by H. M. BatemanA banks customer struggles to control his reactions at seeing piles of money being handled by the staff behind the counter
City of London Asylum, Stone, Dartford, KentThe City of London Asylum for pauper lunatics was established in 1862 on Cotton Lane at Stone near Dartford, Kent. The buildings, designed by James Bunstone Bunning
Airing Court at Fountain Mental Hospital, Tooting, SurreyChildren and nurses enjoy playing with toys in an airing court at the Fountain Hospital at Tooting in Surrey (now South London)
Napsbury Asylum Administration Block, HertfordshireThe administration block of the Middlesex County Lunatic Asylum, also known as Napsbury Asylum, originally opened in 1905 on Shenley Lane, London Colney, near St. Albans, Hertfordshire
Duston War Hospital, NorthamptonshireThe west wing of the Northampton County Lunatic Asylum in its First World War guise at Duston War Hospital. The building was designed by Robert Griffiths and opened in 1876 on Berrywood Road, Duston
The Berkshire County Asylum, Moulsford, WallingfordThe Berkshire County Lunatic Asylum at Moulsford, near Wallingford. Later known as the Berkshire Mental Hospital, it was renamed Fairmile Hospital in 1948
Social occasion at Colney Hatch Asylum, MiddlesexA social event, occasion unknown, in the grounds of the Middlesex County Lunatic Asylum at Colney Hatch, near Friern Barnet, Middlesex
Ground plan, Carmarthen County Lunatic Asylum, WalesArchitects ground-floor plan of the Carmarthen Lunatic Asylum erected near Carmarthen, South Wales, in 1865 and designed by David Brandon
Gordon Highlander interrogated by German OfficersI won t - After a raid on the British lines in Northern France, a Gordon Highlander is being interrogated by German Officers.. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963)
Beaufort War Hospital, Fishponds, BristolBeaufort War Hospital at Blackberry Hill, Stapleton, Bristol - an area also known as Fishponds. The building was opened in 1861 as the Bristol Lunatic Asylum
Repulsing the famous Prussian guard at Ypres. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere, though the illustration was first done in 1914
The Asylum, Abergavenny, MonmouthshireThe Joint Counties Lunatic Asylum, Abergavenny, opened in 1851, becoming the Monmouthshire Lunatic Asylum in 1897. It was known as the Monmouthshire Mental Hospital from 1916 to 1923
Melancholy and raving madness, Bedlam HospitalThe figures of melancholy and raving madness over the gateway into Bethlehem(Bedlam)Hospital. Statues by the Danish sculptor Caius Gabriel Cibber Date: 1813
Three Counties Asylum, Arlesey, BedfordshireThe Three Counties asylum at Arlesey (misspelt on picture), near Stotfold, Bedfordshire, opened in 1859, serving Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Huntingdonshire
Springfield Hospital, Tooting, SurreyAerial view of Springfield Hospital on Glenburnie Road, Tooting, near Wandsworth (then in Surrey, now in south west London). It was opened in 1841 as the Surrey County Lunatic Asylum
Newtown & Llanidloes Union Workhouse, Caersws, WalesA view of the Newtown and Llanidloes Union Workhouse at Caersws, Montgomeryshire (now Powys), Wales. The building, designed by Thomas Penson of Oswestry, opened in 1840
County Asylum, Newport, Isle of WightThe Isle of Wight County Lunatic Asylum was opened in 1896 at Sandy Lane, Newport, Isle of Wight. It later became the Isle of Wight County Mental Hospital and then Whitecroft Hospital