Caterham Asylum, Surrey
Aerial view of the Asylum for Imbeciles opened in 1870 at Caterham in Surrey. The Asylum, with its twin at Leavesden, was established by the Metropolitan Asylums Board to provide care for London's sick poor suffering from mental conditions such as epilepsy and severe learning difficulties. The Asylum's vegetable plot can be seen in the lower part of the picture
Picture No
10418775
Media ID
47548769
Size
4556px x 2732px
(1.3MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Peter Higginbotham Collection
Source
Unattributed photograph on a postcard published by Surrey Flying Services, Croydon
Date
circa 1930s
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