Caterham Asylum, Surrey
Charity collectors at the gates of Caterham Imbeciles Asylum. Behind are the barred windows of a ward block. Like its twin at Leavesden, the asylum was established in 1870 for the care of London's sick poor with mental conditions such as epilepsy and severe learning difficulties
Picture No
12167406
Media ID
47680741
Size
5084px x 3229px
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Credit
Mary Evans/Peter Higginbotham Collection
Source
Unattributed photograph on a postcard published by RAP. Co. Ltd, London EC4
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