Leavesden Asylum, Hertfordshire
The administration block of the Asylum for Imbeciles opened in 1870 at Leavesden near Abbots Langley in Hertfordshire. The Asylum, with its twin at Caterham, 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
Picture No
10418880
Media ID
47549134
Size
4600px x 2700px
(1.3MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Peter Higginbotham Collection
Source
Unattributed photograph on a postcard published by Valentine's
Date
circa 1915
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